Buehler’s Fresh Foods is coming to Massillon

Buehler’s is pleased to announce plans for their fifteenth Buehler’s Fresh Foods store in the Mayflower Shopping Center at 2226 Lincoln Way NW, Massillon, Ohio 44647.  This former site of Bordner’s is now vacant, and Buehler’s will begin remodeling the store in the immediate future.

“We are excited to have an opportunity to serve the people of Massillon, and are planning to open the store in the Fall of 2014,” stated Dan Shanahan, President and COO of Buehler’s. “We think our formula of high quality combined with low prices will be well received in Massillon.”

Bob Buehler, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Fresh Goods, added, “We expect to provide an offering similar to that of our very successful Portage Lakes store, which opened last year.

In anticipation of bringing new employment opportunities to Massillon, Buehler’s will begin the application process immediately. Individuals seeking employment with the grocer may do one of the following:

• obtain an application from the “mailbox” located near the store’s front entrance at

2226 Lincoln Way NW, complete application, and submit by mail

• or, apply online at www.buehlers.com – click on “Join Our Team” at bottom

Buehler’s Fresh Foods is celebrating 85 years as a family-owned and operated supermarket. Industry peers and officials have given recent recognition to Buehler’s accomplishments by awarding: 2014 Retailer of the Year (Cleveland Food Dealer Association), Ohio Business Profile (Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State), and Resolution – food and agriculture (John Kasich, Governor of Ohio). Buehler’s is positioned for growth as a trusted business partner.

 

About Buehlers:

E&H Family group owns and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets located in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware and Coshocton, and Portage Lakes (Green), Ohio – coming to Massillon, Ohio this Fall.

E&H Family Group also owns and operates ACE Hardware stores located in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township,  Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, Middlefield, Oberlin, Avon Lake, and Garrettsville, Ohio – coming to Hilliard, Ohio this Summer.

E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.  For more information visit  www.buehlers.com

Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State, Recognizes Buehler’s Fresh  Foods in Ohio Business Profile

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Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State stopped by Buehler’s Milltown to present  a “Certificate of Commendation.” Accepting the award are (from left) Dan Shanahan, President and COO Buehler’s Fresh Foods; Scott Buehler, Executive Vice-President and COO E&H Hardware Group; Jon Husted; and Dan Buehler, President E&H Family Group.

E&H Family Group leadership accepted the “Certificate of Commendation” as a featured business in the “Ohio Business Profile” program from Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State. Representing E&H Family Group were Dan Shanahan, President and COO Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Scott Buehler, Executive Vice-President and COO E&H Hardware Group, and Dan Buehler, President E&H Family Group, This presentation took place at Buehler’s Wooster Milltown location on Thursday, June 5, 2014.

Following the commemoration, a tour of the Milltown store was conducted to learn more about the behind the scenes process and the remodeling investment to improve the customer shopping experience. Officials and media witnessed the unique made-from scratch in-store bakery, learned about the personalized online shopping service, the new food service concept, and the progress of the state liquor agency.

“We welcomed the opportunity to share the story of Buehler’s with Mr. Husted and his staff,” stated Dan Buehler, “and are encouraged that the daily efforts of our team are recognized. We are committed to putting people first by supporting and improving the communities we serve.”

Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State, started the Ohio Business Profile program three years ago as a way to highlight outstanding businesses that call Ohio home. The month of June features businesses that fall under the theme “Family-Owned.” Buehler’s Fresh Foods is celebrating 85 years as a family-owned and operated supermarket retailer. Buehler’s is recognized as a pacesetter in the industry, and is positioned for growth as a trusted business partner.

E&H Family group owns and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets located in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware and Coshocton, and Portage Lakes (Green), Ohio.

E&H Family Group also owns and operates ACE Hardware stores located in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township,  Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, Middlefield, Oberlin, Avon Lake, and Garrettsville, Ohio – coming to Hilliard, Ohio this summer.

E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.  For more information visit  www.buehlers.com

Jackie Kerby of Buehler’s Fresh Foods Named One of
Progressive Grocer’s 2014’s Top Women in Grocery

Jackie Kerby, Store Manager at Buehler’s Fresh Foods Canton Nobles Pond, has been chosen as one of the top women in grocery based on her leadership efforts and contributions. A slate of 311 women hailing from some of the most admired organizations in the U.S. supermarket industry have been named Progressive Grocer’s 2014 Top Women in Grocery. All will be prominently featured in the leading supermarket trade publication’s June 2014 issue.

Now in its eighth year, PG’s Top Women in Grocery awards program recognizes the integral role women play across all areas of the dynamic retail food industry, within the retailer and supplier communities, in three sectors: Senior-Level Executives, Rising Stars and Store Managers.

“With a record number of 311 watch-worthy women, our 2014 judging panel pored over hundreds of applications in search of candidates who went above and beyond their core responsibilities to deliver exceptional results,” said PG Chief Content Editor Meg Major. “The incredible achievements of our 2014 Top Women in Grocery honorees provide an enduring portrayal of our program’s founding purpose: to celebrate the continuing progress the previously male-dominated grocery industry is making to close the historical gender gap while prominently recognizing the vital roles women serve in their companies, communities and the industry at large.”

All Top Women in Grocery winners will be recognized in PG’s June 2014 issue, and will also be honored at a gala awards celebration that will take place on Nov. 12, 2014, at InterContinental Chicago O’Hare, As the voice of the retail food industry for 92 years, Progressive Grocer serves the largest audience in the U.S. retail food industry, including top management at supermarket headquarters and top decision-makers at store level. PG’s national audience relies on the monthly publication and sister website for its authoritative, relevant, research-based editorial coverage, news and analysis. Progressive Grocer is owned by Deerfield, Ill-based Stagnito Business Information. For more information, visit http://www.progressivegrocer.com/.

 

E&H Family group owns and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets located in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware and Coshocton, and Portage Lakes (Green), Ohio.

E&H Family Group also owns and operates ACE Hardware stores located in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township,  Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, Middlefield, Oberlin, Avon Lake, and Garrettsville, Ohio – coming to Hilliard, Ohio this summer.

E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.  For more information visit  www.buehlers.com

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Buehler’s Fresh Foods Expands Rewards for Fuel Program

Starting May 7, Buehler’s customers at seven locations (Brunswick, Wadsworth, Portage Lakes, Canton, Delaware and two Medina locations) will have a choice to redeem their earned loyalty points: redeem for fuel or redeem for food.  Buehler’s is the ONLY grocery store in Ohio to give customers a choice on how they redeem their Buehler’s Rewards electronically.

The program is made possible by a partnership with another Ohio-based company, Speedway LLC (Speedway).  Speedway has more than 1,400 Speedway-branded stores in all, making it easy for customers to cash in on the rewards they earn at Buehler’s.

Dan Shanahan, Buehler’s Chief Operating Officer, states, “We wanted to make it very easy for our customers that choose to use their Buehler’s Rewards® for fuel discounts.  Customers welcome our partnership with Speedway because of the many convenient Speedway locations, as well as their very competitive fuel prices.”

Bob Buehler, EVP Marketing & Merchandising said “Customers will use their Buehler’s Advantage Card to earn points on purchases at Buehler’s, and then use their Speedy Rewards® card at the Speedway pump to discount the price.  The system will also adjust the amount of Buehler’s Rewards points the customer has left over to redeem for fuel, or at Buehler’s to redeem for food at the checkout.” Customers will also earn Speedy Rewards® points on their purchases at the pump.

Buehler’s Rewards can now be used for food or fuel when the customer follows a simple, one time, on-line process of linking their Buehler’s Advantage Card to their Speedy Rewards® Card.  Customers may then decide to redeem their earned points for food at Buehler’s when they check-out OR to redeem for fuel discounts at any Speedway location.  All leftover or remaining points may be used later on food or fuel.

Customers that have a Buehler’s Advantage Card that do not want the additional choice of fuel need not do anything.  They will continue to earn Buehler’s Rewards to redeem for $10 off at the check-out.

The seven Buehler’s locations will have helpful associates to assist customers in using computers at the store to link their Buehler’s Advantage Cards and Speedy Rewards® Cards.  Speedy Rewards® Cards and Buehler’s Advantage Cards are available at Buehler’s. Customers may also sign up on Buehler’s website, Speedway’s website, or in-store kiosk at any Speedway location.  Deb Wilcox, Buehler’s Director of Communication, states, “It has never been easier to choose how you want to spend your Buehler’s Rewards; redeem for fuel or redeem for food.  We give you a choice each time you shop.

Grocery rewards may be redeemed in $10 increments and fuel rewards may be redeemed in 10 cent increments at Speedway stores.

About Buehler’s Fresh Foods:

E&H Family Group owns and operates fourteen Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware, Coshocton, and Portage Lakes (Green), Ohio.

E&H Family Group also owns and operates thirteen ACE Hardware store  in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township, Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, Middlefield, Oberlin, Avon Lake, and Garrettsville, Ohio, and coming to Hilliard, Ohio

E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.  For more information visit  www.buehlers.com.

About Speedway LLC:

Speedway LLC, headquartered in Enon, Ohio, is the nation’s fourth largest company-owned and -operated convenience store chain with approximately 1,470 stores located in nine states in the Midwest. Speedway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC). For further information about Speedway, visit the company’s website at www.speedway.com

WOOSTER, Ohio – May 31, 2013

Harvest for Hunger is a cooperative effort of four Northeast Ohio Foodbanks, covering 19 counties and takes place every March.

This collaboration represents one of the largest food and funds drives in the country and is the Akron Canton Regional Foodbank’s largest fundraising campaign.   The campaign helps The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank support food distribution all year long to food pantries, hot meal sites, shelters and other hunger-relief programs in Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.

In our community, as many as 180,000 people rely on the Foodbank for emergency food assistance each year.  One in six Ohioans are at risk of hunger.  31% of household members served by the Foodbank are children under the age of 18 years old, 69% of adult clients served by the Foodbank have a high school education and 19% have gone to college.   74% of pantry programs are run completely by volunteers.

The 2013 Harvest for Hunger campaign raised a total of $1,058,543 worth of food.   $43,619 came from Buehler’s and its customers when they made a cash donation or purchased food to place in the donation bins located in the stores.  Bob Buehler, Vice President of Marketing and Merchandising stated “we are happy to participate in the Harvest for Hunger campaign and are humbled by our customer’s generosity”.

E&H Family group owns and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets located in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware and Coshocton, Ohio.

E&H Family Group also owns and operates ACE Hardware stores located in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township, Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, and Middlefield, Ohio.

E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.  For more information visit  www.buehlers.com.

 

ACE Hardware Coming to Oberlin Late this Summer

WOOSTER, Ohio – May 20, 2013

E & H Hardware Group will open an ACE Hardware store at 297 South Main Street in Oberlin, Ohio (same building as CVS Pharmacy).

Job interviews are open to the public and will be held on Tuesday, June 4th at the Oberlin Inn located at 7 N. Main Street in Oberlin from 10am – 6pm in the Aspen Room on a first come first served basis.

ACE Hardware will have trained knowledgeable employees that will make outstanding customer service the focus of their efforts along with convenient “close to the door” parking.  Store manager, Penny Von Alt, along with her team, are looking forward to serving the Oberlin community.

A full line of Craftsman tools makes ACE your first choice for tools. Custom color matching with Valspar and ACE Royal paints plus Clark & Kensington, a top rated paint and primer in one product, will be offered.

The store will offer a large selection of Efco, Craftsman and Poulan power equipment. A service repair department will be available for all your small engine, minor electrical, screen and glass needs.

Additional services provided include custom cut keys, computer chip keys, sharpening, screen repair, propane exchange, glass cutting and carpet cleaning machine rental.  Pet supplies along with a complete line of bird feeders and bird food will be offered.   www.ACEhardware.com  will allow customers to special order over 65,000 items for pickup up at their local Oberlin ACE with no shipping charges.

Seasonal offerings for summer and fall will include lawn and garden supplies and chemicals, gardening tools, ACE and Scott’s fertilizers, landscape and bagged goods such as mulches, peat moss, topsoil and compost.  Craftsman lawnmowers and power equipment from others such as Efco and Poulan will also be offered.  Winter offerings  will include decorative fireplaces, a Christmas decorating center, snow shovels, ice melter, Craftsman snow blowers and more.

E&H Family Group owns and operates ACE Hardware stores located in Orrville, Medina, Dover, New Philadelphia, Delaware, Jackson Township, Independence, Rocky River, Westlake, Middlefield and late this summer, Oberlin, Ohio.

E&H Family group also owns and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets located in Wooster, Orrville, Wadsworth, Medina, Brunswick, Ashland, New Philadelphia, Dover, Jackson Township, Delaware and Coshocton, Ohio.

E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.  For more information visit  www.buehlers.com.

Wooster, OH – Feb. 19, 2013

Buehler’s Fresh Foods is partnering with The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and The Cleveland Foodbank for Check Out Hunger.

Check Out Hunger is part of the Foodbank’s Harvest for Hunger campaign. Harvest for Hunger helps make free food available to the more than 500 agency programs operated by the foodbanks, such as hot meal sites, soup kitchens and pantries. Harvest for Hunger is a collaborative effort of four food banks serving 21 counties in northeast Ohio, resulting in one of the largest food and funds drives in the country.

During Check Out Hunger, which runs Feb. 17- March 30, Buehler’s Fresh Foods shoppers can scan donation slips at the checkout aisle. In the past 5 years of participation in the campaign, Buehler’s has donated $82,852 and 13,035 pounds of food to the foodbanks.

“Buehler’s dedication to Check Out Hunger is a key component in the campaign’s continued success,” said Dan Flowers, President and CEO of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. “Buehler’s corporate support allows generous grocery shoppers to make donations that will help hungry people in Northeast Ohio all year long.”

One hundred percent of Check Out Hunger donations go towards providing food at no cost to community members struggling with hunger. Join Buehler’s Fresh Foods by coming to the local stores, and Check Out Hunger.

To learn more about Harvest for Hunger, please visit  www.akroncantonfoodbank.org or call 330.535.6900.

E&H Family Group Adds Third Non-Family Board Member

“E&H Family Group is honored to announce the addition of a third non-family board member to E&H in two years. We appreciate the wisdom, experience, expertise and insight this new group brings to our board”, stated Dan Buehler, president of the company.

Leslie D. Dunn, a native of Cleveland, is new to E&H Family Group’s board as of September. Leslie has had an extensive business and legal career. From 1997 through 2004, Ms. Dunn was the Senior Vice President of Business Development of Cole National Corporation, a NYSE specialty retailer of consumer products with over 3000 stores across the United States and Canada. She also served as Cole’s General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining Cole (1985-1997), Ms. Dunn was a partner in the Business Practice Group of Jones Day law firm and prior to that a partner in the corporate practice at Squire Sanders law firm.

Leslie now serves as an Independent Director on the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB), chairs its Governance Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. She also serves on the advisory board of the Ohio Savings subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, Inc., on the advisory board of Brown Flynn Communications and formerly as a Director of Telarc International Corporation.

Ms. Dunn has also been an active civic and philanthropic leader. She served from 1999 to 2011 as Chair of the Invest in Children Partnership Committee, a public private partnership between the county and philanthropy serving over 65,000 per year. She is a past Chair and a Life Trustee of the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation; Vice Chair of the Metro Health Foundation; Trustee of the David and Inez Myers Foundation; member of the President’s Advisory Committee of Case Western Reserve University; Director of Breakthrough Charter Schools; Director of the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art; and Founding Member and Director of In Counsel with Women.

J. Gary Raley, of Bowling Green, Kentucky is starting his second year on E&H Family Group’s board. Gary spent over 30 years with the Johnson family of companies retiring from JohnsonDiversey in June of 2006. Gary spent two and one half years as a Vice President at S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc and was responsible for U.S. sales, Canada and the Caribbean. He also served as President and COO of Johnson Polymer from 2002 to 2006 until it was sold to BASF.

Prior to 2006 Gary was President of Johnson Wax Professional-North America and before that, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Johnson Wax Professional. Prior to joining Johnson Wax Professional, he was Senior Vice President of Sales for Fruit of the Loom and responsible for US retail product sales as well as business in Canada, Mexico and Japan where he brought concepts of category management, VMI inventory management and combined sales and marketing teams to the apparel business. Gary joined Fruit of the Loom after 23 years of sales and marketing assignments at SC Johnson. He held every sales position in the company and had 5 years of brand management experience on such brands as Glade and Raid. Gary now serves on several boards and holds a B.A. degree from Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY and completed the Executive MBA program at Harvard University.

Paul H. Carleton, of Cleveland, is starting his second year on E&H Family Group’s board. Paul is currently Managing Partner of Carleton McKenna & Co., LLC. From 1978 to 1989 Paul held various titles at McDonald & Company and achieved the position of Managing Director in charge of the Investment Banking Group. In 1989 he formed The Carleton Group which in 1993 was transitioned to Carleton, McCreary, Holmes & Co. He was Senior Managing Director at CMH until the firm’s acquisition by KeyCorp in 1996.

Paul has broad experience serving on the boards of both public and private corporations. He currently serves on the boards of Baldwin Wallace University as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He also serves on the boards of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Medical Group, the Playhouse Square Foundation, Bluecoats, Inc., COMS, LLC and Westfield Bank and is a 2009 graduate of the FBI Citizens’ Academy. He has also held numerous civic positions including President of Leadership Cleveland Alumni Association and Trustee of Northwestern University Alumni Association. Paul earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and Master’s in Business Administration from Northwestern University. In 2010, Paul received an honorary doctorate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College.

Dan, Bob, Scott, Roger, Greg and Don Buehler state that “…we are very pleased that Gary, Paul and Leslie accepted the invitation to serve on our board. Their values and outlook fit very well with E&H Family Group. We are humbled that persons of their caliber would take a genuine interest in our company. The experience of working with Paul, Gary and Leslie is and will continue to be an asset to our company”.

E& H Family group and operates Buehler’s Fresh Foods Supermarkets and ACE Hardware stores located in New Philadelphia, Dover, Orrville, Medina, Delaware, and Jackson Township. Additional supermarkets are located in Wooster, Ashland, Coshocton, Wadsworth and Brunswick. Additional ACE Hardware stores are located in Independence, Rocky River and Westlake, Ohio. E & H Family Group is a family owned company committed to environmentally responsible behavior.