Milestones in Nash Finch history
1885: Fred Nash opens a confectionary store in Devil's Lake, N.D.
Late 1880s: Nash and brothers Edgar and Willis start a fruit distribution business.
1904: Nash family acquires a wholesale distributor in Minot, N.D., first of a series of expansions through 1912. Their friend Harold Finch led a warehouse in Grand Forks, N.D.
1919: Nash brothers move company to Minneapolis.
1921: Nash Finch Co. is incorporated.
1922: Begins heavy promotion of such name-brand products as Nash's Toasted Coffee.
1950s: Expands customer base from independent mom-and-pop grocers to corporate-owned chains.
1954: Acquires 17-store supermarket chain.
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