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Show Emery County Business Review -- 1995 10 Not just a convenience store What an offering this convenience store has! t JeanieS in Ferron is not just a convenience store with gas pumps in the front. It is a Foodtown grocery store besides making the convenient stop less expensive while the selection is increased. Jeanies is located at 30 South State in Ferron. It pro- of 1991. Business started when Harold Behling started the May 1995 Afterward, he built Behling Automotive in 1976 in Castle Dale and a car wash was soon to follow next door. This facility was converted over to accommodate the new Packards of Castle Dale in 1994. Business in 1995 was greatforthis group of stores. It was highlighted with a 27 percent increase in July over vides gasoline, produce, fresh cut meats, fountain drinks, cold beer, pop, ice and a wide variety of snacks and groceries. There are 15 employees at Jeanies that is owned by Harold and Grant Behling. .They have been in business now 18 years. During the past year the store features a new canopy overthegas pumps in Ferron. Packards in Castle Dale was opened as their third store in Oct. of 1994. Packards ofOrem, located at 705 West 1200 South was opened in 175. 21, i company with a car wash in Ferron in November 1994. , When talking about 1996 Grant and Harold feel good about the prospects. They will be switching to a scanning system this spring which will cut costs in labor substantially and make checking out faster while being more efficient. Food prices are expected to go up due to the rate of inflation but cars, on the other hand, will be made more fuel efficient so overall sales are expected to drop a little. Grant also stated that there will also be more auto-- A Packard's, one of three locations owned by Harold and Grant Behling. mobiles running on natural sumer. gas which they will have to start providing to the con- - "We believe in providing high quality service to the - people of Emery County. That js our mission statement", explained Grant. PRICED FOR GREATER SAVINGS 0 IT'S THE TAPE TOTAL THAT COUNTS AT (SIM Ferron, Utah Groceries Cold Beer Snacks Pop Frozen Food Gas Ice Videos STORE HOURS: 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Phone:384-283- 0 |