Our History

“ Coborn's Golden Rule — treat all with dignity and respect ”

In 2014, we published the book, “Behind the Store Shelves” that tells the history of the Coborn's family of grocery stores, from its humble beginnings as a little produce market on Benton Drive in Sauk Rapids, through 2014, evolving into a much larger retailer, operating 59 grocery stores and many other business units. That was seven years ago and much has changed in that time. So, true to the continued foray into the digital world, we present an updated digital version of “Beyond the Store Shelves” in this special 100 year commemorative website.

Here, you will find some updates to the original book, as well as an expanded new content that updates the company history to 2021, the year we celebrate our 100th Anniversary. We hope you will enjoy reading about the many chapters of our history, as much as we've enjoyed reminiscing about the many special friends, family and folks we've met along the way.