Convenience Matters

How Weigel's Stays True to Its Roots - Episode 325


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From flavored milk to supporting service dogs and veterans, Kurt Weigel shares how the 90-year-old company is just getting started.

Related Links:

Weigel's NACS Ideas 2 Go | Weigel's NACS HR Forum Smoky Mountain Service Dogs

Hosted by:

Chris Blasinsky and Britt Brewer

About our Guest:

Kurt Weigel, Recruiting Manager, Weigel's Stores Inc.

You'll find Kurt Weigel at the Powell, Tennessee-based Weigel's, handling recruitment and customer concerns and overseeing the company's annual Weigel's Family Christmas. He has been with Weigel's for nearly two decades and previously taught middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Weigel's traces its roots back to 1847, when Carl Augustus Weigel emigrated from Saxony, Germany, and purchased a 470-acre farm for $1,000 in Wartburg, Tennessee. Fast-forwarding to 1964, Bill Weigel opened the first Weigel's convenience store located on Oak Ridge Highway. Today there are 70 Weigel's stores throughout East Tennessee.

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