Iowa is home to the No. 1 grocery store in America according to shoppers.
Hy-Vee was voted the best grocery store in the country in USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, beating out Aldi and Trader Joe's. Hy-Vee moved up a spot in the rankings after finishing second in 2023.
The first Hy-Vee opened in Beaconsfield, Iowa in 1930. Now the company has more than 570 stores across nine Midwestern states with sales of more than $13 billion each year, according to the company.
Hy-Vee is also Iowa's largest employer, hiring around 88,000 people, according to Statista.
USA TODAY 10Best uses a panel of experts to determine finalists in each category and turns to readers to vote and make the final selections.
In addition to winning best overall grocery store, Hy-Vee placed in two specific categories from USA TODAY 10Best.
Hy-Vee was voted as the grocery store with the best produce by shoppers. The West Des Moines-based grocery chain just missed ranking first in best-prepared foods, coming in second to The Fresh Market.
Hy-Vee was voted the best grocery store in the country in USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, beating out Aldi and Trader Joe's. Hy-Vee moved up a spot in the rankings after finishing second in 2023.
The first Hy-Vee opened in Beaconsfield, Iowa in 1930. Now the company has more than 570 stores across nine Midwestern states with sales of more than $13 billion each year, according to the company.
Hy-Vee is also Iowa's largest employer, hiring around 88,000 people, according to Statista.
USA TODAY 10Best uses a panel of experts to determine finalists in each category and turns to readers to vote and make the final selections.
What areas does Hy-Vee rank better than other grocery stores?
In addition to winning best overall grocery store, Hy-Vee placed in two specific categories from USA TODAY 10Best.
Hy-Vee was voted as the grocery store with the best produce by shoppers. The West Des Moines-based grocery chain just missed ranking first in best-prepared foods, coming in second to The Fresh Market.
Shoppers named this Iowa-based grocery store the best chain in the country. See the list.
An Iowa-based grocery store secured the top spot on USA TODAY 10Best's annual ranking, but several chains with locations in Iowa ranked highly.
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