Best news in this report, is that Hy-Vee will finally dump those dry, burnt, and tasteless breakfast potatoes and bring back hash browns!HyVee is giving me whiplash with the constant changes to the in store cafes:
Hy-Vee revives Market Grille for in-store restaurants, announces new menu
The restaurants will implement a new menu that focuses on breakfast foods and burgers on Feb. 4. A new lunch and dinner menu will also launch in February.www.weareiowa.com
Yup. The problem isn't with the quality. I've had it once or twice and it's great. The problem is that if I want a nice night out, I'm not going to the grocery store to eat.
Some of these smaller towns, that is how Casey’s makes their money. A smaller selection but you just grab out of the warmer and move on. You know it is nothing special but you are hungry and if it’s a factory worker they only have 30 minutes so they have to get in and out.
my work deals a lot with hy-vee for both new construction and remodels. the market grille area specifically has been painful. the amount of design change mid project is mind-blowing. no other customer of ours is willing to just throw money away like they are, not to mention the constant reworking of areas of the store that were pretty recently remodeled.
I really miss the Hy-Vee Salad Bar. It was one of the only places pre-COVID where you could get a quick, quality, and healthy lunch. Not sure how profitable it was, and I'm sure it led to a lot of food waste, but I certainly appreciated it as a customer.
most sit-down restaurants have really small margins. I agree that focusing on convenience things would be the way to go. Customers are more willing to pay a premium price if they get convenience (example: cut up fruit/veggies, take and bake meals, etc.
