Brookshire Grocery CompanyX

BGC’s founder, W.T. Brookshire, built the company based on a strong foundation of core values, which partners refer to as “The W.T. Way.” These values serve as a guide for the decisions and actions of each partner at BGC. The values are as follows: “Jump Over the Counter” Service Excellence, Do the Right Thing - The Right Way, Competitive Grit, Do Your Best Every Day, The Team Matters, and Results Driven with a Future Focus.
BGC is a family-owned company based on Christian values. One of our company’s Core Values is ‘The Team Matters.’ You often hear partners refer to their co-workers as their “BGC family,” because our partners truly care about each other, like family. Everyone in the company embraces and respects individual strengths. The company is committed to providing a safe environment for everyone to collaborate, which leads to a culture of belonging.
BGC’s Core Values of ‘Do the Right Thing’ and ‘Do your Best Every Day’ are widely practiced throughout all banners. Our partners are expected to be people of character. Partners aim to conduct themselves with honesty and integrity while treating everyone with respect. We also strive to deliver a higher value of service every day to our customers. Our Core Value of ‘Jump Over the Counter’ Service Excellence extends to every part of our company. Every partner has the responsibility and the desire to make a difference in the lives of our customers, partners, and the communities we serve.
We know that results matter. Our company’s future depends on the results we obtain today. Our Core Values of ‘Results-Driven with a Future Focus’ and ‘Competitive Grit’ encourage partners to see the big picture, as we consistently strive to improve the customer shopping experience, and diligently persevere in the face of competition. Because the services we provide are becoming more of a commodity, being indispensable to our customers is the only way to thrive in a competitive environment.
Our desire is for the company to be a group of dedicated professionals who share the same goal: to create and deliver exceptional experiences and value to our customers through the W.T. Brookshire Way. We can only do this through continuous process of improvement and innovation, consistency and performance, dependability, building strong connections with our customers, and providing memorable service by treating customers like friends and exceeding their expectations.

Our CEO, Brad Brookshire, is the ultimate role model of our Core Values. He demonstrates excellence in everything he does to lead our partners and serve our customers and communities. Our Core Values of “Do the Right Thing – The Right Way” and “Do Your Best Every Day” are evident in his decision making as he leads our company. He is “Results-Driven with a Future Focus” and has the “Competitive Grit” and that is needed for a successful business. He emphasizes the importance of “Jump Over the Counter Service Excellence” daily and recognizes partners weekly for displaying this value. Most of all, Brad displays our Core Value of “The Team Matters” by making BGC a place that prioritizes the 17,000 people who work for the company.

Our company strives to engage partners of all backgrounds and celebrates our diversity and individuality. The company has a DE&I Manager and Council which focus on implementing programs and initiatives that support and celebrates diversity. We also recognize our partners who have taken action to further DE&I in the workplace and their community through our annual DE&I Champion award. BGC has received national recognition from Newsweek, Forbes, and The Shelby Report for continued work on our DE&I advancements. The company educates and encourages partners to value and learn from our differences. This boosts partner engagement and fosters teamwork and collaboration.

Brookshire Grocery Company and our team of service-minded partners are dedicated to making the company an enjoyable place to work and shop. We set ourselves apart from competitors by the service we provide our customers in our stores. Representing the company and making customers feel appreciated is the duty of every partner. Partners at BGC stores believe in going above and beyond for every customer.
The company knows the importance of staying connected to the communities in which we operate. The connection is much more than just providing quality products and services people have come to expect in our stores. We strive to help provide better communities in which to live and work.
Partners collaborate throughout our company by helping serve their communities, not only in stores, but also through community events. Partners volunteer approximately 20,000 hours annually. In times of crisis, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, BGC deploys the Community Kitchen food truck to affected communities to provide hot meals to those in need. In 2023, BGC’s Giving Back program donated over $785,000 to support education, hunger relief, military, first responders, health and wellness, and child and family wellbeing.
BGC annually hosts the FRESH 15 race in Tyler, Texas, which has raised over $1.8 million for charities since the race’s inception in 2014. BGC gives 100% of race revenue back to nonprofit organizations.
The BGC Charity Golf Tournament, which is held annually, has raised more than $9.5 million since 1988. All proceeds are donated to hundreds of nonprofit organizations within the Company’s market areas that align with BGC’s charitable focus areas hunger relief, education, health and wellness, family wellbeing, military and first responders.
BGC also hosts a Heroes Flight for military veterans, which is an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. to see memorials and monuments in their honor. To date, more than 500 veterans have made the trip.

The company strives to be an employer of choice by offering rich benefits that include medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, paid-time off, stock ownership, a 401K retirement plan, and incentive plans. BGC has also established a Partners Care Fund, made possible through the generosity of BGC partners, was established in 2017 as a way for partners to help each other in times of serious financial hardship resulting from qualifying events. In 2023, The Partners Care Fund provided approximately $110,000 in financial assistance to 70 partners. In addition to individual grant distributions, more than 3,000 partners who were impacted by the widespread power outages received $200 BGC/Reasor’s gift cards totaling over $600,000.
In addition to the 10% employee discount on groceries twice each week, partners are awarded extra discounts for Juneteenth, Supermarket Employee Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and milestone anniversaries.
BGC values the health and wellbeing of our partners, therefore the company offers wellness challenges, discounts, and rewards for managing one’s health. As an added benefit, partners are eligible to receive a 10% discount (twice per week) for purchases at any BGC store. BGC also offers several non-traditional benefits, including weekly pay, flexible scheduling, premium holiday pay for hourly employees, partner discount, and access to the company’s 205-acre outdoor recreation area.
Additionally, the Company offers a BGC Dollars for Scholars scholarship program which supports partners who aspire to continue their growth and development by awarding them funds to continue their higher education.