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Fareway announces bonus for hourly workers

BOONE — Fareway Stores, Inc. has announced a second distribution of the Fareway Family Front Line Plan, which will provide cash bonuses to its hourly employees who have worked on the front lines during these unprecedented times.

A cash bonus will be paid to each hourly employee that worked in July or August and was employed as of Aug. 22. The bonuses range up to $500 per employee, with a total investment of several million dollars to approximately 10,200 front line employees. The Fareway corporate office will distribute the bonuses to qualifying hourly employees on Sept. 4.

“As 2020 continues to present challenges, we are incredibly grateful for the efforts of our employees,” said Fareway President and CEO Reynolds W. Cramer. “Throughout our communities, Fareway employees have offered customers a sense of stability in uncertain times. With their continued hard work and willingness to meet new expectations, we will rise above future challenges.”

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