Fareway

Fareway Stores, Inc. is a growing Midwest grocery company based in Boone, Iowa and operates 122 grocery store locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Fareway Stores, Inc.
Private
IndustryRetail
Founded1938
HeadquartersBoone, Iowa, U.S.
Number of locations
122 (2018)
Key people
P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Chairman of the Board
Reynolds W. Cramer, President & CEO
Craig A. Shepley, CFO
Number of employees
11,000+
Websitefareway.com

Fareway mainly provides service and food distribution in the Midwest. [1]

Fareway is a family-owned business, and a top 10 employer in Iowa, with over 12,000 employees in a five-state region. Some Fareway stores open as early as 6:00 a.m. and some stay open as late as 11:00 p.m., but all are closed on Sundays and major holidays.

In December 2018, Fareway announced a new plan to help eligible full-time employees pay off their student loan debt. This benefit will give $100 a month with an upper limit of $5,000 total. This adds Fareway Stores Inc. to the roughly four percent of companies across the nation that offer employee benefits concerning student loan debt. [2]

References
  1. "About Fareway Grocery Stores - Fresh Produce & Quality Meat at your Local Grocer - Fareway". www.fareway.com.
  2. "Fareway offers employees help paying off student loans". Des Moines Register.


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