Stew gives a behind-the-scenes tour to business owners visiting from France, sharing how a little dairy store grew into eight farm-fresh food stores across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. 🛒🧡 For more than 50 years, visitors have come from near and far to experience what makes Stew Leonard’s different: fresh food, happy team members, memorable customer service, and a shopping experience that feels more like a family outing than a grocery trip. Our stores and marketing have been studied in college business and marketing courses, and companies often bring their leaders here to learn how Stew Leonard’s became known for turning food shopping into an experience. The New York Times famously called Stew Leonard’s “The Disneyland of Dairy Stores.” Forbes described our founder, Stew Leonard Sr., as “the retail guru who turned an ordinary grocery store into a legendary retail experience.” Inc. called Stew Leonard’s “America’s most entertaining retailer” and “a pioneer in experiential ...