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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An Omaha, Neb. man and a couple from Clinton, Iowa will represent their respective states as "citizen heroes" when the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers meet the University of Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday, Nov. 23(rd) in the second-annual Heroes Game presented by Hy-Vee. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110729/CG43683LOGO) The Heroes Game uses the national stage created by this new Big Ten football rivalry to honor...
ANKENY, Iowa, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hy-Vee, Inc. and Casey's General Stores today announced the launch of a program that will allow customers to save $2 or more per gallon on gasoline purchases at all Hy-Vee and Casey's stores. The new Fuel Saver program provides fuel discounts to shoppers who purchase grocery items featured in Hy-Vee's weekly Fuel Saver ad. The discounts - ranging from two cents to 25 cents per item - are loaded onto the customer's Fuel Saver card,...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet in Kinnick Stadium on November 23(rd) for the second annual Hy-Vee Heroes Game, there will be more than Big Ten Conference bragging rights at stake. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110729/CG43683LOGO) Along with honoring local heroes and helping raise funds to benefit the American Red Cross, the game will determine which team gets to take home...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hy-Vee is celebrating Earth Day this week with the launch of two initiatives that underscore its commitment to sustainability as a part of a healthy lifestyle. Hy-Vee 360, a new website devoted to sustainability and healthy living, provides customers and the public with a behind-the-scenes look at Hy-Vee's efforts to become a greener company. The latest of these efforts is Hy-Vee's partnership with FishWise, a non-profit...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to concerns expressed by our customers, Hy-Vee has decided to discontinue the purchase of ground beef products containing Lean Finely Textured Beef. Although this ground beef meets all USDA standards for quality and safety, recent news stories have led to a loss of consumer confidence in the product. We have notified our suppliers of this decision and are working to switch our product lines as quickly as possible. We...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For Hy-Vee shoppers, locating pie crust can now be as easy as saying "pie." The Midwestern supermarket chain has launched a mobile app for customers, making shopping easier, faster and more social. The smartphone app offers a number of interactive features to help customers with meal planning and preparation, gain access to store and pharmacy information and more. The app allows customers to: Locate Products: Customized by...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC of Salinas, CA, which produces bagged salads for Hy-Vee and other supermarket chains, has issued a voluntary recall of 2,154 cases of various bagged salads due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Routine random tests conducted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture indicated the presence of the listeria organism in a bagged salad product produced by River Ranch for the Giant Eagle chain,...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hy-Vee, Inc. has signed on as title sponsor of the annual meeting between the University of Iowa and University of Nebraska football teams - a much-anticipated Big Ten Conference rivalry that has been dubbed "The Heroes Game." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110729/CG43683LOGO) The first "Heroes Game," scheduled for the Friday after Thanksgiving, pits conference powerhouse Iowa against the league's celebrated newcomer in...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hy-Vee has teamed with celebrity chef Curtis Stone to develop a series of recipes designed to bring families together for meals that are easy, affordable and fun. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110407/CG79614)Stone, a native of Australia classically trained in London, is the host of Top Chef Masters on Bravo and appears as an investor/mentor on NBC's America's Next Great Restaurant. Under the exclusive agreement with Hy-Vee, he...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hy-Vee is kicking off American Heart Month in February with a special company-wide ad circular featuring nutrition information, shopping tips and heart-healthy recipes from Hy-Vee chefs. In keeping with the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" campaign -- an effort to draw awareness to the fact that cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer of women -- Hy-Vee selected five female chefs to appear in the ad. The five are...
