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Kowalski's Markets history
Kowalski's Markets company history timeline
Back in 1983, Jim Kowalski was working for Red Owl and took note of their store on Grand Avenue that seemed to be underperforming.
In March of 1986, they purchased another Red Owl Country Store in White Bear Lake and converted it to a Kowalski's Market.
A central bakery facility was added in 1991 that could supply their stores with fresh bakery products at a great value.
In 1993, the Kowalskis built a franchised Cub Foods store in White Bear Township that would assure purchasing power throughout all their stores.
In August 2000, the Kowalskis' vision for what a grocery store could be was unveiled in Woodbury.
In April 2002, Jim and Mary Anne bought a small chain in the Minneapolis area known as GJ's Supervalu, from life long friends John and Carol Vranicar.
On February 23, 2004, Kowalski's Markets expanded to the Minneapolis suburbs with the acquisition of Driskill's New Market in Eden Prairie.
In June of 2005, the Kowalskis opened a market in Stillwater/Oak Park Heights.
In November 2008, Jim and Mary Anne built from the ground up a store in Eagan, just off Highway 35E on Diffley Road.
In July of 2015, Mary Anne Kowalski along with daughter Kris Kowalski-Christiansen opened their first store together in historic downtown Excelsior.
On November 10th, 2016, Kowalski's opened their 11th store in the city of Shoreview.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Co-op | 1978 | $4.9M | 50 | 2 |
| Holiday Foods | 1982 | $6.2M | 44 | - |
| Lunds & Byerlys | 1939 | $500.0M | 3,900 | 118 |
| Holiday Market | - | $18.0M | 101 | 7 |
| Malco | - | $750.0M | 6 | - |
| Circle Foods | 1983 | $25.0M | 499 | - |
| ACME | 1992 | $17.5M | 75 | 86 |
| Sunshine Market | - | $1.2M | 25 | - |
| Winco Mfg | 1946 | $7.2B | 20,000 | 7 |
| Golden Dawn Minerals | 2004 | $1.6M | 12 | - |
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