The return of a long-standing Reed City mini-grocery mart is here, but it has been a roller-coaster ride of a process.
In August of 2022, the long-standing Northend Grocery store was knocked down in hopes of a new Biggby Coffee shop coming in. This change brought good news and bad news.
The bad news: the plans for the coffee shop fell through. The good news: a new version of Northend would be on the way less than a year later.
Under the ownership of Craig Goodman and Al Peterson, the new convenience shop located at 315 N Chestnut Street now offers many different goods for the community.
“We're trying to have a little bit of something for everybody,” Al Peterson said. “We've got the meat markets open, the deli is open, and we now have our liquor license.”
(A look at the interior layout of Northend Meat and Produce; photo credit to Brandon Wirth).
The store had a soft opening back on May 7 and Peterson said they saw lots of positive feedback.
“Everybody seemed to like how the store was set up. (They) want us to have gas but it’ll come in time.”
Northend is currently waiting on permission from the state for putting motor fuel on their licenses with their four installed pumps. They have also applied for food stamp and lottery licenses. Peterson says they will be hoping to get those licenses before Memorial Day and be fully operational in the next month or so.
The store is currently open from 6 A.M. to 10 P.M. Sunday through Thursday. On Fridays and Saturdays, they will open at 6 A.M. and remain open until midnight. Peterson also said they will be open on holidays as well.
For more information on the store, visit “Northend Meat and Produce” on Facebook.