Coborn’s 2026 Produce for Kids campaign will provide $6,000 to local Boys & Girls Clubs, bringing the program’s total to $25,000 since 2021.
Category: Coborn’s
Coborn’s, a regional grocery and convenience store chain, has been serving customers since 1921 when it was founded by Chester Coborn in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Known for its commitment to quality, convenience, and community engagement, the brand has become a trusted name in the Midwest.
Operating multiple locations primarily in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas, Coborn’s offers a diverse range of grocery products, fresh produce, meats, and bakery items. As of 2023, the chain continues to expand, providing customers with a convenient shopping experience and a wide selection of goods.
What distinguishes Coborn’s is its emphasis on customer service, quality products, and community involvement. The chain is dedicated to meeting customer needs while fostering a positive impact on the communities it serves. Their commitment to quality, along with its local engagement and varied product offerings, has made it a favored choice for shoppers in the Midwest.
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Hornbacher’s Marks 75 Years In ND’s Red River Valley
Hornbacher’s marked its 75th anniversary April 21 with a celebration honoring its roots in North Dakota’s Red River Valley and commitment to supporting communities, producers and organizations. The event featured a ribbon cutting, live entertainment and product samples. Since its founding in 1951, Hornbacher’s has been connected to the communities it serves. That commitment continues […]
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Coborn’s Market & Table To Open New Store In Plymouth, MN
Coborn’s Inc. will open its flagship Coborn’s Market & Table store March 12 in Plymouth, Minnesota. Serving as an anchor of The Boulevard development at Interstate 494 and Bass Lake Road, the store offers an elevated approach to grocery shopping. “At the heart of Market & Table is a simple idea – we love food, […]
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Coborn’s Adopts AI Solutions For Price, Promotions Optimization
Coborn’s Inc. has selected the Revionics AI Pricing Platform to optimize strategy across its family of supermarket brands. Coborn’s recently embarked on a multipronged growth strategy focused on expanding its core grocery business, acquiring new locations and developing modern, differentiated retail experiences such as the new Coborn’s Market & Table prototype. To maintain competitive price […]
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Coborn’s Market & Table To Add Restaurant Concepts
Coborn’s has begun a culinary partnership with Twin Cities Chef David Fhima, who will introduce three food-court-style restaurant concepts inside the Coborn’s Market & Table store opening in March in Plymouth, Minnesota. In addition, The Buttered Tin will have a full standalone restaurant within the store. The offerings are key components of Coborn’s “grocerant” model, […]
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Coborn’s Teams Up With Healthy Family Project For Produce For Kids Campaign
Coborn’s, Cash Wise and Marketplace Foods have partnered with Healthy Family Project and several produce brands to launch the 2025 Produce for Kids campaign. Running through Aug. 12, the campaign encourages Midwest families to make healthier choices at home while supporting local Boys & Girls Clubs. This year’s effort will result in a $7,000 donation […]
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Coborn’s Appoints Carlson As EVP, Merchandising
Coborn’s Inc. has appointed Tanya Carlson EVP of merchandising, where she will lead the St. Cloud, Minnesota-based company’s merchandising strategies, oversee product selection and pricing, manage vendor partnerships and drive sales and profitability. Carlson brings more than 25 years of merchandising leadership experience to Coborn’s. Most recently, she served as division VP of merchandising of […]
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Coborn’s Names Coborn Wright President
Coborn’s has shared that fifth-generation family member Emily Coborn Wright was promoted to president May 21. Her promotion marks a milestone in the company’s continued growth and legacy, as she brings a lifelong commitment to its mission, backed by a record of operational excellence, innovation and strategic leadership. Throughout her career at Coborn’s Inc., she […]
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Coborn’s Acquires Kessler’s Grocery Stores In SD
Coborn’s Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire two grocery stores operated by the Kessler family under the Kessler’s Food and Grocery banner in northeastern South Dakota. The locations included in the acquisition are: Kessler’s Food and Grocery: 621 6th Ave. SE in Aberdeen, South Dakota; and Kessler’s Food and Fuel: 308 N Broadway […]
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NGA CEO Greg Ferrara & Coborn’s SVP Dennis Host On Grocery Innovation, Opportunity
Sponsored content With a shared passion for supporting independent grocers and cultivating the next generation of industry leaders, Greg Ferrara, President and CEO of the National Grocers Association, and Dennis Host, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Coborn’s, a 135+ location Midwest chain, discuss Host’s unconventional path into the grocery industry, key lessons he’s learned […]
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Midwest Grocery: How Rural Nuance Allows Regional Independents To Thrive
by Diana Leza Sheehan While many factors help to shape the state of grocery retailing in the Midwest, geography plays a critical role in how retailers have evolved and thrived over time. National chains such as Walmart, Kroger and Aldi continue to hold a significant share in the market, yet the region features many small […]
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Cash Wise Foods Reopening In Jamestown, ND
Coborn’s Inc., the parent company of Cash Wise Foods, has scheduled the grand reopening of the Jamestown Cash Wise shopping campus, located at 410 10th St. SE in Jamestown, North Dakota, for Sept. 25. The grocer recently completed enhancements to the store, including a larger product selection and a focus on freshness and convenience. “We’re […]
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Coborn’s Plans For New Grocery, Liquor Site In Plymouth, MN
Coborn’s Inc. will build a prototype grocery and liquor store as part of “The Boulevard,” a new development in Plymouth, Minnesota. The project, in partnership with developers Roers Companies and Scannell Properties, marks Coborn’s debut in the Plymouth market. Located off Interstate 494 and Bass Lake Road, the 75-acre planned unit development will feature upward of […]
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Coborn’s Grocery, Liquor Stores Introduce New Website, App
Coborn’s grocery and liquor stores have introduced an improved website and mobile app, powered by Instacart. The new platforms deliver an updated and modernized e-commerce experience to meet and exceed guests’ online shopping expectations at a time when online grocery shopping continues to grow in popularity. The new platforms feature advanced search capabilities and improved […]
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How Grocers Can Lead On Nutrition
Nutrition is a space that grocers can own, by knowing how to guide consumers toward food solutions for any health need. A recent webinar hosted by the National Grocers Association and the NGA Foundation explained what “food as medicine” means and explored what grocery retailers need to know to be an active part of the […]
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Celebration Nears For Coborn’s New-Look Shopping Campus
Coborn’s Inc. will hold a grand opening June 19 for a shopping center in Otsego, Minnesota, that is anchored by a Coborn’s Marketplace that features expanded grocery and liquor stores, as well as the addition of Erbert & Gerbert’s, Ace Hardware and Pet Supplies Plus. The expansion, which was announced in January, includes an additional […]
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Coborn’s, Picadeli Begin Salad Bar Pilot Program
Coborn’s has partnered with Swedish salad company Picadeli to add high-tech salad bars to two Minnesota locations: at Coborn’s in Sauk Rapids and at Cash Wise Foods in Waite Park. The new salad bars are part of a pilot program in the region, which is expected to expand to 13 additional stores later this year. Unlike […]
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Coborn’s, Hillphoenix Team Up For Presentation At NGA Show
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn’s and Hillphoenix will give a presentation during The NGA Show on how grocers can navigate the upcoming changes from the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. The presentation, set for 8:45-9:30 a.m. March 11, centers on how Coborn’s countered the AIM Act by switching to CO2. It will feature Chris Braun, Coborn’s […]
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AWG Welcomes Coborn To Board Of Directors
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) has appointed Chris Coborn, chairman and CEO of Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc., to its board of directors. Coborn replaces Jeff Reasor, president of Reasor’s, a division of Brookshire Grocery Co., who recently resigned from the panel. Coborn’s is a corporation of grocery, pharmacy, convenience, liquor and retail stores with online grocery ordering/delivery […]
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Persons To Follow Curci At Helm Of Northeast Grocery
John Persons, Northeast Grocery Inc.’s chief operating officer, has been named by the board of directors to succeed the retiring Frank Curci as CEO of the company, effective Feb. 26. Headquartered in Schenectady, New York, NGI is the parent company of Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Friendly Markets. “The 43 years I have spent in […]