Grocery Chains Add Dine-In Restaurants to the Mix
Photo Caption: Earlier this year, midwest grocer Hy-Vee announced a partnership with burger chain Wahburgers.
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There are more convenient ways to get your groceries than visiting a supermarket, so grocery chains are turning to restaurants to draw customers into stores.
A renewed focus on the in-store experience is driving grocery chains to add restaurants to their offerings. Since you no longer have to go to the grocery store to stock up on food (thanks, grocery delivery!), chains must make it worth your while. Whole Foods has done this for a while with its in-store prepared foods, but as of last February had added 30 restaurants with waitstaff and 250 quick-service concepts, according to Eater.
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