Fareway Stores, Inc. is a Midwest grocery store chain based in Boone, Iowa. It operates 131 grocery store locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, and Missouri.[1]
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| Fareway Meat & Grocery | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1938 in Boone, Iowa, U.S. |
| Founder | Paul S. Beckwith |
| Headquarters | Boone, Iowa, U.S. |
Number of locations | 131 (2021) |
Key people | P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Chairman of the Board Reynolds W. Cramer, CEO Garrett S. Piklapp, President |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, delicatessen, frozen foods, grocery, lottery, pharmacy, produce, meats, snack food, liquor, flowers, and Western Union |
| Revenue |  US$1.5 billion (2021) |
Number of employees | 12,000+ |
| Subsidiaries | FarewayMeatMarket.com Midwest Quality Wholesale McGonigle's KC BBQ + Catering Brewer Foods |
| Website | fareway |
Fareway provides service and food distribution in the Midwest.[2]
Some Fareway stores open as early as 7:00 a.m. and stay open as late as 9:00 p.m., but all are closed on Sundays and open until 5:00 p.m. on major holidays.[3]
In December 2018, Fareway announced a new plan to help eligible full-time employees pay off their student loan debt. This benefit gives $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.[4]