Holiday Foods sold to Winkler Inc.
Holiday Foods and Groceries, Inc. was purchased by Winkler Inc. of Dale this past week.
Through the deal, Winkler Inc. purchased the six Holiday Foods supermarkets located in Spencer, Dubois, and Gibson counties as well as the Christmas Lake Golf Course.
Winkler Inc. is a wholesale grocery company headquartered in Dale. They own and operate Wesslemans Supermarkets in Evansville.
The 300 people currently employed by Holiday Foods have been offered employment by Winkler Inc.
Holiday Foods was incorporated in 1969 by Lloyd and Ruby Winkler. In 1970, Russ Winkler and his wife, Linda, opened their first Holiday Foods in Santa Claus.
“I am encouraged that Winkler Inc. has chosen to purchase Holiday Foods and through its present leadership, Josh and John Winkler will continue the Holiday Foods footprint that my family and I have strived to establish over the past 45 years,” Russ Winkler, president Holiday Foods, said in a press release.
Holiday Foods. has always been my. store to shop the service is great and they care about their store They have the best looking fresh vegetables and fruits and. Deli and bakery are very fresh And the meat is always fresh to I always enjoy shopping there I have a lot of people that work there I think of as good friends they are what make the store they are good people
Holiday Foods in Jasper will not be beat by anyone. I’ve lived in Jasper, Cincinnati, Lafayette, Chicago, Carmel, Indianapolis, and Evansville. All groceries in Jasper are cheaper than any other place I’ve been. Even if you pay a few bucks more at Holiday Foods, you know you are supporting LOCAL people TOP DOWN. The store is clean and efficient. You do not need to waste money on making it look fancy. That will drive prices up.
Holiday Foods > IGA > Marsh >Kroger > Walmart > Payless.
Too bad they closed the one in Huntingburg a few years ago. I don’t really recall what that was all about. My son worked there and we shopped there during that time – we liked it and he liked working there. Guess since Wessleman’s then couldn’t compete and also closed afterwards, there just wasn’t a need for three full-service grocery stores in Huntingburg, esp with the low prices, great produce and such at Mor-for-Less.