A North Texas food distributor that ships grocers imported products from south of the border said it plans to open several club stores in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Dallas-based La Familia Distributors plans to expand its 12-state distribution by opening six stores that will offer products and groceries such as candies, laundry detergents, pastries and drinks from Mexico. The plan will put La Familia into retailing for the first time.

A 2000 Census report by the North Central Texas Council of Governments stated that Hispanics make up 21 percent of the population in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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