Yoke's Fresh Market

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Yoke's Fresh Markets
Company type Employee-owned
Industry Retail (Grocery)
Founded1946;78 years ago (1946)
FounderMarshall Yoke
Harriet Yoke
Headquarters,
Number of locations
19 (2022)
Area served
Key people
John Bole (CEO) [1]
ProductsBakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor
RevenueIncrease2.svg $202 million (2019)
Number of employees
1,054 (2019) [2]
Website www.yokesfreshmarkets.com

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.

Contents

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

Washington: other locations

Idaho locations

Montana locations

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References

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  2. "Yoke's Fresh Markets". Yoke's Fresh Markets.
  3. "Yoke's Fresh Market: About Us". 8 July 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  4. "Yoke's sale of bulk apples". 25 May 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. "Mark your calendars! The soft opening is on February 24th, but our official grand opening is on March 2nd!". Facebook . Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. "Yoke's Foods to buy four Trading Company stores in the region" . Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  7. "Missoula Fresh Market stores to be acquired by Yoke's Fresh Markets". NBCMontana.com. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  8. "History of Yoke's". 8 July 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  9. "Yoke's closing store on Sprague in Valley". Spokesman.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  10. "Yokes Food to close store at River Ridge" . Retrieved December 28, 2015.