Williamson County okays tax incentives for food distributor in Jarrell

  • The Williamson County Commissioners Court approved the tax abatement agreement for Labatt Food Services to set up shop in Jarrell. From left: Commissioners Terry Cook, Cynthia Long, County Judge Steve Snell, Commissioner Valerie Covey and Russ Boles. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
    The Williamson County Commissioners Court approved the tax abatement agreement for Labatt Food Services to set up shop in Jarrell. From left: Commissioners Terry Cook, Cynthia Long, County Judge Steve Snell, Commissioner Valerie Covey and Russ Boles. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

    Williamson County commissioners approved a tax abatement agreement for Labatt Food Service, LLC during the October 21 meeting. 

    According to the company's website, Labatt Food Service is headquartered in San Antonio and is the 10th-largest food service distributor in the nation. Labatt has more than 1,900 employees with over $1.8 billion in sales. They supply more than 14,000 items to food-awa…