SpartanNash Acquiring Fresh Encounter Inc., Growing Retail Footprint by 33%

The 49-store chain with locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky has been a SpartanNash independent grocer customer for 58 years GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company SpartanNash (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced its acquisition of Fresh Encounter Inc. ("FEI"), a 49-store supermarket chain serving Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Owned by third-generation grocers Michael Needler Jr. and Julie Anderson, FEI has been a food distribution customer of SpartanNash for 58 ...