Lund Food Holdings, Inc is an American
supermarket operator. Headquartered in
Edina, it owns the upscale
supermarket chain Lunds & Byerlys. The company opened its first supermarkets in the
Uptown area of
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
. In 2015, it changed its name from Lunds to Lunds & Byerlys. It operates 28 stores in
Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area of
Minnesota
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.
History
Lunds History
Russell T. Lund Sr. founded a grocery called Hove's in 1939 at the corner of
Lake Street and
Hennepin Avenue
Hennepin Avenue is a major street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It runs from Lakewood Cemetery (at West 36th Street), north through the Uptown District of Southwest Minneapolis, through the Virginia Triangle, the former "Bottleneck" a ...
in the
Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Russell Lund Sr., an employee, took an equity stake in the cheese and cracker department in 1922 and after founding a
popcorn business, a larger stake in 1939. The chain took the Lunds name in 1964.
Lunds and Byerly's were competing companies until 1997 when Lunds acquired Byerly's. They continued to operate under their individual names until April 2015, when the stores were rebranded Lunds & Byerlys. In 2006, they launched its online grocery shopping service. Shoppers have the option of either picking up their groceries at certain stores or having it delivered to their home.
Byerly's History
Byerly's was founded in 1968 by Don Byerly, who opened the first store in
Golden Valley, Minnesota
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. Byerly's opened fourteen other stores in the
metro area.
Byerly's stores, which ranged in size from 50,000 to , were open 24 hours a day until, February 2008 when the store hours were changed to 6am to 12am. Byerly's locations offered in-store
United States Post Offices, full-service
bank
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Because ...
s,
coffee shops
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, floral departments, wines & spirits shops, and in-store Byerly's restaurants. All Byerly's branded restaurants have now closed, but a restaurant named "Minnesota Grill" still operates out of the Roseville store location offering limited Lund's and Byerly's food items.
The store was known for its "great customer service" and its deli and bakery. Byerly's was commonly viewed as high-end grocery shopping, and prices were relatively similar to other retail stores selling the same brands. Product quality was the core focus of Byerlys and the prices reflect higher quality products.
In April 1997, the company was purchased by Lund Food Holdings, Inc., parent company of Edina-based Lunds.
Store Openings
History of Lunds store openings
* 1939
Minneapolis
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(
Hennepin &
Lake
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)
* 1942
Edina (
50th & France)
* 1967
Richfield (Penn Avenue)
* 1969
Minnetonka
Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 53,781.
Minnetonka is the ...
* 1983
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
(Ford Parkway)
* 1984
Wayzata
Wayzata ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Wayzata is situated along the northern shore of Lake Minnetonka about west of Minneapolis. Known for its small-town character and lakeside lo ...
* 1994
Bloomington (Normandale)
* 2001
Plymouth
* 2006
Orono (Navarre)
* 2006
Minneapolis
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(Central &
University
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, in Cobalt Condominiums)
* 2012
Minneapolis
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(12th &
Hennepin)
* 2013
Prior Lake
* 2014
Wayzata
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(Town Center) (Lunds & Byerlys Kitchen) Closed 2017
* 2014
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
(downtown in the Penfield)
* 2018
White Bear Lake (Bordering White Bear Township)
History of Byerly's store openings
* 1968
Golden Valley
* 1971
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
(East Side) (closed)
* 1973
Edina (France Ave/
Southdale) (Rebuilt as new structure in 2014)
* 1977
St. Cloud
* 1980
St. Louis Park
* 1982
Minnetonka
Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 53,781.
Minnetonka is the ...
* 1986
Bloomington (Lyndale) (closed)
* 1987
Roseville
* 1988
Burnsville
* 1994
Chanhassen
Chanhassen is a city about southwest of Minneapolis in Carver County and partially in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The southwest edge of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburbs, there is a mix of residential neighborhoods and rural ...
* 1996
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* 1996
Highland Park (closed)
* 1999
Maple Grove
* 2006
Minneapolis
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* 2014
Woodbury
* 2014
Eden Prairie
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History of Lunds & Byerlys store openings
* 2015
Minnetonka
Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 53,781.
Minnetonka is the ...
(Glen Lake)
* 2018
White Bear Lake
* 2021 Minneapolis (Nokomis, on Cedar Avenue near Minnehaha Parkway, in Noko Apartments)
References
External links
Lunds & Byerlys website
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Companies based in Edina, Minnesota
Supermarkets of the United States
Retail companies established in 1939
Privately held companies based in Minnesota
1939 establishments in Minnesota