Texas grocery retailer H-E-B opened its third new store in 2023, located on the former site of the Nutty Brown Café & Amphitheater at Country Road 163 and US Highway 290.
H-E-B submitted plans to build the 103,000-square-foot store in March 2021, having purchased the 65-acre property in 2015. After a year of construction, the Nutty Brown H-E-B store opened with a presentation and ribbon cutting on July 5. H-E-B store management and staff were present in addition to local leaders, including Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, Hays County Commissioner Walt Smith, Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Susan Kimball and Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees President Mary Jane Hetrick, PhD.
The Nutty Brown Café & Amphitheater closed its Dripping Springs location in 2021. Taking over the vacated land, the new H-E-B store was designed to commemorate its predecessor with iconography and memorabilia from the iconic music venue, including signed guitars from legendary Texas musicians. This commemorative spirit was alive and well at the ribbon cutting, which offered a guitar-shaped and sized cake to attendees.
The Nutty Brown H-E-B also recognized several local organizations with sizable donations, including a $5,000 donation to the Central Texas Food Bank, a $5,000 donation to TreeFolks, a $5,000 donation to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians and $2,500 each to Rooster Springs and Sycamore Springs Elementary Schools.
Those interested in working at the Nutty Brown H-E-B store can go online to search for specific job openings and information at careers.heb.com.
