Hy-Vee
U.S. employee owned supermarket chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hy-Vee is an employee owned chain of supermarkets in the Midwestern United States. As of January 2008, Hy-Vee runs 197 supermarkets and 26 Drugstores in seven states.[2] Over 100 of its supermarkets are in Iowa, but it also has stores in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Hy-Vee is known for its longtime advertising slogan, "Where there's a helpful smile in every aisle."
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Company type | Employee-owned |
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Industry | Retail (grocery) |
Founded | Beaconsfield, Iowa (1930; 94 years ago (1930)) |
Founders | Charles Hyde David Vredenburg |
Headquarters | 5820 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa |
Number of locations | 245+ (2018)[1] |
Key people | Randy Edeker (President, CEO, & Chairman) |
Products | bakery, catering, sushi, asian foods, hibachi, dairy, deli, frozen foods, gas, general grocery, meat and seafood, pharmacy, HealthMarket, Health Clinics, Market Grille, Market Grille Express, wine & spirits, general merchandise, lawn & garden, floristry, Fast & Fresh, fuel/convenience stores. |
Revenue | $10.0 Billion (2018) |
Number of employees | 85,000[1] |
Website | hy-vee.com |
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Two-time National Football League MVP Kurt Warner once worked at a Hy-Vee Store in Cedar Falls, Iowa. After he was cut by the Green Bay Packers at age 24, he thought his football career might be over, so he worked there to play for his bills.