Food Magazine December 2017 | Page 25

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HY-VEE

TOP 10 GOLD PRODUCING COUNTRIES Hy-Vee began as a single general store opened by Charles Hyde and David Vrendenburg in 1930 , and ultimately expanded into a chain of 240 grocery stores and drugstores across the American Midwest . It made $ 9.6bn in revenue last year . The chain employs 82,000 workers and sits at 27 on Forbes ’ “ America ’ s Largest Private Companies ”. It has also featured in articles regarding supermarkets ’ increased awareness towards health , as there is a dietician in every Hy-Vee grocery store .

SOUTHEASTERN GROCERS

Initially BI-LO Holdings , Southern Grocers is parent company to BI-LO , Harveys , Fresco y Mas , and Winn- Dixie grocery stores across several states in Southeast America . Its revenue stands at $ 10.5bn , according to Forbes . With headquarters in Jacksonville , Florida , it employs 66,000 people and is 25th in Forbes ’ “ America ’ s Largest Private Companies ”. Harvey ’ s was founded in 1924 , Winn-Dixie in 1925 , BI-LO in 1961 , and its latest venture , Hispanic supermarket Fresco y Mas , in 2016 .

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