Topco Honors Members For Growth
Topco Associates, LLC, has honored several retail members who achieved significant sales and value growth across the cooperative’s programs during 2024.
New in 2025, members who met or exceeded a notable threshold in purchases from the prior year were presented with the Chairman’s Circle Award. Inaugural winners included Associated Food Stores, Inc.; Hy-Vee, Inc.; K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.; SpartanNash; and Stater Bros. Markets.
“The membership experienced a record year in growth, not only through the performance of Topco and member own brands, but in key areas and initiatives throughout the business,” said Randy Skoda, president and CEO of Topco. “There’s no shortage of excellence taking place across the membership, and it’s exciting to be able to honor and celebrate the organizations that provide a great example of participation and commitment with Topco.”
This year’s honorees include:
• Hy-Vee, Inc.: Overall Highest Purchase Volume
In 2024, Hy-Vee led all members in overall purchase volume, which resulted in the grocer earning one of Topco’s highest awards. For a quarter-century, Hy-Vee has been an active participant on Topco’s Board of Directors, Operations team, multiple member advisory committees, and has supported key initiatives. The organization has demonstrated its commitment in Center Store, Fresh, Indirect Spend, and Pharmacy programs.
• K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.: Total Penetration
K-VA-T Food Stores and its strong 2024 performance secured the award for Total Penetration. The award recognizes the member that purchases the greatest percentage of their total overall goods and services through Topco. A member of Topco for 30 years, K-VA-T Food Stores grew its penetration with continued strong purchases and participation in the Fresh and Center Store programs, utilizing Food Club, Simply Done, That’s Smart!, Crav’n Flavor, Full Circle Market, TopCare, and Basket & Bushel brands in addition to several of its own brands such as Terry’s, Kern’s and Food City. K-VA-T also continued to increase its Indirect Spend Program growth as it remodeled many of its stores as well as opened several new ones.
• Affiliated Foods Inc.: Greatest Dollar Growth, Total Program
Affiliated Foods Inc. grew its purchases through strong participation across Center Store, Fresh, and Value-Add programs.
• Big Y Foods, Inc.: Greatest Percentage Growth, Total Program
With a double-digit increase across combined programs – including impressive growth in produce with the expansion of Basket & Bushel, increased purchases in fresh beef, and value-added programs – Big Y Foods earned this award.
• Schnuck Markets, Inc.: Greatest Dollar Growth, Center Store
Schnuck Markets, Inc. earned this honor behind expanded participation in key center store areas including dairy and bottled water.
• Certco Inc.: Greatest Percentage Growth, Center Store
Through a double-digit percentage growth – the highest percentage growth in the program – Certco’s support and incremental volume within Food Club, Crav’n Flavor, Full Circle Market, and TopCare, led the company to earn this award.
• Associated Food Stores, Inc.: Greatest Dollar Growth, Fresh
Associated Food Stores had significantly increased purchases in Produce and Fresh Meat, leading the company to this honor.
• Brookshire Grocery Company: Greatest Percentage Growth, Fresh
A strong performance within Meat & Seafood and Produce & Floral – including a triple-digit increase in Basket & Bushel alone – led the company to earn this award.
• SpartanNash Company: Greatest Dollar Growth, Value-Add
Its increased purchases and consistent support of the Fuel, Indirect Spend, and Pharmacy programs drove this achievement for SpartanNash.
• Weis Markets, Inc.: Greatest Percentage Growth, Value-Add
This committed member achieved growth with a strong performance within the Pharmacy program, as well as year-over-year growth in Indirect Spend and Fuel, which led the grocer to this honor.
Topco also highlighted members celebrating milestone anniversaries with the cooperative:
Meijer, Inc.: 70 years
Pueblo Inc.: 45 years
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.: 30 years
HyVee, Inc.: 25 years
Brookshire Holdings, Inc.: 20 years
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.: 20 years
