Fareway also is still trying to expand to new parts of Iowa and other states it already has stores in, growing from its current 140 stores in seven states to 200 by 2030, according to Kramer.

Spending most of their lives inside of a Fareway store, life is starting to look a little different for two longtime employees.

Some words may be mispronounced. Fareway, one of the largest grocers in Iowa, has agreed to purchase two new locations in Eastern Iowa from another small grocery chain. Fareway Stores Inc. this ...

Fareway is celebrating 75 years in Charles City this year as long-time employees reflect on the changes to the grocery business.