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The Hy-Vee Story

In 1930, Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg opened a small general store in Beaconsfield, Iowa. That store grew to become Hy-Vee — a company with more than 570 business units across nine Midwestern states and sales of more than $13 billion annually. Today, Hy-Vee is synonymous with quality, variety, convenience, healthy lifestyles, culinary expertise and superior customer service.

As an employee-owned company, Hy-Vee encourages each of its more than 75,000 employees to help guide the company. Hy-Vee's more than 95 years of outstanding success is a testament to those employees' hard work and dedication to the vision of its founders. Its mission of “making lives easier, healthier and happier,” expresses the foundation of the company's operating philosophy.

Named Most Trustworthy Companies - Newsweek, 2025

Named Best-In-State Employer - Forbes, 2025

Ranked for Best Customer Service - Forbes, 2025

Voted #1 Best Grocery Store in America - USA TODAY, 2024

Named Best Brands for Social Impact - Forbes, 2024

Employee Ownership

Hy-Vee is employee-owned by direct stockholders — officers, district store directors and executive staff members — and indirect stockholders, the more than 45,000 Hy-Vee employees who participate in The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan. A portion of the matching contributions made by the company to The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan is directed to the Hy-Vee Stock Fund. This account is technically the largest shareholder in the company. Every employee is a stakeholder in the company's future and takes pride and ownership in the company’s autonomous culture.

Our Locations

Over 550 Locations

Hy-Vee operates more than 550 retail locations across nine Midwestern states.

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Subsidiaries

Hy-Vee has several subsidiaries to help ensure that we are an economical supplier of goods and services for our stores.

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Helpful Smiles Technology (HST) Innovation Center

Fostering collaboration and innovation to create ways to better serve our customers.

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Hy-Vee Corporate Office

Located in West Des Moines, Iowa, our corporate headquarters is the operations hub where we work to best serve our stores and our customers.

Distribution Centers

Hy-Vee has three facilities developed to create efficiencies across our supply chain.

Chariton Distribution Center in Chariton, Iowa
Cherokee Distribution Center in Cherokee, Iowa
Lomar Distributing in Cumming, Iowa

Training & Education Center

Located in Urbandale, Iowa, our Training & Education Center features a teaching kitchen, lab area and 150-seat auditorium to educate future Hy-Vee store leaders.

More About Hy-Vee

History
Over 95 years of helpful smiles.

Sustainability
Learn more about Hy-Vee's sustainability mission.