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{{Short description|American supermarket chain}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Hy-Vee, Inc.
| logo = Hy-Vee.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = Hy-Vee grocery store.jpg
| image_size = 270px
| image_caption = Hy-Vee in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]], attached to [[Valley View Mall (La Crosse, Wisconsin)|Valley View Mall]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]], [[employee-owned]]
| industry = [[Retail]] ([[supermarket|grocery]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1930|}}, in [[Beaconsfield, Iowa]]
| founders = Charles Hyde<br />Dwight Vredenburg
| area_served = [[Midwestern]] and [[Southern United States|Southern]] United States{{efn|Stores and a Nashville distribution center are planned for Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, and Alabama.<ref name=rodriguez>{{cite news| url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/retail/2021/12/17/hyvee-expanding-midwest-tennessee-indiana-alabama-kentucky-2023/8910253002/?s=09| title=Hy-Vee plans expansion outside Midwest, introducing stores in three southeastern states and Indiana by 2023| newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]]| date=December 17, 2021| first=Hannah| last=Rodriguez| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>}}
| location = 5820 Westown Parkway, [[West Des Moines, Iowa]]
| locations = 285+ (2022)<ref name=About>{{cite web |url=https://www.hy-vee.com/corporate/our-company/ |title=About Hy-Vee |access-date=February 25, 2021 |website=Hy-Vee}}</ref>
| key_people = Randy Edeker ([[chairman]])<br>Jeremy Gosch ([[CEO]] & [[vice chairman]])
| products = Bakery, catering, sushi, Asian foods, hibachi, dairy, deli, frozen foods, organic foods, [[bulk food]]s, gas, general grocery, meat and seafood, pharmacy, [[liquor]], general merchandise, lawn & garden, floristry
| services = [[Starbucks]], Market Grille, Market Grille Express, HealthMarket, Health Clinics, [[gas station]]/convenience stores, car wash, Hy-Chi, Hy-Vee Drive-In Theatre, Wahlburgers
| revenue = {{profit}} $12.0 billion (2021)<ref name="TechAwards">{{cite press release |title=Hy-Vee Wins CEO of the Year, Creative Technology Solution and Software Development Technology Company of the Year Awards |url=https://hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-wins-ceo-of-the-year-creative-technology-solution-and-software-development-technology-company-of-the-year-awards-/ |publisher=Hy-Vee |date=November 8, 2021| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>
| num_employees = 93,000<ref name=About/>
| divisions = Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh
| homepage = [http://www.hy-vee.com/ hy-vee.com]
}}

'''Hy-Vee, Inc.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|h|aɪ|ˈ|v|iː}}), is an [[employee-owned]] chain of [[supermarket]]s in the [[Midwestern]] and [[Southern United States|Southern]] United States, with more than 280 locations in [[Iowa]], [[Illinois]], [[Kansas]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[South Dakota]], [[Wisconsin]], with stores planned in [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Alabama]]. Hy-Vee was founded in 1930 by Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg in [[Beaconsfield, Iowa]], in a small brick building known as the [[Beaconsfield Supply Store]], which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The largest Hy-Vee stores are full-service supermarkets with [[bakeries]], [[delicatessen]]s, floral departments, dine-in and carryout food service, wine and spirits, [[pharmacies]], salad bars, health clinics, HealthMarkets (natural and organic products) and [[café|coffee kiosks]] ([[Caribou Coffee]] and [[Starbucks]]). The company maintains fuel stations with [[convenience store]]s, fitness centers, and full-service restaurants at some of its properties, including [[Wahlburgers]], a chain made famous by the [[Wahlburgers (TV series)|same-titled A&E reality series]]. Hy-Vee's largest store in the United States opened June 13, 2023, in [[Gretna, Nebraska]] (near [[Omaha]]), with nearly {{convert|135,000|sqft|m2}} of retail space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Koral |first=Scott |date=November 7, 2022 |title=America's largest Hy-Vee supermarket opens Tuesday in Ashwaubenon |work=[[WBAY-TV|WBAY News]] |url=https://www.wbay.com/2022/11/08/americas-largest-hy-vee-supermarket-opens-tuesday-ashwaubenon/ |access-date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> Even larger stores of {{convert|150000|sqft|m2}} are planned for [[Zionsville, Indiana]], and [[Louisville, Kentucky]]; the Zionsville store has no set opening date {{asof|May 2024|lc=y}}, while the Louisville location expected to open in 2023 was yet to be built as of June 2025.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/hy-vee-announces-first-indiana-store| title=Hy-Vee announces first Indiana store| first=Russell| last=Redman|website=Supermarket News |date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/hy-vee-expanding-kentucky-announces-louisville-store |title=Hy-Vee expanding into Kentucky, announces Louisville store |first=Michael |last=Browne |website=Supermarket News |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/05/23/do-not-publish-the-proposed-site-for-a-hy-vee-grocery-store-chain-location-on-the-southwest-corner-o/73406881007/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240525201006/https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/05/23/do-not-publish-the-proposed-site-for-a-hy-vee-grocery-store-chain-location-on-the-southwest-corner-o/73406881007/|title= Photos of Hy-Vees planned Indianapolis store sites|archive-date= May 25, 2024|date= May 23, 2024|newspaper=IndyStar|access-date= January 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2024/10/24/heres-the-latest-on-the-planned-louisville-hy-vee.html|title= Here's the Latest on the Planned Louisville Hy-Vee|date= October 24, 2024|newspaper= [[BizJournals]]|access-date= January 28, 2025}}</ref>

Hy-Vee's longtime [[advertising slogan]], "Where there's a helpful smile in every aisle", was adopted for the chain's first [[television commercial]] in 1963. In the 1990s, the slogan became a [[jingle]] with music by Annie Meacham and James Poulsen. Hy-Vee is known as the "Pride of Des Moines".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Supermarkets in America |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/best-supermarket-america-usa |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Food & Wine |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
===Early years and General Supply Company===
[[File:BeaconsfieldSupplyStore.NRPH-07000451.Beaconsfield.Iowa.20170409-6194.jpg|thumb|The [[Beaconsfield Supply Store|Beaconsfield, Iowa Supply Store]]]]
Starting in 1917, Vredenburg & Lewis, David Vredenburg's previous partnership, operated stores as part of the General Supply Company, an [[RLDS Church]]-owned company based in [[Lamoni, Iowa]].

In 1921, Charles Hyde started working for the General Supply Company's store in [[Woodbine, Iowa]], which was operated by Vredenburg & Lewis. In 1922, the General Supply Company was formally incorporated. Vredenburg was president and Hyde was a member of the board of directors. In 1924, Hyde left the General Supply Company and started his store in [[Cameron, Missouri]].

In 1927, Hyde purchased a half stake of a store in [[Kellerton, Iowa]], the other half being owned by the General Supply Company. In 1930, Vredenburg and Hyde started a separate partnership from the General Supply Company, named Supply Stores, and opened their first store in [[Beaconsfield, Iowa]].

In 1932, The General Supply Company was dissolved because of the effects of the [[Great Depression]]. Vredenburg purchased most of the former General Supply Company's remaining stores and mill. Both Hyde and Vredenburg owned and operated other stores outside of their partnership. Hyde and Vredenburg's partnership was dissolved for approximately six months in 1935 after Iowa enacted the Chain Tax Act of 1935, a heavy tax against chain stores that was later declared unconstitutional.

In 1938, Hyde & Vredenburg, Inc. was officially incorporated, with 15 stores in [[Iowa]] and [[Missouri]]. The incorporation consolidated all of Hyde's and Vredenburg's independently owned stores with the stores they had in their partnership. The company was headquartered in [[Lamoni, Iowa|Lamoni]]. The new company's management plan involved autonomy for store managers, setting the stage for eventual employee ownership.

In 1945, Hyde & Vredenburg moved its corporate headquarters from Lamoni to [[Chariton, Iowa]], after acquiring the Chariton Wholesale Company.

The Supply Store name, with each town's name preceding it, was still used on most stores until 1952. A few stores were named differently, such as Hyde's Service Store, Vredenburg's Grocery, and Hyde & Vredenburg, all changed in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hy-vee.com/webres/File/Lamoni_Years.pdf |title= Hyde & Vredenburg - The Lamoni Years |website=Hy-Vee |first=Marilyn |last=Gahm |date=February 2009 |access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name=History>{{cite web |url=http://www.hy-vee.com/company/about-hy-vee/history/ |title=Our History |website=Hy-Vee |access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

===1950s and 1960s===
The Hy-Vee name, a portmanteau of Hyde and Vredenburg, was adopted in 1952 as the winning entry of an employee contest, with three employees submitting the name. The first store with the name opened in [[Fairfield, Iowa]], in 1953. In 1956, Hy-Vee introduced its first private-label products and a new logo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://view.publitas.com/hy-vee/smile-may-june-2015/page/12-13 |title=Celebrating Hy-Vee History |magazine=Hy-Vee Smile |date=May–June 2015 |pages=12–13 |via=Publitas |access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref> In 1957, Hy-Vee opened its first in-store bakery at the [[Iowa City, Iowa]], store.

In 1960, the company became employee-owned by the Employees' Trust Fund.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://businesscloud.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/proudly-employee-owned-hy-vee/| title=Proudly Employee Owned Hy-Vee| newspaper=The Business Cloud| date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> The slogan "Where There's a Helpful Smile in Every Aisle" was first used in a TV commercial in 1963. The company's name was officially changed to Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc., in 1963.

In 1969, Hy-Vee expanded into [[Minnesota]] after acquiring the Swanson Stores chain based in [[Cherokee, Iowa]]. In 1969, Hy-Vee opened its first Drug Town, a pharmacy separate from a regular store, in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]. At the end of 1969, Hy-Vee had 66 stores.

===1970s, '80s, and '90s===
[[Image:HyVeeHwy20.jpg|thumbnail|right|350px|A Hy-Vee Store in [[Dubuque, Iowa]], in February 2005, in a former Randall's Foods. This was remodeled and expanded in 2013.]]
Hy-Vee continued expanding during the 1970s and 1980s, opening stores in [[South Dakota]] (1975), [[Nebraska]] (1977), [[Illinois]] (1979), and [[Kansas]] (1988). In 1975, Hy-Vee's 100th store, which was also its first to use electronic [[cash register]]s, opened in [[Keokuk, Iowa]]. By the end of 1989, Hy-Vee had 172 stores in seven states.<ref>{{cite web| website=Funding Universe| title=Hy-Vee, Inc., Company History| url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/HyVee-Inc-Company-History.html| access-date=September 3, 2006}}</ref> In 1994, Hy-Vee updated its logo.

In 1995, Hy-Vee moved its corporate headquarters from Chariton to [[West Des Moines, Iowa]] and shortened its name to Hy-Vee, Inc. The company's primary distribution center is still in Chariton; a second one is in Cherokee, Iowa.

NFL quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] worked at a store in [[Cedar Falls, Iowa]] from 1994 to 1995, before going to play [[arena football]] for the [[Iowa Barnstormers]].<ref>{{cite news| title=NFL Super Bowl Kurt Warner Hy-Vee Grocery Story| first=Emily| last=Kaplan| date=January 31, 2016| url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/31/nfl-super-bowl-kurt-warner-hy-vee-grocery-story| magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

===2000s===
At the turn of the millennium, Hy-Vee increased its focus on customers' healthy lifestyles. HealthMarket private-label products were introduced in 2001. The company also began an initiative to provide customers with the services of corporate and in-store dietitians.

Stores began offering an expanded line of ethnic foods to the Midwest's increasingly diverse population. Online shopping capabilities expanded in 2005, with a redesigned Hy-Vee website offering online shopping for such items as holiday meals, floral arrangements, and catering selections; gift cards were added in 2006.

Hy-Vee was selected as Progressive Grocer's Retailer of the Year in 2003.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://progressivegrocer.com/progressive-grocers-retailer-year-hy-vee| title=Progressive Grocer's RETAILER OF THE YEAR: Hy-Vee| newspaper=Progressive Grocer| date=December 1, 2003}}</ref> Drug Town stores were renamed Hy-Vee Drugstores in 2005. Hy-Vee celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005 with the publication of a second company history book (''The History of Hy-Vee''). In 2007, Hy-Vee's first store, in [[Beaconsfield, Iowa]], was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=2b4f573f-17e5-48e2-b249-2c74beb566d2 |title=Beaconsfield Supply Store|website=National Register of Historic Places| date=May 24, 2007| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

In the fiscal year 2009, Hy-Vee sales exceeded $6.3 billion; at the time, it was the second-largest employee-owned company in the United States and ranked by ''Forbes'' magazine the 48th-largest privately owned company in the country.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/21/private-companies-09_Americas-Largest-Private-Companies_Rank_2.html|title=America's Largest Private Companies| magazine=[[Forbes]]| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref> More than 55,000 employees worked in the Hy-Vee family in 2009.

By the end of 2009, there were 228 stores. In 2009, Hy-Vee moved into its eighth state of operations when the store in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], opened. In December 2009, Hy-Vee's fourth president, Randy Edeker, was selected to lead the company. Ric Jurgens retained the chairman and chief executive officer titles until 2012, when Edeker assumed those roles.

In 2003, [[Milan, Illinois]], based grocer [[Eagle Food Centers]] went out of business, and a few of their stores, such as the John Deere Road store in [[Moline, Illinois]], became Hy-Vee stores in the late 2000s.

===2010s===
In 2010, Hy-Vee expressed interest in building/opening a store in [[Joplin, Missouri]], but the plans fell through when the developer would not negotiate traffic signal installation. Despite this, they retained interest in the area, but according to a Facebook reply in 2016, they have yet to make plans for the Joplin area.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/hy-vee-remains-interested-in-joplin-location/article_2e0b32ca-24da-5c64-a5b4-140bed583f1d.html| title=Hy-Vee remains interested in Joplin location|first=Wally| last=Kennedy| newspaper=[[The Joplin Globe]]| date=February 8, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/HyVee/posts/is-there-going-to-be-a-hy-vee-in-joplin-missouri/10153921422962797| title=Is there going to be a Hy-Vee in Joplin, Missouri?| website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=per WP:FACEBOOK and privacy reasons.|date=November 2022}}

In 2012, Hy-Vee introduced its loyalty program, Hy-Vee Fuel Saver, which allows customers to earn discounts on fuel at [[Casey's General Stores]]; [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]]; [[PDQ Food Stores|PDQ]]/[[Kwik Trip]], as well as Hy-Vee's own gas stations, by purchasing select items.<ref>{{cite web| title=Fuel Saver Plus Perks| url=https://www.hy-vee.com/perks/content/about.aspx| website=Hy-Vee| access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release| title=Hy-Vee, Casey's Announce Aggressive Fuel Savings Program For Customers| url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hy-vee-caseys-announce-aggressive-fuel-savings-program-for-customers-175770331.html |publisher=Hy-Vee| via=[[PR Newswire]]| date=December 18, 2015| access-date=March 20, 2018 }}</ref>
Later that year, Hy-Vee began adding full-service restaurants to some stores, such as the Hy-Vee Market Grille.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/companies/2014/08/01/shopping-scene-hy-vee-stores-restaurants-full-service-urbandale-metro-grille-cafe/13450213/| title=Hy-Vee launches fine dining at stores| first=Patt| last=Johnson| date=August 1, 2014| newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]]| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

In 2015, Hy-Vee brought online shopping to all stores with the introduction of its new website, Hy-Vee Aisles Online.<ref>{{cite web| title=Hy-Vee Aisles Online Rolls Out to All 240 Stores| url=https://progressivegrocer.com/hy-vee-aisles-online-rolls-out-all-240-stores| website=Progressive Grocer| date=December 18, 2015| access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> The company's loyalty program adopted Hy-Vee Fuel Saver + Perks branding.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In September 2015, Hy-Vee opened its first stores in the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite news| first=Patt| last=Johnson| title=Hy-Vee has aggressive growth plan for Twin Cities market| url=http://www.startribune.com/hy-vee-has-aggressive-growth-plan-for-twin-cities-market/316143931/| newspaper=[[Minnesota Star Tribune]]| location=Minneapolis| date=July 18, 2015| access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, Hy-Vee began opening clothing boutiques featuring [[Tesco]]'s F&F brand in select larger locations.<ref>{{cite news| first=Mike| last=Hughlett| title=Grocery chic: Hy-Vee opening in-store clothing boutiques| url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2016/06/22/grocery-hyvee-clothing-stores/86194976/| newspaper=The Des Moines Register| date=June 22, 2016| access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, Hy-Vee became the exclusive retailer in its service area for sports nutrition products marketed by [[Mark Wahlberg]]. This expanded into a deal-making Hy-Vee a franchisee for [[Wahlburgers]] restaurants; the first location under the deal opened in May 2018 at the [[Mall of America]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite news| first=John| last=Ewoldt| title=Hy-Vee CEO talks expansion of Wahlburgers and grocery stores| url=http://www.startribune.com/hy-vee-ceo-talks-expansion-of-wahlburgers-and-grocery-stores/483260301/| newspaper=Minnesota Star Tribune| location=Minneapolis| date=May 21, 2018| access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> In 2025, Hy-Vee announced the end of its partnership with Wahlburgers, converting all locations into Market Grille.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hamstra |first1=Mark |title=Hy-Vee cancels its Wahlburgers order |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/foodservice-retail/hy-vee-cancels-its-wahlburgers-order |website=Supermarket News |access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref>

Hy-Vee opened its first standalone HealthMarket store in 2018.  Much like the in-store health department, also named HealthMarket, the standalone store focuses on health and wellness.  The store is a smaller format than regular Hy-Vee stores and contains a pharmacy and attached [[Orangetheory Fitness]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/finance/hy-vee-healthmarket-store-makes-debut| title=Hy-Vee HealthMarket store makes debut| first=Russell| last=Redman| date=August 3, 2018| newspaper=Supermarket News}}</ref>

In 2018, the first-ever Hy-Vee Dollar Fresh store opened up in [[Osceola, Iowa]].<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://www.hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-to-bring-dollar-fresh-locations-to-six-iowa-communities//|title=Hy-Vee to Bring Dollar Fresh Locations to Six Iowa Communities| date=January 27, 2020| publisher=Hy-Vee}}</ref> This concept offers customers in smaller communities a fresh, new product selection at low prices. Customers will find a full selection of grocery items, a bakery section with a full range of fresh-baked items, a dollar section, a Wall of Value, ready-to-eat meal offerings, and other services.

In 2018, the first Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh convenience store opened in [[Davenport, Iowa]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Sarah| last=Ritter| title=First convenience store-style Hy-Vee opens in Davenport| url=https://qctimes.com/business/first-convenience-store-style-hy-vee-opens-in-davenport/article_ac5e5aec-850d-5e42-9c5f-71b4f03ac04c.html| newspaper=[[Quad-City Times]]| location=Davenport| date=December 11, 2018| access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release| title=New Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh Davenport| url=https://hy-vee-company-dev.azurewebsites.net/corporate/news-events/new-stores/hyvee-fast--fresh-davenport-/| publisher=Hy-Vee| date=December 3, 2018| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref> It offered standard pantry and frozen grocery items alongside fresh produce, dairy, meat, and bakery departments. It also had a gas station, online pickup, wood-oven pizzas, sushi, a craft beer station, wine and spirits section, made-to-order meals, take-and-heat meals, meal kits, and a Starbucks with a drive-thru. Unlike other Hy-Vee locations, the convenience store was not open [[24/7]]; in some markets, Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh was meant to compete with [[Walmart Neighborhood Market]], a similar small-store concept launched in 1998.<ref>{{cite web| title= Walmart Neighborhood Markets Turns 25| url=https://wlfc.walmart.com/content/walmart-world/en_us/articles/2023/10/nhm-25-year.html| website=Walmart World| date=October 10, 2023| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

In 2019, Hy-Vee announced it would open [[Joe Fresh]] clothing sections in stores and replace its existing F&F clothing departments.<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://hy-vee-company.azurewebsites.net/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-introduces-midwest-shoppers-to-joe-fresh-fashion-apparel-and-accessories/| title=Hy-Vee Introduces Midwest Shoppers to Joe Fresh Fashion Apparel and Accessories| publisher=Hy-Vee| date=January 26, 2019}}</ref>

===2020s===
[[File:6482d7cabfde0.image.jpg|thumb|The largest Hy-Vee store, in [[Gretna, Nebraska]], opened on June 13, 2023.]]
{{Anchor|Current era}}
On January 27, 2020, Hy-Vee agreed to acquire six former [[Shopko]] locations in Iowa that will re-open under the Dollar Fresh brand by late summer.<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://www.hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-to-bring-dollar-fresh-locations-to-six-iowa-communities/| title=Hy-Vee to Bring Dollar Fresh Locations to Six Iowa Communities| date=January 27, 2020| publisher=Hy-Vee| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

On February 10, 2020, Hy-Vee grocery stores ended 24-hour service at most locations. Most of the 24-hour stores closed between midnight and 5 a.m., though hours varied by location. The stores still had stock crews working overnight, but the stores are not open to the public.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2020/02/03/iowa-hy-vee-stores-plan-end-24-hour-service-feb-10/4649227002//| title=Hy-Vee stores to end 24-hour schedule; most to be closed between midnight and 5 a.m.| first=Daniel P.| last=Finney| date=February 3, 2020| newspaper=The Des Moines Register| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

On February 19, 2020, Hy-Vee acquired four [[QuikTrip]] convenience store locations in the Des Moines metro that re-opened under the Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh Express brand on March 20, 2020.<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://www.hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-acquires-four-qt-convenience-stores-in-des-moines-metro/| title=Hy-Vee Acquires Four QT Convenience Stores in des Moines Metro| date=February 4, 2020| website=Hy-Vee}}</ref>

In August 2021, Hy-Vee announced a new standalone liquor store named Wall to Wall Wine and Spirits, with plans to open four stores in [[West Des Moines, Iowa]], [[Papillion, Nebraska]], [[Omaha, Nebraska]], and [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite press release| title=Hy-Vee Announces Wall to Wall Wine and Spirits Store Format| url=https://hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-announces-wall-to-wall-wine-and-spirits-store-format/| publisher=Hy-Vee| date=August 4, 2021| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

In September 2021, Hy-Vee opened a 92,989-square-foot flagship store in [[Grimes, Iowa]].  The "smart store" contained new technology for Hy-Vee, including scan-and-go shopping, salad-making robot vending machines, digital shelf labels, and self-serve kiosks that allow customers to order bakery items, hot food, or fitness equipment. The store also had experimental ideas including a cigar room, a new design for the hot food area inspired by food halls, fitness equipment from [[Johnson Health Tech|Johnson Fitness & Wellness]], redesigned wine and spirits section, [[Designer Brands|DSW]] shoe department, and nail salon named The W Nail Bar.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ta |first=Linh |url=https://www.axios.com/hyvee-new-store-opens-grimes-smart-store-57a27403-723e-40d9-9dd0-1791a3fffd28.html |title=Hy-Vee's reimagined grocery store opens in Grimes |website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |date=September 14, 2021 |access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Hannah |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/retail/2021/09/13/new-hyvee-grimes-iowa-pioneers-look-features-grocery-chain-locations/8256637002/ |title=Hy-Vee in Grimes intends to set a whole new template for supermarket experience |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |date=September 13, 2021 |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref> The same month the chain opened a similar store in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]. This location was the first in the state outside of the [[Madison metropolitan area|Madison area]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.wqow.com/news/local/gov-evers-highlights-locally-sourced-program-during-stop-at-hy-vee/article_324edb9b-b222-559e-88f7-426012c44638.html| title=Gov. Evers highlights locally-sourced program during stop at Hy-Vee| first=Alyssa |last=Lyons |date=September 28, 2021 |work=[[WQOW]] News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://volumeone.org/articles/2021/09/27/283738-take-a-sneak-peek-inside-eau-claires-huge-new| title=Take a Sneak Peek Inside Eau Claire's Huge New Hy-Vee| date=September 27, 2021| first=Tom| last=Giffey| website=Volume One}}</ref>

In November 2021, Hy-Vee received several awards from the Technology Association of Iowa at their annual Prometheus Awards ceremony.  Hy-Vee won the awards: CEO of the Year, Creative Technology Solution of the Year, and Software Development Technology Company of the Year.<ref name=TechAwards/>

In December 2021, Hy-Vee expressed interest in a former [[Shopko]] location in [[Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin]] by applying for liquor licenses. The nearly 125,000-square-foot store opened on November 8, 2022, becoming the largest in the chain by square footage. It was the fourth location in Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite news| last=Peguero| first=Joshua| title=Hy-Vee plans move into former Shopko space at Bay Park Square Mall| url=https://www.wbay.com/2021/12/13/hy-vee-plans-move-into-former-shopko-space-bay-park-square-mall/| access-date=December 14, 2021| website=[[WBAY-TV|WBAY News]]| date=December 13, 2021| language=en}}</ref>

In December 2021, Hy-Vee launched a new subsidiary, RedBox Rx, which provides [[telehealth]] online pharmacy services and home prescription delivery.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Hy-Vee Announces the Launch of New Subsidiary RedBox Rx| url=https://hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-announces-the-launch-of-new-subsidiary-redbox-rx/| publisher=Hy-Vee| date=December 14, 2021| access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

In December 2021, Hy-Vee announced the closure of four locations. Two of them, one in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], and one in [[Moline, Illinois]] (acquired in the 2000s as part of the Eagle Food Center bankruptcy), were to be closed permanently. A store in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], will be converted into a Wall to Wall Wine and Spirits location, and another in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], will be renovated into a non-retail bakery and pharmacy fulfillment location.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Hy-Vee Announces Changes to Four Retail Locations in January 2022| url=https://hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/hyvee-announces-changes-to-four-retail-locations-in-january-2022/| publisher=Hy-Vee| date=December 1, 2021| access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

In December 2021, Hy-Vee announced plans to expand into four new states, with plans to open at least 21 new stores by 2025 with seven of the 21 to open no later than 2023, in the following markets: [[Indianapolis]], [[Louisville, Kentucky]], [[Huntsville, Alabama]], [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], [[Nashville, Tennessee]], and [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/news/2021/12/grocery-chain-building-first-alabama-store.html| title=Grocery chain building first Alabama store| first=Leada| last=Gore| date=December 20, 2021| newspaper=[[The Huntsville Times]]}}</ref> Their primary competitors in the [[Southern United States|South]] will be [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]-based [[Kroger]] and [[Lakeland, Florida]]-based [[Publix]].  Hy-Vee said it had no plans to open stores within [[H-E-B]]'s trade territory of [[Texas]]. Hy-Vee plans to build a third distribution center, in Nashville, their first outside of Iowa, which will service the seven new stores and southern Missouri.  Hy-Vee had originally planned to build its third distribution center in [[Austin, Minnesota]], but put those plans on hold indefinitely.<ref name=rodriguez/> 

In December 2021, Hy-Vee expanded its online offering by introducing home delivery. Customers are able to purchase bulk grocery items directly from the Hy-Vee Deals website, and a pet specific website (Petship) was also launched.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/hy-vee-goes-live-pair-new-ship-home-websites| title=Hy-Vee goes live with pair of new ship-to-home websites| first=Russell| last=Redman| website=Supermarket News| date=December 23, 2021}}</ref>

In February 2022, Hy-Vee opened its second [[Springfield, Missouri]], store.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.ky3.com/2022/02/18/inside-look-hy-vee-set-open-new-location-springfield/| title=INSIDE LOOK: Hy-Vee set to open new location in Springfield| website=[[KYTV (TV station)|KYTV News]]| date=February 18, 2022 }}</ref>

In March 2022, Hy-Vee announced a new location in [[Spring Hill, Tennessee]], its first location in the state.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2022/03/28/hy-vee-grocery-store-spring-hill-tennessee-set-open-2023/7172473001/| title=Hy-Vee is coming to Spring Hill: Will be grocery chain's first store in Tennessee| last=Hurt| first=Melonee| date=March 28, 2022| newspaper=[[The Tennessean]]| location=Nashville| access-date=October 19, 2022}}</ref>

On July 27, 2022, the company announced that Randy Edeker would step down from his position as CEO, and Aaron Wiese would assume the CEO role. Randy Edeker remained chairman of the board.<ref>{{cite news| last=Stratton| first=James| date=July 27, 2022| title=Hy-Vee announces changes in top leadership, new CEO |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-hy-vee-announces-changes-in-top-leadership-new-ceo/40735113 |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=[[KCCI]] News |language=en}}</ref>

On April 17, 2024, Hy-Vee announced the acquisition of [[Strack & Van Til]] stores of Highland, Indiana, adding 22 locations in northwest Indiana. The acquisition included the one Town & Country location under Strack & Van Til ownership.

Hy-Vee did not reveal the price, but spokesperson Tina Potthoff said the purchase is one of the largest in Hy-Vee's history. Potthoff said privately owned Strack & Van Til will become a subsidiary of Hy-Vee but will retain its logos, name, and branding.

Having previously announced locations in Zionsville and Noblesville for Indiana expansion, Hy-Vee said those timelines may shift, but are still in the plans for expansion. "We plan to continue to build in these areas," Potthoff said. "Due to this acquisition, we are reviewing and finalizing our construction timeline for those locations."<ref>{{cite news|date=April 17, 2024| title=Hy-Vee speeds up eastern expansion, acquiring Indiana grocery chain Strack & Van Til| first=Philip| last=Joens| url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/retail/2024/04/17/hy-vee-enters-indiana-with-purchase-of-strack-van-til-supermarkets/73340445007| access-date= April 17, 2024| newspaper=The Des Moines Register| language=en| url-status=live| archive-url=https://archive.today/20240417190250/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/retail/2024/04/17/hy-vee-enters-indiana-with-purchase-of-strack-van-til-supermarkets/73340445007/ <!-- or https://ghostarchive.org/archive/7joA4 -->| archive-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref>

===Information and statistics===
Hy-Vee is known to move departments into separate buildings for legal requirements or optimal customer service. This is commonly seen in the construction of a separate building for Hy-Vee Gas, usually near the main store. It is also common for Hy-Vee to have attached liquor stores, as in Minnesota, where grocery stores are not allowed to sell alcoholic beverages over 3.2% alcohol by weight. In some cases, there is a completely separate building for the liquor department, such as the [[Prairie Village, Kansas]] store, where the liquor store is across the street ([[State Line Road]]) in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and thus operates under Missouri's [[Alcohol laws of Missouri|more liberal alcohol laws]].

Hy-Vee ranked second on the [[National Center for Employee Ownership]]'s list of Largest Employee Owned Companies in 2011.<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://www.nceo.org/assets/pdf/samples/newsletter_07_2011.pdf| title=2011 Employee Ownership 100| date=July–August 2011| journal=Employee Ownership Report| access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref> Hy-Vee ranked 27th on ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's annual list of the largest privately owned companies in the United States in 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/largest-private-companies/|title=America's Largest Private Companies 2017| first=Andrea| last=Murphy| website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> Hy-Vee ranked 27th on "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" by Supermarket News in 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://supermarketnews.com/2016-top-75-us-canadian-food-retailers-wholesalers| title=Top 75 Retailers & Wholesalers| first=Timothy| last=Inklebarger| website=Supermarket News}}</ref> Hy-Vee ranked 4th on America's Favorite Grocery Retailers by Market Force Information in 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.marketforce.com/wegmans-and-publix-are-america%E2%80%99s-favorite-grocery-retailers-market-force-panel-research| title=New Market Force Information Study Finds Wegmans and Publix are America's Favorite Grocery Retailers| website=Market Force| access-date=October 21, 2024| date=April 13, 2016| archive-date=April 21, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421131651/http://www.marketforce.com/wegmans-and-publix-are-america%E2%80%99s-favorite-grocery-retailers-market-force-panel-research| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hy-Vee won numerous awards in 2017, including recognition by ''Forbes'' as one of America's Best Employers. ''Forbes'' named Hy-Vee as one of the top 50 private companies in the United States. Hy-Vee was ranked as the sixth favorite Grocery Retailer in America by Market Force in 2017. Progressive Grocer selected Hy-Vee as its Retailer of the Year in 2017, while Mass Market Retailers appointed Hy-Vee as the 2017 Retail Innovator of the Year.

In 2021, Hy-Vee was ranked by ''Forbes'' magazine as the 24th largest privately owned company in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=America's Largest Private Companies - HY-VEE |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/hy-vee/?list=largest-private-companies&sh=6220345e2406 |work=Forbes |access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>

As of 2021, Hy-Vee Inc. had more than 91,000 employees and 285 retail stores. It had annual sales of more than $12 billion.<ref name=TechAwards/>

===Presidents and CEOs===
Hy-Vee has had five Presidents and four CEOs in its 91-year history<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://view.publitas.com/hy-vee/smile-may-june-2015/page/1| title=From Past to Present| magazine=Hy-Vee Smile| date=May-June 2015| page=1| via=Publitas}}</ref>

'''Dwight Vredenburg''', son of founder David Vredenburg, became Hy-Vee's first president at age 23 and served in that role for 45 years.
* President: 1938–1983
* CEO: 1978–1989
* Chairman of the Board: 1978–1989
'''Ron Pearson''' was Hy-Vee's second President and CEO. During his time, Hy-Vee expanded its services to include gas stations, dry cleaning, takeout meals, and added online shopping.
* President: 1983–2001
* CEO: 1989–2003
* Chairman of the Board: 1989–2006
'''Ric Jurgens''', Hy-Vee's third President and CEO. During this time, Hy-Vee focused on healthy living, adding pharmacies, clinics, dietitians, and health food sections to stores.
* President: 2001–2009
* CEO: 2003–2012
* Chairman of the Board: 2006–2012
'''Randy Edeker''', Hy-Vee's fourth President and CEO. Since 2012, Hy-Vee has renovated many of its stores, introduced the Hy-Vee Fuel Saver program, and emphasized expanding online shopping.
* President: 2009–2021
* CEO: 2012–2023
* Chairman of the Board: 2012–2024
'''Jeremy Gosch''', Hy-Vee's fifth President. In December 2021, Hy-Vee announced that Jeremy would be promoted to President of Hy-Vee and dual-CEO, with Randy Edeker continuing to serve as CEO and chairman of the board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hy-Vee promotes Jeremy Gosch to president in leadership succession |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/executive-changes/hy-vee-promotes-jeremy-gosch-president-leadership-succession |website=Supermarket News |date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref>
* President: since 2021 <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/retail/2023/01/05/hy-vee-jeremy-gosch-named-ceo-presidents-aaron-wiese-donna-tweeten/69780962007/#| title=Hy-Vee ditches dual-CEO plan, leaving Jeremy Gosch as its top executive| first=Philip| last=Joens| date=January 5, 2023| newspaper=The Des Moines Register}}</ref>
* CEO: dual CEO from 2021 to 2023, sole CEO since 2023
* Chairman of the Board: since 2024

==Sponsorships==
Hy-Vee has been a major sponsor of road racing—especially women's half marathons. The company sponsors a series of half marathons for women, which takes place in the cities of Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Paul.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://greaterdsmwomenshalf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Athlete-Guide-Greater-DSM-rev.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301001233/https://greaterdsmwomenshalf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Athlete-Guide-Greater-DSM-rev.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |title=2019 Athlete Guide |website=greaterdsmwomenshalf.com |date=2021 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |page=3}}</ref>

Hy-Vee previously served as the title or presenting sponsor for multiple later-defunct sporting events that included the '''Hy-Vee Classic''', a Women's Senior Tour event from 2000–2006, and the [[Hy-Vee Triathlon]], an Olympic-distance triathlon from 2007–2014.

In the Des Moines area, Hy-Vee sponsors the [[80/35 Music Festival]] as the Main Stage sponsor since 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=80/35 - July 8 & 9, 2016 - Des Moines, Iowa |url=http://2016.80-35.com/about.phtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027142834/http://2016.80-35.com/about.phtml |archive-date=October 27, 2016 |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=[[80/35 Music Festival]]}}</ref> They sponsor the [[Des Moines Arts Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sponsors |url=https://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org/p/sponsors |website=Des Moines Arts Festival}}</ref> and the [[Iowa State Fair]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sponsors |url=http://www.iowastatefair.org/sponsors// |website=Iowa State Fair}}</ref>

=== College sports ===
The [[Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry]] is officially branded as the Hy-Vee Heroes Game (2011–present). Hy-Vee also is a sponsor for over 38 colleges and universities over its eight-state region. Hy-Vee also sponsored the '''Hy-Vee Classic''', an annual doubleheader in [[Des Moines]], [[Iowa]], involving Iowa's four Division I men's basketball teams - Iowa, Iowa State, Drake, and Northern Iowa. Hy-Vee previously served as the sponsor for the [[Drake Relays]], an athletics event held at [[Drake University]] in [[Des Moines]], [[Iowa]] from 2013–2019.

=== Motorsports ===

==== IndyCar ====
In [[2020 IndyCar Series|2020]], Hy-Vee began sponsoring a car for the [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing]] Team in the [[IndyCar Series]] for [[Graham Rahal]] at the [[2020 Iowa IndyCar 250s|race]] at [[Iowa Speedway]] and [[Spencer Pigot]] at that year's [[2020 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]. In [[2021 IndyCar Series|2021]] Hy-Vee sponsored [[Santino Ferrucci]] for five races including the [[2021 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] and [[Oliver Askew]] for three race in the No. 45.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://rahal.com/2021/06/07/rahal-letterman-lanigan-racing-to-enter-the-no-45-hy-vee-honda-in-the-detroit-doubleheader-indycar-series-races-for-santino-ferrucci/| title=Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing to Enter the No. 45 Hy-Vee Honda in the Detroit Doubleheader INDYCAR Series Races for Santino Ferrucci| website=Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing| date=June 7, 2021| access-date=July 19, 2021| archive-date=February 12, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212162903/https://rahal.com/2021/06/07/rahal-letterman-lanigan-racing-to-enter-the-no-45-hy-vee-honda-in-the-detroit-doubleheader-indycar-series-races-for-santino-ferrucci/| url-status=dead}}</ref> Hy-Vee was also the sponsor of the No. 45 driven by [[Jack Harvey (racing driver)|Jack Harvey]] and a prominent associate sponsor for teammates [[Graham Rahal]] and [[Christian Lundgaard]] in the No. 15 and 30 cars respectively. In 2025, it was announced that Hy-Vee wouldn't sponsor RLL nor serve as the title sponsor of the [[IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway|Iowa]] and [[IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]] [[Motorsport|races]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joens |first=Philip |title=Hy-Vee pulls out as title sponsor of Iowa IndyCar race weekend; concerts dropped from lineup |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/motor/auto-racing/2025/02/21/hyvee-no-longer-title-sponsor-of-july-indycar-weekend-concerts-dropped-iowa-speedway/79461337007/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== NASCAR ====
In 2024, when [[NASCAR]] returned to Iowa Speedway, Hy-Vee currently sponsors the [[Hy-Vee PERKS 250]], a race in the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]].<ref>{{cite web |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Sold-out NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Iowa Speedway named Hy-Vee PERKS 250 |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/03/27/sold-out-nascar-xfinity-series-race-at-iowa-speedway-named-hy-vee-perks-250/ |website=[[Jayski's Silly Season Site]] |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref>

=== Professional sports ===
Hy-Vee served as a sponsor of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Kansas City Royals]] from 2001 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aschbrenner |first=Joel |date=November 30, 2016 |title=Hy-Vee ends sponsorship of Kansas City Royals |url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2016/11/30/hy-vee-ends-sponsorship-kansas-city-royals/94666308/ |access-date=October 21, 2024 |newspaper=The Des Moines Register}}</ref> In 2009, Hy-Vee replaced [[Price Chopper / Price Mart|Price Chopper]] as the official grocery store of the NFL's [[Kansas City Chiefs]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hy-Vee Becomes Official Grocery Partner of Kansas City Chiefs |date=April 14, 2009 |publisher=Hy-Vee |url=http://www.hy-vee.com/company/press-room/press-releases/hy-vee-becomes-official-grocery-partner-of-kansas-city-chiefs.aspx |access-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref> In July 2015, Hy-Vee was named the NHL's [[Minnesota Wild]] official grocery, pharmacy, and floral partner. Hy-Vee was named a founding partner for [[U.S. Bank Stadium]] and an official partner of the NFL's [[Minnesota Vikings]] in August 2015. This partnership includes prominent signage in the new stadium.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hy-Vee Named Founding Partner of U.S. Bank Stadium, Official Partner of Vikings |date=August 17, 2015 |publisher=Hy-Vee |url=http://www.vikings.com/news/new-stadium/article-1/Hy-Vee-Named-Founding-Partner-of-US-Bank-Stadium-Official-Partner-of-Vikings/06afd153-ff4f-4bd6-9608-95fb54912c9a |access-date=October 21, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907011512/http://www.vikings.com/news/new-stadium/article-1/Hy-Vee-Named-Founding-Partner-of-US-Bank-Stadium-Official-Partner-of-Vikings/06afd153-ff4f-4bd6-9608-95fb54912c9a |archive-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> In October 2017, Hy-Vee was named the official grocery, pharmacy, and floral partner of the NBA's [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], WNBA's [[Minnesota Lynx]], and the G-league's [[Iowa Wolves]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hy-Vee Becomes the Official Grocery, Pharmacy and Floral Partner of the Timberwolves, Lynx and Iowa Wolves |date=November 15, 2017 |publisher=Hy-Vee |url=https://www.hy-vee.com/corporate/news-events/news-press-releases/partner-of-timberwolves-lynx-and-iowa-wolves/}}</ref>

=== Venues ===
Hy-Vee purchased the [[naming rights]] to the [[Iowa Events Center]]'s exhibition hall, named [[Hy-Vee Hall]] in 2001; the venue was completed in December 2004.

On May 17, 2018, ''[[The Kansas City Star]]'' reported that Hy-Vee purchased the naming rights to [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. The renovated [[Hy-Vee Arena]] has been converted into an adult and youth sports facility.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vockrodt |first=Steve |date=May 17, 2018 |title=KC's historic Kemper Arena to become Hy-Vee Arena under new naming rights deal |url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/development/article211274109.html |access-date=October 21, 2024 |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |language=en}}</ref>

==Subsidiaries==
Throughout its history, Hy-Vee has [[vertically integrated]] its retail operations by acquiring several companies that provide services to its stores. Hy-Vee's [[subsidiaries]] are:<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://view.publitas.com/hy-vee/smile-may-june-2015/page/14-15| title=Celebrating Hy-Vee History| magazine=Hy-Vee Smile| date=May-June 2015| pages=14–15|via=Publitas}}</ref>
* Midwest Heritage Bank, FSB, with branch locations and offices in Iowa
** Purchased the National Bank & Trust Company of Chariton in 1963. The name was changed to Midwest Heritage Bank in 1995.
** Midwest Heritage Bank is one of the only non-[[Industrial Loan Company]] banks in the U.S. to be owned by a retailer. It is an [[Federal savings association|OCC Regulated Federal Savings Association (SA)]], also known as a [[Federal Savings Bank]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www5.fdic.gov/idasp/confirmation.asp?inCert1=4432&AsOf=MostCurrent&Refer=| title=FDIC: Institution Directory| website=FDIC}}{{dead link|date=October 2024}}</ref>
* Lomar Distributing, Inc., a specialty food distributor based in Des Moines<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0083110D:US| title=Lomar Distributing Inc - Company Profile and News| website=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query_param=USDOT&query_string=87362| website=Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration| title=Company Snapshot: LOMAR DISTRIBUTING INC }}</ref>
** Acquired in 1990
* Perishable Distributors of Iowa, Ltd., a distributor of [[meat]], [[seafood]], cheese and dairy items based in [[Ankeny, Iowa]]
** Became an affiliate in 1982 and a subsidiary of Hy-Vee in 1990
* D & D Foods, Inc., a supplier of freshly prepared [[salad]]s, dips, meat, and entree items based in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
** Originally named D & D Salads, Inc., this subsidiary was purchased in 1992
* Florist Distributing, Inc., a distributor of [[flower]]s and [[plant]]s based in [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
** Became a subsidiary in 1992
* Hy-Vee Construction, L.C., a [[construction]] company based in Des Moines<ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.hy-vee.com/company/press-room/press-releases/hy-vee-acquires-total-stake-hy-vee-weitz-construction.aspx| title=Hy-Vee Acquires Total Stake in Hy-Vee Weitz Construction| publisher=Hy-Vee| date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>
** Partially purchased Weitz Construction in 1995 and named Hy-Vee/Weitz Construction L.C. Purchased the remaining share of the company in 2013, officially forming a subsidiary.
* A+ Communications<ref>{{cite web| url=https://onlineaplus.com/|title=Home| website=A+ Communications, Security & Home Solutions}}</ref>
** Surveillance, Security Systems, and Home Audio
* Amber Pharmacy
** Hy-Vee Pharmacy Solutions and Amber Pharmacy began a partnership in 2009. Amber Pharmacy was fully purchased in 2014.
* Vivid Clear Rx
** Became a subsidiary in 2020
* Wall to Wall Wine and Spirits
** Became a subsidiary in 2021
* Dollar Fresh Market

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