In September, Modern Baking visited Hy-Vee's newest location in Urbandale, Iowa. The in-store bakery features an artisan bread program with breads created from starters on premise, updated and upscaled cakes and cupcakes and a return to service donuts that allows for a tiered pricing structure. While grab-and-go items are still plentiful, the bakery has focused on service case to sell a lot of its products. To learn more about the Urbandale's bakery, read Hy-Vee's bakery of the future.
The chain also was named Modern Baking's 2012 In-store Bakery Operation of the Year. To see photos from other Hy-Vee locations, visit the Hy-Vee photo gallery.
