Final Report Produce H E B has been around for over 100 years not exactly as it is today but similar in the way that it was a resource for anyone that needed groceries H E B first started off as a small family owned store in Kerrville and has since then grown all over Texas and in Mexico To this day H E B has more than 340 stores and are continuously adding more stores H E B also provides its customers with information about the produce farmers that grow and provide certain produce to the store In College Station there is a H E B at almost every busy street and with the Bryan H EB s being near as well it increases the number of H E B s in the area Since there is so many HE B s it seems as though the stores have no competition at all because of the high expectations they hold their selves at and the customer service given to everyone coming in and out the stores H E B is a lot larger in Mexico and is becoming more common than other grocery stores because of the promotions and advertising the store shows The H E B s in Mexico attract its customers by the welcoming designs of the store and the variety of items there is to purchase Not only does the Mexico H E B sell grocery items but also electronics shoes and even clothing There doesn t seem to be any patterns associated with the incomes of the customers because the prices are made affordable for everyone but for that reason that s probably why people with a lower income prefer to shop at H E B for the affordable prices and daily deals the store provides H E B has also tried to locate stores in other states in the United States but for some reason do not make enough profit with the competing store so that s why for now the stores are located all over Texas and Mexico Searching for the country of origin for the products were easily found by just going to the store itself Once in the store the produce was either placed in a plastic box plastic bag or had a sticker providing the information needed to know where the produce was grown The store also had information on the price labels above the produce stating certain countries the produce came from It was difficult to find the place of origin of the produce if it was not from another country other than the United States and if it was from the United States it was even harder to find what state the produce came from There was a couple of the produce that only had USA as where it came from and not a specific location None of the places of origin were marketed in any way if anything you had to really search on the labels to see where the produce originally came from The pineapples from H E B say that they originate from Costa Rica and are grown in a Del Monte plantation which is the brand of the pineapple Since Costa Rica is a sub tropical tropical location the pineapples are easily grown and flourish throughout the whole year Since the pineapple grows the entire year it makes it easier to be exported when it is needed because pineapples are constantly being grown Pineapple make up at least one billion dollars a year which is also ten percent of the country s export total The large amount of pineapples being produced also provide a lot of jobs for the people living in Costa Rica especially in location where it is economically depressed Since the production of pineapples increased there is also an increase in the economy and social factors because more people are gaining jobs The instructions provided on how to do the map it made it easier to do and understand how to put all the points onto the map There were no major issues with google maps and no issues on placing the point onto the map By doing the map it helps one learn where a lot of the common produce comes from and how far the produce travels from Reference Meet Our Produce Growers n d Retrieved from https www heb com static page meet ourproduce growers Costa Rica Star News 2019 Pineapple Production in Costa Rica Provides Over 30 000 Jobs Costa Rica Star News online Available at https news co cr pineapple production in costarica provides over 30000 jobs 61384 Accessed 6 Dec 2019 https drive google com open id 1iAl9MUu8rO6H7b2G9BnUBwqFDJWIAswb usp sharing Item Bananas Strawberries Pineapple Lemons Oranges Place of Origin Guatemala Mexico Costa Rica Fowler CA Mission TX Label Location Sticker Box Tag Bag Bag Brand Dole Delmonte Bee Sweet Paramount Citrus Notes Green Apples Gala Apples Watermelon Peaches Grapes red Kiwis Raspberries Cherries Pomegranate Mangos Cucumbers Linden CA Sparta MI Mexico Chile Bakersfield CA Greece Mexcio Chile USA Brazil Mexico Bag Bag Stricker Sticker Bag Box Box Bag Sticker Sticker Sticker Green Peppers Potatoes USA Llano TX Sticker Bag Sweet Potatoes Delhi LA Sticker Zucchini Red Peppers Onion white Avocados Tomatoes roma Carrots Radish Okra Artichoke Asparagus Eggplant Nogales AZ Mexico USA Mexico Mexico Box Sticker Sticker Sticker Sticker Prima Fruta Michigan Dulcinea Balagu Sunview Kiwi Fruit Pure Fresh Verfrut Juicy Gems Tommy Latina Farmers Best International Prime Time Lone Star Russets Black Gold Potato Sales Agricola Prime Time Peri Sons Mission Almerimex Greeley CO USA Palm Beach FL USA Mexico Mexico Bag Box Box Tag Tag Sticker Hungenberg J D Produce Pero Family Ocean Mist Prime Time Nutura Farms