Ninety years ago, when Joe Heinen opened Heinen’s Butcher Shop in what is now Shaker Heights, his primary objective was to always be a good listener to his patrons and to establish a personal relationship with each and every one of them. His original shop was merely 30 by 80-feet, but the popularity of his high-quality meats grew, so that before long, Joe expanded his enterprise to include a grocery store across the street and two more stores in the Cleveland area. That was in 1933, when Heinen’s became the city’s first supermarket, selling dry goods, homemade peanut butter, pickles and produce, in addition to staples of meat and deli items.
Since that time, Heinen’s has grown to include 23 stores, three warehouses and 3,500 employees throughout Northeastern Ohio and the Greater Chicago area. Even though we have grown exponentially, our values have remained the same – “Know who your customers are and give them the best products available at an affordable price.”