Hy-Vee's New Market Grille Express Part Of Growing Trend Of Blending Grocery Stores, Restaurants

Hy-Vee wants your business whether you’re dining in or out.

The supermarket operator is adding bar-and-restaurant combos to four stores in Omaha and one in Council Bluffs.

And Nebraska liquor license applications indicate that restaurants are on the way to three Hy-Vee stores in Lincoln, two in Norfolk and one each in Papillion and Grand Island, though Hy-Vee has not confirmed those locations.

The five Omaha-area dining spots, called Market Grille Express, are a new, casual concept for Hy-Vee, said a spokeswoman for the West Des Moines grocery chain.

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