>> People in northeastern KELOLAND have a brand new place to buy groceries in tonight’s Eye on KELOLAND Kelly vote takes you inside and explains how a passion for the grocery business has been passed down through the generations. >> Brandon there grew up in
The grocery store. In fact, this is a picture of him as a young boy arranging food on the shelves officially. I think I was on the payroll at like 14 or something like Brandon never grew out of his love for the grocery business.
Despite his father’s morning, my dad always told me growing up that. >> You don’t want to be in the grocery business. It takes all your time and it’s. >> All this. And that today he’s a 3rd generation owner of Darren’s market in Millbank.
Brandon’s grandparents started the family business as a roller skating rink back in the 70’s. And that last about 2 years because >> not everybody needed to or skating apparently, but everybody needs to buy groceries. So if they decide open a grocery store Brandon
And his wife bought the store from his parents and and uncle a couple years ago in 2022 Barons Market purchased another longtime grocery store in town. Hartman’s family foods. They were great to work with when we did that to that
Store was closed down after it was purchased as planned just weeks ago, Barons Market opened the doors on its brand-new 33,000 Square-foot grocery store. The building is about 9,000 square feet bigger than its original location. Brandon says the larger store
Features an expanded produce section a bakery and a deli in the Milbank just really >> draws a lot from the surrounding area and our old building was starting to get run down and tired. So we had to kind of decide if we were
Going to. Build some new or if we’re going remodel. we just feared after looking at all that building new was the right answer. Ensure there’s bigger towns closer by 45 miles, way, Watertown. But the people in Millbank just love
To stay here in town, shop local. >> And that’s what makes us Customers like Minnesota shopper Amy Larson are impressed with the new store night and Day. Haha. >> Exciting. The new store comes as more people are calling Milbank home. Mayor
Pat Rafferty says according to the census, the town added more residents between 2010 2020 or going in the right way. And >> and we continue to see new development, more housing, get add jobs being created. So definitely going in the right
Direction, is proud to see the family business staying alive in Millbank. State of the art is going to be around a long time. So I am very proud. In fact, there may be. >> Fourth-generation grocers in the family. I’ve got 2 boys
That I hope they can do the same thing that I’m doing. Has it. It’s a it’s a rewarding job. You know, it’s for the people very rewarding to be in the grocery business. >> With eye on KELOLAND, I’m Kelli A lot of people up there
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