<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1DxwtG_0wCboaMM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1DxwtG_0wCboaMM00" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>SpartanNash has purchased Chief Supermarkets, including the one in Van Wert. (Sam Shriver/CherryRoad Media) Sam Shriver/CherryRoad Media</figcaption></figure><p>GRAND RAPIDS, MI—SpartanNash, a food solutions company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has announced the acquisition of Fresh Encounter Inc. (FEI), a 49-store supermarket chain serving Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. This purchase marks a significant step in SpartanNash’s expansion, increasing its retail footprint by 33%.</p><p>FEI, owned by third-generation grocers Michael Needler Jr. and Julie Anderson, operates stores under several well-known banners, including Community Markets, Remke Markets, Needler’s Fresh Market, and Ohio’s Chief Markets.</p></div></body>

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI—SpartanNash, a food solutions company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has announced the acquisition of Fresh Encounter Inc. (FEI), a 49-store supermarket chain serving Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. This purchase marks a significant step in SpartanNash’s expansion, increasing its retail footprint by 33%. FEI, owned by...