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Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Reader's Choice Best Grocery/ Supermarket

December 29, 2010

Parkersburg- With four stores in the Parkersburg area, Foodland has once again been chosen Best Grocery/ Supermarket in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Readers' Choice survey.

" We feel very privileged that the folks in the Mid-Ohio Valley continue to support us and recognize us as the best grocery store in the area." said Jim Oppe, owner and president of the local Foodland franchise.

Foodland has four local stores at Plum Street and Emerson Avenue in Parkersburg. Gihon Road Plaza in south Parkersburg and on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna. Foodlands are also located in The Plains, Ohio and in Spencer, WV.

The south Parkersburg store was relocated in October 2007 from its longtime home on West Virginia Route 95 to the new location in The Gihon Village Shopping Plaza off Gihon Road.

Oppe said one of the reasons for change was the shift in traffic patterns due to Corridor D's construction, which moved some traffic off WV 95.

The store moved into the former Big Bear building, which also houses Ollie's Bargain Outlet, has more than doubled the space of the original building. That provided more room for specialty foods, frozen foods, produce, seafood, meat and other sections of the store.

" The store is doing very well. We're pleased with sales and it's continuing to grow," he said.

Oppe said the stores pride themselves on their local roots and community service.

"We are the local guys. We continue to support a lot of local organizations and groups and we are very proud of what we can give back. We're able to do that through the continued support of our customers," he said.

"We are also very proud of our staff, we have a great base of employees that continue to perform above and beyond, nothing is possible without them. I'm only one person. From our management staff on down to the part-time folks, we are all committed to customer service," Oppe said.

While the company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, Oppe became involved in March 1995 when he purchased his first store.

Foodland is a full service grocery store. Among its services are fresh-cut meat daily, a service Oppe believes is declining elsewhere. Oppe said the stores also purchase as much seasonal local produce as possible.

"We're the local guys. This is home to us," he said.

Toys for Tots drive: Big success this year. Thank you to all our customers that contributed.

You gave smiles to a lot of children and made Christmas what it is suppose to be.