founded 1966 in hudsonville michigan founder ron kunnen don koop area served michigan north dakota nebraska iowa products grocery items owner spartannash website https shopfamilyfare.com family fare is an american supermarket chain . a division of spartannash it has operated stores in michigan since 1966 expanded into north dakota in 2014 nebraska in 2015 and iowa in 2016 . history edit a family fare store formerly glen s markets in oscoda michigan . the first family fare store opened in 1966 in hudsonville michigan . it was founded by don koop and ron kunnen . 1 by the 1980s the chain was owned by spartan stores now spartannash and had added locations in holland byron center and lowell . 2 in 2004 spartan began consolidating most of its nameplates into two brands glen s markets in northern lower michigan and family fare in southern lower michigan . this change rebranded three locations of prevo s markets in grand rapids which themselves had previously been known as daane s to family fare as well as the great day chain while the rest of the prevo s became glen s. 3 4 spartan expanded family fare in 2007 when some locations of felpausch were converted with others becoming d & w fresh market instead . 5 family fare began expanding into northern michigan in 2010 when a glen s formerly ashcraft s in midland was converted . 6 starting in 2013 spartan converted more glen s to family fare ; 7 the conversions finished in 2014 with frankfort and sault ste. marie . 8 other locations were rebranded from d & w fresh market around the same time including rockford and grandville . 9 10 in november 2014 the first locations opened in the fargo north dakota metropolitan area through conversions from econofoods and sunmart . 11 references edit firm conviction grocery chain sticks to conservative ways . sunday the magazine for the lord s day . lord s day alliance of the u.s. 77 82 . lowell grocery stores open close and change pdf . the grand valley ledger . p. 1 . retrieved 25 february 2015 . o brien bill 9 march 2004 . prevo s to become glen s market . traverse city record eagle . retrieved 25 february 2015 . wilson rick 1 january 2012 . family fare supermarket on cascade road to close this weekend . mlive.com . retrieved 25 february 2015 . spartan to convert felpausch to d & w family fare . supermarket news . 6 august 2007 . retrieved 25 february 2015 . martin bryce 16 october 2010 . glen s market to become family fare name change brings lower prices new experience . midland daily news . retrieved 25 february 2015 . martinez shandra 23 may 2013 . spartan stores ceo expected to talk about plans to convert 13 glen s markets to family fare stores . mlive.com . retrieved 25 february 2015 . martinez shandra 7 november 2014 . glen s markets disappear as last stores convert to family fare supermarkets . mlive.com . retrieved 25 february 2015 . martinez shandra 26 august 2010 . grandville d & w to become a family fare grocery store . mlive.com . retrieved 25 february 2015 . martinez shandra 22 july 2012 . why rockford s upscale d & w fresh market is being rebranded budget friendly family fare . mlive.com . retrieved 25 february 2015 . martinez shandra 1 november 2014 . spartannash expanding family fare stores beyond michigan . mlive.com . retrieved 25 february 2015 . v t e spartannash subsidiaries d & w fresh market econofoods felpausch defunct family fare glen s markets defunct nash finch company roundy s seaway food town defunct people william e. smith related willis stein & partners v t e supermarket chains in the united states kroger baker s supermarkets city market dillons food stores food 4 less foods co. fred meyer fry s food & drug gerbes super markets harris teeter jay c king soopers kroger owen s pay less super markets qfc ralphs roundy s pick n save mariano s metro market copp s ruler foods scott s smith s albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and 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