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Mission
Customers are the focus of everything we do.
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Purpose
We support growth. We create opportunities. We grow community.
Founders Alex and Lee George started Merchants Produce Company in 1931 from humble beginnings. The business now includes Merchants Distributors, Lowes Foods, Souto Foods, and W. Lee Flowers. The growth of the company has always been built on the foundational values established by the George brothers.
The long history and proud heritage of Alex Lee does not tie the company to the past. Instead, the entrepreneurial spirit that made the company successful in the beginning is alive and well today. We know that we must constantly improve the way we do business to stay relevant to our customers. This means that we seek new opportunities and foster innovation; we work to grow our business so that we can offer our employees opportunity for growth; and we strive to continually improve and reach for excellence.
Customers are the focus of everything we do.
We support growth. We create opportunities. We grow community.
We accept responsibility for our actions and their consequences.
We encourage and require constant and clear communication among all members of our organization.
We demand excellence in our services, products, and relationships.
We believe in the importance of family relationships.
We manage our resources carefully and deploy them with economy.
We continually improve the services and products we offer and the means to deliver them.
Integrity is imperative in all dealings with customers, employees, suppliers, and others.
Profits are essential to our survival and growth.
We respect every individual we encounter whether employee, customer, supplier, or stranger, including diverse points of view.