Griffin Speaks

CALHOUN SUPERFOODS

I have purchased groceries from Calhoun Super Foods for approximately twenty years. Today I am still a very satisfied customer. Calhoun Super Foods has the best meat prices in town.  

A few days ago I ran into the owner Greg Calhoun at one of his newest stores located in the Normandale Shopping Center. He gave me a very warm greeting. I went on to purchase T-bone steaks at $3.99 a pound. At the time other stores were selling T-bones at 9.99 a pound. I could go on and on about the wonderful deals I have found at Calhoun Super Foods but space will not allow it. 

Many years ago Greg Calhoun had a dream. He dreamed that one day he would become the grocery store tycoon that he is today. Today he is the owner of the store where he once bagged grocery. Greg Calhoun is truly the American Dream. 

Today, at age 52, Greg Calhoun is the owner of several enterprises. He is one of Alabama’s wealthiest and most successful African-American businessmen. Greg Calhoun is also the majority partner in a $150 million joint venture with Joe and Katherine Jackson, parents of the Jackson Five. 

When Greg Calhoun first attempted to purchase his first grocery store he approached several Montgomery bankers for a loan. The White loan officers rejected his request. They told him that they had never heard of a Black grocer. Greg Calhoun later sat on the boards of two of the very same banks that rejected his loan request. 

Greg Calhoun is in my opinion Black Montgomery’s favorite son. He is someone we all can be proud of. He has been married to Verlyn Calhoun for thirty-three years. They are the proud parents of three very successful children. He is also a distinguished member of First Baptist Church where he serves as a Deacon and on the Board of Trustees. 

If you want great customer service and great prices I urge you to visit one of Greg Calhoun’s Super Food Stores. I am eating T-bone steaks when others are only dreaming about it, because I shop at Calhoun Super Foods.

Greg Griffin is a free lance writer. You can read his previous articles by visiting his web page at www.greggriffin.com