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Frederick's IGA, Carey, OH - Groceries, Bakery, Deli meats, fresh produce, dairy
Description
It's doubtful that, when Frank Frederick, Sr. decided to leave his job as a railroad telegraph operator and open a grocery store, he could have imagined that it was the beginning of a family-owned and operated business that would last over 110 years. But that's exactly what happened.
Frank opened F.H. Frederick Grocery, "The Money Saving Place" as it was known, in June of 1894. The store was a small, one-room display shop, outfitted simply to sell groceries. Supplies were shipped in by rail and then delivered to the store on horse-drawn carts. In 1921, Frank moved the store across the street to a larger shop, owned by his older brother Adam, with much more storage space. Later on in the 1930s, a walk-in cooler was added - cooled simply by placing ice in the ceiling rafters. Commercial electricity followed soon after that, and Frank purchased electric freezers. Always wanting to stay with the times, Frank was one of the first in Carey to sell frozen pies.
Three of Frank, Sr.'s four sons worked in the grocery business: Richard (Rich), Frank, Jr. and Robert (Bob). The store dropped the F.H. Frederick name in 1936, becoming part of the Clover Farm Franchise. Rich, the eldest son, worked along side his father during the Depression in the 1930s, and began running the business in 1939, following his father's passing. He continued to manage the store for his mother until about 1946 when his two brothers Frank, Jr. and Bob returned from WWII. The pair bought the business from their mother, Leora in 1953. Rich went out on his own, buying a grocery store in Bucyrus, Ohio.
Contact
- 50 Below Sales & Marketing
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- Duluth MN
- US 55816
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- +1.8008626521
