Seven San Antonio brands appear in Time magazine\u2019s first-ever ranking of the best privately owned companies in the U.S. The list covers a broad range of industries, from eyewear to AI-based healthcare.<\/p>\n
Time teamed up with data provider Statista to launch the inaugural ranking of the country\u2019s 500 best private companies. Rankings are based on employee satisfaction surveys along with a company\u2019s impact on society, knowledge, health, and the environment.<\/p>\n
At No. 75, the highest-ranked Alamo City brand on the list<\/a> is H-E-B. No surprises there. The homegrown chain is a mainstay of national lists scoring reputable firms<\/a> and biggest family businesses<\/a>. In January, global consumer research firm Dunnhumby named it the best U.S. grocery store for the fourth year in a row.<\/p>\n Only one other San Antonio company cracked the top 100, though it doesn\u2019t have as much name recognition. Engineering, construction, and maintenance firm Zachry Group came in at No. 92.<\/p>\n Other San Antonio companies on the list are:<\/p>\n No. 141 Visionworks, the chain of eyewear stores.No. 165 Taco Cabana, the chain of Tex-Mex fast-food restaurants.No. 184 Carenet Health, a telehealth giant.No. 402 CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas utility in the United States.No. 418 Whataburger, the hamburger chain owned by a Chicago private equity firm.<\/p>\n While not based in San Antonio, these businesses on the list should be familiar to Texans:<\/p>\n No. 127 Half Price Books, the Dallas-based bookstore chain.No. 160 The Container Store, based in Coppell. Bed Bath & Beyond recently acquired The Container Store, which sells home organization products, for about $150 million.No. 377 Mary Kay, an Addison-based seller of cosmetics, skin care products, and body care products.No. 198 Buc-ee\u2019s, the Lake Jackson-based operator of mega-convenience stores.No. 285 Blue Bell Creameries, the Brenham-based ice cream company.No. 447 Joe\u2019s Crab Shack, the Houston-based seafood restaurant chain.No. 491 Tailored Brands, the Houston-based owner of the Men\u2019s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank and K&G Fashion Superstore menswear chains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seven San Antonio brands appear in Time magazine\u2019s first-ever ranking of the best privately owned companies in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[427,7959,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-386408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-hot-headlines","tag-most-popular-stories","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}