Festival Foods to Be Acquired by St. Louis Grocery Chain

Festival Foods, a well-known grocery chain in Wisconsin, is being bought by Schnuck Markets of St. Louis. The deal covers 42 Festival Foods stores plus nine from Hometown Grocers. It will be run under a new parent, the 1939 Group, while keeping the Festival Foods brand, store names, and many of its current staff. We believe this change is more than just ownership. It could reshape how Festival Foods serves its communities. Customers care about things like price, service, local ties, and Festival has built its reputation on those values since 1946.