Abby Poirier

Grand Rapids

Reporter at Crain’s Grand Rapids Business

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Mega-Bev plans 9th location at former Holland Rite Aid

3 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Abby Poirier

Michigan-based family-owned retailer Mega-Bev is moving to the lakeshore with plans to open its first location in Holland later this year in a former Rite Aid store. Owner Scott Niecko confirmed the retailer has plans to acquire and renovate an 11,200-square-foot building at 973 Washington Ave. in Holland, which the company is currently under contract to purchase. “There’s nobody like us in the Holland area so I think we’ll be well-received,” Niecko said.
Grand Haven brewery Odd Side expanding up the lakeshore with coffee shop, taproom

3 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Abby Poirier

Grand Haven-based brewery Odd Side Ales is opening a second location in nearby Fruitport that will operate as a coffee shop in the morning and early afternoon and as a taproom in the evening. This week, Odd Side started renovations on a former Fifth Third Bank branch office at 50 Park St. in Fruitport in neighboring Muskegon County, which brewery owner Chris Michner plans to open this fall.
SpartanNash to expand Hispanic grocery store into Michigan

3 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Abby Poirier

Grocery retailer and food distribution company SpartanNash Co. has confirmed plans to expand its Hispanic grocery store concept into Michigan as part of a broader retail growth strategy across the Midwest this year and into early 2026.
SpartanNash targets Michigan for Hispanic grocery store expansion

3 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Abby Poirier

Grocery retailer and food distribution company SpartanNash Co. has confirmed plans to expand its Hispanic grocery concept into Michigan as part of a broader retail growth strategy across the Midwest this year and into early 2026. Tony Sarsam, CEO of Byron Center-based SpartanNash Co., told brokerage analysts in a May 29 conference call to discuss first quarter earnings that the company’s expansion plans for its Hispanic grocery banner, Supermercado Nuestra Familia, include the Michigan market.
Iconic Grand Rapids hot dog joint sells after nearly 50 years

3 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Abby Poirier

Eastown hot dog joint Yesterdog has changed hands, allowing founder Bill Lewis to step back from the business he built over the last nearly five decades. The iconic hotdog restaurant, located at 1505 Wealthy St. SE in Grand Rapids’ Eastown neighborhood, sold May 30 to first-time restaurant owner Pat Connor, who plans to carry on Yesterdog’s vintage, cash-only charm.
Beloved Up North mainstay Art’s Tavern sells to Traverse City restaurateurs

3 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Abby Poirier

The beloved Art’s Tavern on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula has changed hands for the fourth time in its 91-year history, and its new owners plan to maintain its throwback atmosphere, including cash- and check-only payment. In a deal that closed today, experienced Traverse City-based restaurateurs Paul and Barbara Olson have taken over the small Glen Arbor bar along M-22 from former owners Tim Barr and Bonnie Nescott. Originally built in 1934, the 2,000-square-foot restaurant located at 6487 W.
Kalamazoo beverage distributor boosts wine portfolio with latest acquisition

3 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Abby Poirier

Michigan distributor Imperial Beverage Company has acquired the wine division of Carmela Foods Distributing Inc., adding more than 1,500 wine products to its portfolio. Effective June 2, Kalamazoo-based Imperial Beverage will take over Fraser-based Carmela Foods’ wine division and customer base. Carmela Foods, which distributes more than 250 brands in Michigan and Ohio, initially acquired its wine division in 2014.
Longtime banker leaves industry behind to acquire pair of Saugatuck cafes

4 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Abby Poirier

Downtown Saugatuck cafes Boardwalk Deli & Ice Cream and Fresh Basil Cafe have been acquired by a former West Michigan banker, who is leaving behind the financial sector to turn over a new leaf as a restaurateur. The deal for Fresh Basil Cafe, located at 313 Water St., and Boardwalk Deli & Ice Cream, located at 311 Water St., closed May 14. Former owner Erhan Kara will remain with the businesses over the coming summer season to help with new owner Justin Salava’s transition into the business.
A Michigan distillery wanted to push the envelope — and asparagus gin was born

4 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Abby Poirier

A Grand Rapids distillery is taking Michigan’s asparagus season to another level, debuting a new gin that gives the crop a starring role. The first week of June, Long Road Distillers’ limited batch of 82-proof Asparagin will be distributed throughout Michigan at locations where Long Road spirits are sold.
A Grand Rapids distillery wanted to push the envelope — and asparagus gin was born

4 weeks ago | crainsgrandrapids.com | Abby Poirier

A Grand Rapids distillery is taking Michigan’s asparagus season to another level, debuting a new gin that gives the crop a starring role. The first week of June, Long Road Distillers’ limited batch of 82-proof Asparagin will be distributed throughout Michigan at locations where Long Road spirits are sold.