56 Facts About Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee is an employee-owned chain of supermarkets in the Midwestern and Southern United States, with more than 280 locations in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and soon Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Hy-Vee was founded in 1930 by Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg in Beaconsfield, Iowa, in a small brick building known as the Beaconsfield Supply Store, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Largest Hy-Vee stores are full-service supermarkets with bakeries, delicatessens, floral departments, dine-in and carryout food service, wine and spirits, pharmacies, health clinics, HealthMarkets and coffee kiosks .

Hy-Vee maintains fuel stations with convenience stores, fitness centers, and full-service restaurants at some of its properties.

In 1956, Hy-Vee introduced its first private label products, along with a new logo.

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In 1957, Hy-Vee opened its first in-store bakery at the Iowa City, Iowa, store.

Hy-Vee's name was officially changed to Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc, in 1963.

In 1969, Hy-Vee expanded into Minnesota, after acquiring the Swanson Stores chain based in Cherokee, Iowa.

In 1969, Hy-Vee opened its first Drug Town, a pharmacy separate from a regular store, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Hy-Vee continued expanding during the 1970s and 1980s, opening stores in South Dakota, Nebraska, Illinois, and Kansas .

In 1995 Hy-Vee moved its corporate headquarters from Chariton to West Des Moines, Iowa, while shortening its name to Hy-Vee, Inc The company's primary distribution center is still in Chariton; a second one is in Cherokee, Iowa.

At the turn of the millennium, Hy-Vee increased its focus on customers' healthy lifestyles.

Hy-Vee began its initiative to provide customers with the services of corporate and in-store dietitians.

Online shopping capabilities expanded in 2005, with a redesigned Hy-Vee website offering online shopping for such items as holiday meals, floral arrangements, and catering selections; gift cards were added in 2006.

Hy-Vee was selected as Progressive Grocer's Retailer of the Year in 2003.

Hy-Vee celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005 with the publication of a second company history book .

In 2009, Hy-Vee moved into its eighth state of operations when the store in Madison, Wisconsin, opened.

In 2012, Hy-Vee started to add full-service restaurants to some stores, named Hy-Vee Market Grille.

In 2015, Hy-Vee brought online shopping to all stores with the introduction of their new website, Hy-Vee Aisles Online.

In September 2015, Hy-Vee opened its first stores in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.

In 2017, Hy-Vee became the exclusive retailer in its service area for sports nutrition products marketed by Mark Wahlberg.

The "smart store" contains new technology for Hy-Vee, including scan-and-go shopping, salad making robot vending machine, digital shelf labels, and self-serve kiosks which allow customers to order bakery items, hot food, or fitness equipment.

In November 2021, Hy-Vee received several awards from the Technology Association of Iowa at their annual Prometheus Awards ceremony.

Hy-Vee won the following awards: CEO of the Year, Creative Technology Solution of the Year, and Software Development Technology Company of the Year.

In December 2021, Hy-Vee expressed interest in a former Shopko location in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin by applying for liquor licenses.

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In December 2021, Hy-Vee launched a new subsidiary RedBox Rx which provides telehealth online pharmacy services, and ships prescriptions directly to patients' homes.

In December 2021, Hy-Vee announced plans to expand into four new states, with plans to open at least 21 new stores by 2025 with seven of these 21 to open no later than 2023, in the following markets: Indianapolis, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky, Huntsville, Alabama, Knoxville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and Memphis, Tennessee.

Hy-Vee specified it has no plans to open stores within H-E-B's trade territory of Texas.

Hy-Vee had originally planned to build a third distribution center in Austin, Minnesota but those plans were put on hold indefinitely.

In December 2021, Hy-Vee expanded its online offering by introducing ship-to-home services.

In February 2022, Hy-Vee opened its long awaited, second, Springfield, Missouri store.

Hy-Vee is known to move departments into separate buildings for legal requirements, or optimal customer service.

Hy-Vee ranked second on the National Center for Employee Ownership's list of Largest Employee Owned Companies in 2011.

Hy-Vee ranked 27th on Forbes magazine's annual list of the largest privately owned companies in the United States in 2017.

Hy-Vee ranked 27th on "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" by Supermarket News in 2016.

Hy-Vee ranked 4th on America's Favorite Grocery Retailers by Market Force Information in 2016.

Hy-Vee won numerous awards in 2017, including recognition by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers.

Hy-Vee ranked as the sixth favorite Grocery Retailer in America by Market Force in 2017.

In 2021, Hy-Vee was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 24th largest privately owned company in the United States.

Hy-Vee has had five Presidents and four CEOs in its 91-year history.

Hy-Vee focused on healthy living during this time, adding pharmacies, clinics, dietitians, and health food sections to stores.

Since 2012, Hy-Vee has renovated many of its stores, introduced the Hy-Vee Fuel Saver program, and emphasized expanding online shopping.

In December 2021, Hy-Vee announced that Jeremy would be promoted to President of Hy-Vee, with Randy Edeker continuing to serve as CEO and chairman of the board.

Hy-Vee has been a major sponsor of road racing—especially woman's half marathons.

The renovated Hy-Vee Arena is slated to be an Adult and Youth sports facility.

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In 2020, Hy-Vee began sponsoring a car for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Team in the IndyCar Series for Graham Rahal at the race at Iowa Speedway and Spencer Pigot at the Indianapolis 500.

Hy-Vee purchased the naming rights to the Iowa Events Center's exhibition hall, named Hy-Vee Hall in 2001; the venue was completed in December 2004.

Hy-Vee serves as title or presenting sponsor for multiple major sporting events:.

Hy-Vee previously served as title or presenting sponsor for multiple now-defunct sporting events:.

Hy-Vee serves as a sponsor for multiple cultural events in the Des Moines area:.

In October 2017, Hy-Vee was named the official grocery, pharmacy, and floral partner of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA's Minnesota Lynx and the G-League's Iowa Wolves.

In July 2015, Hy-Vee was named the official grocery, pharmacy, and floral partner of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.

Hy-Vee was named a founding partner for U S Bank Stadium and official partner of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings in August 2015.

Hy-Vee serves as a sponsor for 38 colleges and universities over its eight-state region.

Hy-Vee served as a sponsor of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals from 2001 to 2016.

In 2009, Hy-Vee replaced Price Chopper as the official grocery store of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.