City Council Honors Des Moines Store's 80-Year History

DES MOINES, IA — The Des Moines City Council will make a special presentation at 4 p.m. today in recognition of Campbell's Nutrition's 80 years in Des Moines. The company celebrated its anniversary in September.

Campbell's began as a lunch counter in downtown Des Moines in 1937. It has grown into a full-service health and nutrition store and is Iowa's oldest health food store.

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Campbell's is a combination grocery, vitamin and supplement business with a cafe inside its store in the Uptown Shopping Center at 4040 University Ave. Diane Lahodny, a native of Hawaii who moved to Des Moines to attend college, is the third owner. She has expanded the business in recent years and now offers products from more than 40 suppliers of organic produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meats and non-food items. She also operates a smaller Campbell's store in Urbandale.

The City Council presentation will take place in the interim council chambers at the Richard A. Clark Municipal Services Center, 1551 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

Photo courtesy of Campbell's Nutrition