Kessel
Kessel may refer to: Places *Kessel, Belgium *Kessel-Lo, Belgium * Kessel, Germany, part of Goch *Kessel, Limburg, Netherlands *Kessel, North Brabant, Netherlands * Kessel, West Virginia, United States * Kessel (river), a river in Bavaria, Germany People * Kessel (surname) Other uses * Kessel, a pocket of encircled military units * KFC Kessel, a Belgian football team * Kessel Food Markets, a defunct grocery store chain * Kessel (''Star Wars''), a planet in the ''Star Wars'' franchise See also * Kessels * Kettle (other) * Kessler (name) Kessler or Keßler is a surname of German origin. It is an occupational name that means ''coppersmith'', or more precisely, a kettle (German ) maker. In alpine countries the name derived from the definition "the one living in the basin of a valley". ...

Kessel Food Markets
Kessel Food Markets was an American supermarket chain based in Michigan. It began in 1981 when Owosso, Michigan, native Al Kessel, a former executive vice president of Hamady Brothers supermarkets, purchased Kroger locations in Corunna, Michigan, Corunna and Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw. Kroger closed these stores due to Michigan's poor economy at the time, and failure to reach union agreements. After Kroger closed all five of its Flint, Michigan, Flint locations in 1982 for the same reasons, Kessel purchased them as well, followed by 13 Hamady stores after that chain filed for bankruptcy in 1991. At its peak, Kessel Food Markets comprised 24 stores. Kessel filmed his own television commercials for the chain, in which he would throw items into a grocery cart and state, "Save at Kessel this week. Why? Because we're with you." The Kessel chain was frequently targeted by workers' unions in Saginaw. By 1999, four of the Kessel stores had been converted to Save-A-Lot or closed, while the ...
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