Straub's Markets

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Wm. A. Straub Inc.
Straub's Fine Grocers
Industry Retail (Grocery)
Founded1901
FounderWilliam A. Straub
Number of locations
4
Area served
 Greater St. Louis
OwnerStraub family
Website straubs.com

Straub's Markets (or Straub's Fine Grocers) is a specialty food retailer headquartered in downtown Clayton, Missouri founded in 1901 by William A. Straub.

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History

William A. Straub founded the company in 1901 in Clayton, Missouri. It sold ice cream at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and has four locations in the Greater St. Louis Area, having expanded from the original location in Webster Groves to Clayton in 1933, the Central West End in 1948, and Town and Country in 1966. [1] According to the company, over 52 tons of its "World Famous Chicken Salad," are sold each year. [2] The company is owned and operated by Jack W. "Trip" Straub III. [3]

Awards

Straub's wagon in Webster Groves Straub's Wagon in Webster Groves.jpg
Straub's wagon in Webster Groves

References

  1. ↑ "Heritage". Straub's Markets. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Deli Department". Straub's Markets. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Straubs.com". Straub's Markets. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ The Best Online Gourmet Shops, About.com, accessed September 18, 2013.
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