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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Heinen's Fine Foods Pleases New Customers

The new grocery store opened on Aug. 22.

  To say there was much anticipation for the grand opening of Heinen’s Fine Foods on Aug. 22 would be an understatement. Crowds packed the parking lot of The Shops at Flint Creek to see what all the excitement was about, and most of them did not walk away disappointed. The morning started off with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the store’s entrance. Village President Karen Darch said a few words about how glad the village is to have this new store in town before Tom and Jeff Heinen took over. They cut the ribbon in typical Heinen’s fashion: using a butcher block and a knife; a tradition started by their grandfather who was a butcher. After the ribbon cutting, dozens of people made their way through the store’s front doors to see what the …

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Heinen's Fine Foods Opens for Business

The new Barrington grocery store opens this morning in the Shops at Flint Creek.

Barrington area residents now have a new place to shop for groceries. Heinen's Fine Foods will open its doors to the public this morning at 10 a.m. The family-owned grocery store chose Barrington as its first store outside of Ohio in an announcement late last year. After months of building and planning, the store is finally ready for the public after much community anticipation.  Peggy Blanchard, Barrington’s Director of Economic and Community Development, visited a Heinen's store in 2007 and thought it would do well in the Barrington community. Twin brothers and Heinen's Fine Foods owners Tom and Jeff Heinen thought Barrington would be a good fit.  “We looked for quite a while for our first out of state venture,” Tom Heinen said. “We …

Jacquie

8:49 pm on Saturday, August 25, 2012

As a lifelong Clevelander and a loyal Heinen's shopper, I am excited for the Barrington community on the opening of this wonderful grocery store. I'm sure you will fall in love with their products, customer service and the unique shopping experience. Heinen's is an outstanding grocery store in so many wonderful ways!   more ›

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