Founded in 1968, Cub Foods is a subsidiary of SuperValue operating 69 stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois with 58 of the stores located in Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Based in St. Paul, Minn., it works trhough a variety of departments including party planning section, gift cards section, in-house floral shop, Total Photo shop, meat/seafood section, fresh produce and natural/organic section. Some of the private brands include Baby Basics, Wild Harvest, Culinary Circle and Equaline. The store also has a pharmacy with in-store health screenings, personalized medical reviews, health education, adult immunizations and more. Cub Foods also provides an online option of refilling, transferring or ordering prescriptions.
Jim and Mary Anne Kowalski founded Kowalski s Markets in 1983 when they purchased a Red Owl store in St. Paul, Minn. In March 1986, they purchased and converted the Red Owl Country Store in White Bear Lake, Minn. A central bakery facility was added in 1991 and, in 1993, the Kowalskis built a franchised Cub Foods store in White Bear Township. In August 2000, they opened the first Kowalski's Market that was built from the ground up in Woodbury, Minn. The store was designed to look like a European village with a glass-walled bakery oven, restaurant concepts, gift shop, an educational and meeting area, a full service JUUT Salon Spa and a natural path department offering organic and natural foods and homeopathic remedies. In February 2004, it expanded into Eden Prairie, Minn., and the Stillwater/Oak Park Heights and Lakeville markets in 2005.
Kowalski s Markets is a family-owned chain of supermarkets. Jim and Mary Anne Kowalski purchased Red Owl Country Store in 1986 in White Bear Lake, Minn., and converted it to Kowalski s Markets. The company added a central bakery in 1991 to supply their stores with fresh bakery products at a better value. Kowalski s Markets operates several stores and offers online shopping options. Its stores feature bakery, deli, dairy, frozen foods, grocery, meat, produce and seafood departments. Additionally, the stores feature gift items, Kowalski s signature products, flowers and plants and sushi bars. Kowalski s Markets has received several awards and recognitions. It also supports various community and fundraising activities. Kowalski s Markets maintains a presence in Minneapolis.
Rainbow Foods is one of the retail grocery stores operated by Roundy s Supermarkets, a grocery supplier. The store offers a wide range of products, including bakery, dairy, deli, floral and frozen products, general merchandise, grocery items, health and beauty products, meat, produce and alcohol. Its bakery products include cakes, breads, pastries and ready-to-eat snacks. Apart from Rainbow Foods, Roundy s Supermarkets owns and operates more than 130 retail grocery stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. It operates Pick n Save and Copps Food Center retail grocery stores. In addition, the company operates several distribution centers in Wisconsin. Its private label brand encompasses more than 2,000 items. Roundy s Supermarkets was founded in 1872.
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