With the COVID-19 outbreak seemingly behind us, Wonderful Life Foods has made some changes to the store and its management that have already taken effect as the store is looking to bring back some services it previously had along with other new services.
One of the services the store has already brought back includes its self-service area for customers to choose from a few warm breakfast and lunch options with add-ins. “Coming back are some of the things we did before the COVID pandemic, and we’re looking to reintroduce some of those things. We’re offering the self-service soup starting this year. Years past, we’ve always just done one soup, and now we’re concentrating on two different soup options for people. That’s one of our more favorite items of our customers, so we’re expanding that selection a little bit,” Wonderful Life Foods owner Shawn Rezac. “In the last couple of years, people have always loved our baked goods, and we offer cold items for breakfast. But what I’m doing this year is offering oatmeal for a warm breakfast option. I have all of the sides to go with it, honey, granola, toppings, and things like that. So, we’re concentrating more on those self-service items for customers.”
Along with the soups and their baked goods, the store is looking to sell more individual options for customers, such as single cookies and cupcakes for a snack option. Rezac revealed that he also is looking to introduce some new baked items, such as two new sizes for their muffins (regular and jumbo size), banana bread, and expanding on their keto items. Specifically, items that he makes in the store, like their granola bars, protein balls, and other grocery items.
Another pre-COVID service the store is bringing back includes the working area in the back of the store by the kitchen for groups and organizations to meet privately for lunch or coffee. “In the past, different groups wanted to come in and have a little more privacy, so we’re giving them that option again. So, if people have some larger groups, they can be off in the back and don’t have to worry about being up in the front where all the foot traffic is,” Shawn Rezac explained. “That’s another thing I’m bringing back from when COVID happened. It was something that was pretty popular, but I just wasn’t super comfortable until now to start reintroducing that to people.” Rezac explained that the room will be on a call-ahead option for groups to reserve and give the store time to set up. With him requesting a longer time notice if there is a bigger group and will work on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Rezac also revealed that the store has undergone an ownership change, with him now being the sole owner of the store rather than a co-ownership, but announced that not many things will change on what the store has to offer. However, he is looking to enhance the shopping experience for customers with some new ideas. “Each week, I’m going to try and introduce a few new items because I’m going to keep with the core of what I’ve always been doing, but I don’t want to get overwhelmed with too much at once. So, keep an eye on Facebook because I’ll be posting all the new things that I’m going to be offering. But, especially around the holidays, like on Valentine’s Day, I’m going to be running a promotion during that time and offering a few new baked items that I haven’t done in the past during the month of February. The same with St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. I have a couple of ideas for specific baked goods items for those couple of holidays in the spring. We’ll see how that goes and what the customers say, and we may continue to do those and expand on it.”
To stay up to date with the latest items and offers coming to Wonderful Life Foods, follow the store’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WonderfulLifeFoods. If you have any questions or would like to book a group table, you can call the store at 218-281-1125.
Pictures of some of the new changes to the store can be seen below-
