Yoke's Fresh Market


Yoke's Fresh Market is an employee-owned Spokane, Washington-based chain of grocery stores founded in 1946 by Marshall and Harriet Yoke. The chain was established by their son Chuck in the 1960s and now encompasses 19 stores in Washington, Idaho, and Montana, primarily in the Spokane area. In 1990, Chuck sold the chain to the employees. John Bole currently directs company operations. In recent years, the chain has expanded into the southeastern portion of Washington, with stores in Pasco, Kennewick, West Richland, and Richland.
The Liberty Lake Yoke's opened their doors on March 2, 2016, at the old Safeway/Haggen location.
In September 2016, Yoke's Fresh Market expanded their stores total to 17 by acquiring Trading Company Stores locations in Cheney, Latah Creek, Spokane Valley, and Post Falls.
Yoke's announced that it would acquire both Missoula Fresh Market in Missoula. The conversion happened in the fall of 2022, and now Yoke's has several Montana locations.
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History

Yoke's Fresh Market was founded in 1946 in Deer Park, Washington, by Marshall and Harriet Yoke.
In 1990, Chuck Yoke sold the chain of stores to the employees, thus forming an employee stock ownership plan.

Locations

Spokane, Washington locations

  • Airway Heights – 1151 S. Lyons
  • Argonne – 9329 E. Montgomery Ave.
  • Cheney – 4 Cheney-Spokane Rd
  • Deer Park – 810 S. Main St.
  • Indian Trail – 3321 W. Indian Trail Rd.
  • Latah Creek – 4235 S. Cheney-Spokane Rd
  • Liberty Lake – 1233 N. Liberty Lake Rd.
  • Mead – 14202 N. Market St.
  • North Foothills – 210 E. North Foothills Dr.
  • Sprague & McDonald – 13014 E. Sprague Ave
  • Sprague – 15111 E. Sprague Ave. Store was closed in late 2010.
  • Wellesley – 4507 W. Wellesley Ave. Store was closed in September 2007.

Washington: other locations

Idaho locations

Montana locations