# Who does Dollar General Corporation pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/dollar-general · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-24T04:08:56.656282+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Dollar General Corporation's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Procter & Gamble, The Kraft Heinz Company, PepsiCo. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 3 cost edges, backed by 4 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

### Dollar Express (high)
- metric: Count 322 store_sites · 2017 · Store sites Dollar General officially said it planned to acquire from Dollar Express
- note: Dollar General acquired a portfolio of former Family Dollar stores operated by Dollar Express and converted them to its banner in 2017. Dollar General's official release cited 322 sites, while contemporaneous reporting cited 323 stores, leaving a one-store discrepancy.
- [confirms] Dollar General Investor Relations (EN, ir, published 2017-06-01) https://investor.dollargeneral.com/download/companies/dollargeneral/Quarterly%20Reports/DG_News_2017_6_1_General.pdf: "The Company's proposed purchase of 322 store locations in 36 states."
- [contradicts] Retail Dive (EN, news, published 2017-04-04) https://www.retaildive.com/news/dollar-general-scooping-up-323-former-family-dollar-stores/439682/: "Dollar General will acquire 323 Dollar Express stores from private equity owner Sycamore Partners."

### Procter & Gamble (high)  → /procter-gamble.md
- metric: Market share 11 percent · FY2006 · P&G share of Dollar General's total merchandise purchases
- note: P&G has been a direct merchandise supplier of household consumer goods sold by Dollar General. The disclosed counterparty share is historical: about 11% of fiscal 2006 purchases, with no current supplier-specific share disclosed.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2007-03-29) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000002953407000023/f200610kfinal.htm: "Approximately 11% of our purchases in 2006 were from The Procter & Gamble Company."

### 크래프트 하인즈 (high)  → /kraft-heinz.md
- note: Dollar General is a major value-retail channel where Kraft Heinz is expanding distribution and provides store data used to place products at the store level, with reported distribution about 10% higher year over year as of May 2024.
- [confirms] The Kraft Heinz Company (EN, ir, published 2024-10-30) https://ir.kraftheinzcompany.com/media/document/2f1dfb49-cf0b-4410-9928-8459d9282a71/assets/3Q24%20KHC%20Q&A%20Transcript%20vFinal.pdf?disposition=inline: "We have continued to drive innovation in our products, while we continue to focus on expanding distribution, both in the club channel and Dollar General."
- [confirms] Consumer Goods Technology (EN, news, published 2024-05-31) https://consumergoods.com/kraft-heinz-and-dollar-general-build-shared-data-strategy-meet-consumer-value-mentality: "Kraft Heinz distribution with Dollar General has grown about 10% compared to last year."

### PepsiCo (mid)  → /pepsico.md
- note: PepsiCo and Frito-Lay supply beverages and snacks sold through Dollar General stores. Dollar General directly identifies the brand relationship but does not disclose counterparty-specific purchases or share.
- [confirms] Dollar General Newsroom (EN, ir, published 2025-06-30) https://newscenter.dollargeneral.com/news/dollar-general-announces-call-for-small-businesses/c87fb480-e9b5-4dc0-ab88-0bfb3bdda355: "Trusted brands such as Coca Cola, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, General Mills and Hershey."

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