Yoke's Fresh Market Explained
Yoke's Fresh Markets |
Type: | Employee-owned |
Industry: | Retail (Grocery) |
Founder: | Marshall Yoke Harriet Yoke |
Hq Location City: | Spokane, Washington |
Hq Location Country: | United States |
Num Locations: | 19 |
Num Locations Year: | 2022 |
Products: | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor |
Key People: | John Bole (CEO) [1] |
Revenue: | $202million (2019) |
Num Employees: | 1,054 (2019)[2] |
Yoke's Fresh Market is an employee-owned Spokane, Washington-based chain of grocery stores founded in 1946 by Marshall and Harriet Yoke. The chain was established by their son Chuck in the 1960s and now encompasses 19 stores in Washington, Idaho, and Montana, primarily in the Spokane area. In 1990, Chuck sold the chain to the employees. John Bole currently directs company operations.[3] [4] In recent years, the chain has expanded into the southeastern portion of Washington, with stores in Pasco, Kennewick, West Richland, and Richland.
The Liberty Lake Yoke's opened their doors on March 2, 2016, at the old Safeway/Haggen location.[5]
In September 2016, Yoke's Fresh Market expanded their stores total to 17 by acquiring Trading Company Stores locations in Cheney, Latah Creek (South Spokane), Spokane Valley, and Post Falls.[6]
Yoke's announced that it would acquire both Missoula Fresh Market (formerly Safeway) in Missoula. The switch will take place by early fall 2022.[7]
History
Yoke's Fresh Market was founded in 1946 in Spokane, Washington, by Marshall and Harriet Yoke.[8]
In 1990, Chuck Yoke sold the chain of stores to the employees, thus forming an employee stock ownership plan.
Locations
Spokane, Washington locations
- Airway Heights – 12825 W. Sunset Hwy.
- Argonne – 9329 E. Montgomery Ave.
- Cheney – 4 Cheney-Spokane Rd (formerly Trading Company)
- Deer Park – 810 S. Main St.
- Indian Trail – 3321 W. Indian Trail Rd.
- Latah Creek – 4235 S. Cheney-Spokane Rd (west of US-195) (formerly Tidyman's and Trading Company)
- Liberty Lake – 1233 N. Liberty Lake Rd. (formerly Safeway and Haggen)
- Mead – 14202 N. Market St.
- North Foothills – 210 E. North Foothills Dr.
- Sprague & McDonald – 13014 E. Sprague Ave (formerly Tidyman's and Trading Company)
- Sprague – 15111 E. Sprague Ave. Store was closed in late 2010.[9]
- Wellesley – 4507 W. Wellesley Ave. Store was closed in September 2007.[10]
Washington: other locations
Idaho locations
Montana locations
- Missoula, Montana - 3801 S. Reserve St (opened in fall 2022) (formerly Safeway and Missoula Fresh Market)
- Missoula, Montana - 800 W. Broadway Ave (opened in fall 2022) (formerly Safeway and Missoula Fresh Market)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About us. July 8, 2014. Yoke's Fresh Markets.
- Web site: Yoke's Fresh Markets. Yoke's Fresh Markets.
- Web site: Yoke's Fresh Market: About Us. 8 July 2014. September 18, 2016.
- Web site: Yoke's sale of bulk apples. 25 May 2021. June 10, 2021.
- Web site: Mark your calendars! The soft opening is on February 24th, but our official grand opening is on March 2nd!. Facebook. February 13, 2016.
- Web site: Yoke's Foods to buy four Trading Company stores in the region. July 11, 2016.
- Web site: Missoula Fresh Market stores to be acquired by Yoke's Fresh Markets. NBCMontana.com. 2022-06-14. 2022-08-10.
- Web site: History of Yoke's. 8 July 2014. June 10, 2021.
- Web site: Yoke's closing store on Sprague in Valley. Spokesman.com. 2010-10-21. 2015-12-11.
- Web site: Yokes Food to close store at River Ridge. December 28, 2015.