Dolores Chili expands to desert chain, Fry’s

Los Angeles’ favorite chili has come to the desert.

Dolores Chili has expanded distribution of its Beef Brick Chili to Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona.

Now, 140 Fry’s locations carry Dolores’ famous Chili Brick at a price of $4.99 each.

In 2012, the Los Angeles-based company expanded its in-store reach as far east as Illinois. That added to the reach of Dolores’ already-popular online store at LAsFavoriteChili.com, which carries Dolores’ full range of chili products: The original All-Beef Chili Brick, Chicken Chili Brick and Chili Sauce.

“We’re excited about our continued growth over the years, especially to Fry’s locations in Arizona,” said Dolores Chili president, David Muñoz.

Originally founded in 1954 as a distributor of beef and pork products, the Los Angeles-based Dolores Canning Company is a family affair. The processing plant was started by patriarch Basilio Muñoz, with matriarch Dolores as the face of the company.

With a nod to its shape, the aptly named Dolores Chili Brick has been enjoyed by chili lovers since its introduction in 1973. To this day, Dolores is famous for its beef and chicken brick-shaped chili.

Dolores Chili is served at Philippe The Original in Los Angeles, and can be purchased at stores such as Albertsons, Cardenas, Food4Less, Jons, King Ranch Markets, Kroger, Northgate Markets, Payless Foods, PriceRite, Pro’s Ranch Markets, Vons, Ralphs, Smith’s, Stater Bros, Smart & Final, Superior, Thriftway, Top Valu Markets, Vallarta, Valu Plus, Vons, Winco and 99 Cents Only stores.

Dolores Chili is the number-two selling item in the fresh meat case at Kroger stores, behind only Oscar Mayer products. Kroger operates Fry’s stores throughout the state of Arizona from its headquarters in Tolleson.

A list of Arizona Fry’s locations carrying the Dolores all-beef chili brick can be found online, www.dolorescanning.com/wordpress/dealer-locator.