4 WINTER 2022 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Hometown Foods describes itself as “your local community connection for high quality foods, friendly service, and great prices.” Each store offers the convenience of being a one-stop shop, where customers can find everything they need including high-quality meat, produce, deli and bakery items, frozen foods, dairy, groceries, and health and beauty projects. In addition to the everyday basics, Hometown Foods also stocks specialty items from around the world. The staff is always happy to answer questions and help locate items. Panora Telco and Guthrie Center Communications provide services to two of the Hometown Foods locations. The Guthrie Center store uses voice and internet, and the Panora store uses voice and internet plus a phone system. (The Stuart store is outside our service area.) Guthrie Center Store Located at 200 State Street, the Guthrie Center Hometown Foods currently has 20 employees to keep the shelves stocked, the food prepared, and the customers happy. The team relies on their Guthrie Center Communications services to stay connected and work efficiently. Don Reinhart said, “We’re very pleased with our Guthrie Center Communications services. We rely heavily on the internet. All of our debit/credit, EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer), and eWIC (Women, Infants, and Children program) transactions require an internet connection, and these forms of payment make up a huge percentage of our daily transactions. In addition, lots of other day-to-day store activities are done online—such as ordering items for the store to sell, checking bank statements, paying bills, In 1975, three brothers—Tom Reinhart, Dave Reinhart, and Don Reinhart—purchased the Hometown Foods grocery store in Guthrie Center. They later added stores in Panora and Stuart to the family business and customers continue to appreciate the hometown shopping experience. These family-owned grocery stores believe in service with a smile Hometown Foods (L to R) Don Reinhart, Troy Reinhart, and Katie Reinhart
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