Hy-Vee, Inc. is an employee-owned American supermarket chain founded in 1930 and headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. It operates more than 550 locations across nine Midwestern states, including full-service grocery stores, drugstores, Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh convenience stores, Dollar Fresh Market discount stores and fuel sites. The company generates more than $13 billion in annual sales and employs over 75,000 people, making it one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States. It has vertically integrated its supply chain through subsidiaries covering distribution, food manufacturing, floral, construction, pharmacy and banking.