Employees express concern about future after sale of Cub Foods, SuperValu

Employees express concern about future after sale of Cub Foods, SuperValu

BRAINERD — The announcement of a tentative purchase agreement culminating in Cub Foods closing in Baxter along with the sale and rebranding of grocery stores in Brainerd and Pequot Lakes came as a shock to employees and community members. “We were surprised as well,” said Michael LaCoste, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663 secretary treasurer, in a phone interview Thursday, July 17. “There is a lot of anxiety, particularly for the memb…