Niemann Foods, Inc. (NFI) is a company headquartered in

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, United States, that owns and operates over 100 supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience, pet and hardware stores mostly under the County Market, County Market Express, Harvest Market, Cenex One-Stop, Haymakers, ACE Hardware,

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Save-A-Lot Save A Lot Food Stores Ltd. is an American discount supermarket chain store headquartered in St. Ann, Missouri, in Greater St. Louis. It is a subsidiary of Onex Corporation with about 900 independently owned and operated stores across 32 st ...

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. The regional grocery store operator is growing and expanding market share in the Central Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. The employee-owned, family-run company was founded in 1917 by brothers Ferd and Steve Niemann and is currently headed by Rich Niemann, Jr.

History

It was 1917 when Ferd Niemann, Sr. and Steve Niemann opened their first

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. By 1930, they were operating 10 corner grocery stores and a

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business. In 1940 Niemann Foods, Inc. introduced the first full-service supermarket to

. Niemann Foods' Save-A-Lot stores offer a limited assortment of groceries at discount prices while County Market stores are conventional grocery stores. NFI opened its first Harvest Market grocery store in

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, in October 2016. This new concept store is not only a grocery store with a deli, bakery and coffee shop, but also features a restaurant, bar and educational cooking area. The first ValuCheck grocery store opened in Pekin in May 2016 and is a cost-plus format. NFI opened its second ValuCheck store in Champaign in December 2016.

Supermarket affiliates

* County Market *County Market Health Mart (Pharmacy) * Save A Lot * ACE Hardware *

* County Market Express (gas stations) * Harvest Market (premium grocery store) * Haymakers (gas stations) * ValuCheck (Grocery)

References

{{Supermarkets of the United States Supermarkets of the United States American companies established in 1917 Retail companies established in 1917 1917 establishments in Illinois Companies based in Adams County, Illinois

History

Supermarket affiliates

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