WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. is adding a hamburger chain and fitness centers to its service mix at a number of locations through two strategic partnerships. The Midwest grocery chain announced it will build, own and operate 26 Wahlburgers restaurants, a hamburger chain popularized in a reality TV show. They also announced it
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. customers will soon have not only more healthy choices in store aisles but also fewer ingredients to read on product labels. The Midwestern supermarket chain announced changes to select Hy-Vee brand food items last month as part of its Clean Honest Ingredients label initiative. The retailer said it
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. is upgrading its diabetes programs with Begin for Diabetes, a lifestyle management program for the unique set of health and nutrition challenges that people dealing with the disease face on a daily basis. The new program adds to Hy-Vee’s existing Begin and Begin 4 Kids programs. All three
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Aaron Wiese has been promoted to vice president of strategy/innovation at Hy-Vee Inc., where he will help develop new health, wellness and pharmacy strategies. He had been an assistant vice president of Hy-Vee and president of Amber Pharmacy. As a result of Wiese’s move to the executive ranks, Mike Agostino
OMAHA, Neb. — Hy-Vee Inc. subsidiary Amber Pharmacy ranked the highest out of all U.S. specialty pharmacies in patient satisfaction with pharmacy staff in a survey conducted by Zitter Health Insights. Fielding responses from more than 3,000 patients across 38 U.S. specialty pharmacies, the Zitter survey assessed a range of aspects of patient satisfaction. Amber
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. has promoted Jeremy Gosch and Donna Tweeten to posts as executive vice presidents with the company, which operates more than 240 supermarkets in eight Midwestern states. They join six other executives who hold that title at Hy-Vee. Jeremy Gosch, formerly senior vice president and chief merchandising officer, was
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. has named Jay Marshall chief operating officer, in one of three recent promotions at the company. He had been executive vice president and chief retail officer. With the promotion, Marshall becomes only the fourth person in the company’s history to hold the COO title. He will remain in
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. said it has expanded its Aisles Online grocery e-commerce service to all 240 of its stores in eight states following a successful pilot of the program. Through the service, customers can order and pay for their groceries online and either pick them up at a store or have