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Dahl's Foods – Des Moines, Iowa-based chain; acquired by Associated Wholesale Grocers after bankruptcy and rebranded as Price Chopper and Cash Saver in 2015 [113] Delchamps; Dick's Supermarket – Southwestern Wisconsin; acquired by Piggly Wiggly in 2006
Dahl's Foods was founded by Wolverine Thilbert ("W.T.") Dahl in 1931. The first store was a 1,000-square-foot (93 m 2) facility located on Des Moines' east side.The first Dahl's supermarket opened in Des Moines' Beaverdale neighborhood in 1948 and was the first supermarket bakery between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
At their peak, they generated over $100 million in annual sales and employed over 3,000 people. Self-service chain stores became more popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, so Katz began losing market share. Katz sold itself in 1971 to Skaggs Drug Centers, which eventually merged with Osco Drug, which eventually merged with CVS Pharmacy. [2]
The Des Moines metro has a new all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant with a hibachi grill to boot. Izumi opened in Clive with lunch specials daily and teriyaki, udon, soba noodle, curry and tempura dishes.
A famed Des Moines ice cream shop may be exiting the Ingersoll Avenue home it has occupied for over 100 years. The scoop: Bauder's is "closed for the season" according to signage on its door at ...
The Des Moines metro has a new Mediterranean restaurant, as well as Japanese fare, Korean fried chicken, steak and more. The hottest new restaurants in the Des Moines area, from Hugo's to Zavy, in ...
Alpha Beta grocery store was purchased by American Stores in 1961. Skaggs Drug Centers bought American Stores in 1979 and assumed the American Stores name. Sav-on Drugs was a California-based pharmacy chain that was acquired by Osco's parent company in 1980.
Prime & Providence promises to bring a modern twist to the steak and seafood genre when it opens at 595 S. 60th St. in West Des Moines in mid-April. The restaurant, built from scratch from the ...