FMI Celebrates Eight Outstanding Programs for Their Impact on Communities

July 26, 2022 FMI

FMI –The Food Industry Association announces the recipients of the 2022 Community Uplift Awards. Out of 14 contest nominees, eight were selected as winners for their standout efforts in addressing food insecurity, neighborhood health needs and youth development. The companies behind these laudable programs are Giant Food, Stop & Shop, Hy-Vee, Inc., The GIANT Company, Schnuck Markets, Inc. and Northgate Gonzalez Market.

Hy-Vee Voluntarily Withdraws All Potato Salad Varieties Due to Presumptive Positive Microbial Test Result

July 11, 2022 FDA

Out of an abundance of caution, Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily withdrawing all varieties and all sizes of its Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad due to a presumptive positive microbial result on the line that the potatoes were processed on. While final test results are not expected for approximately 7-10 days, due to the holiday weekend Hy-Vee elected to withdraw all product today from its shelves and service cases pending final test results.

FishWise and Hy-Vee Share Groundbreaking Tuna Transparency Efforts

June 13, 2022 FishWise 

Hy-Vee, Inc. and its wholly-owned distribution subsidiary Perishable Distributors of Iowa (PDI), alongside non-profit sustainable seafood consultancy FishWise, recently achieved a groundbreaking milestone in seafood transparency by publicly disclosing a complete list of fishing vessels supplying the Midwest retailer’s fresh, frozen and canned private label tuna assortments.

Hy-Vee Sells 6 MN Locations in Leaseback Deals Totaling More than $88M

Oak Brook, Illinois-based The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc. bought the locations in January from the West Des Moines-based grocery chain, according to public filings with the Minnesota Department of Revenue.

Hy-Vee to Host Its Fifth “Best of Local Brands” Summit in February

January 10, 2022 Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee, Inc. announced that it will host its fifth “Best of Local Brands” summit in February to expand and enhance the product offerings at its more than 280 retail stores in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. One hundred new brands were selected from the first three summits combined and are available to Hy-Vee customers.