Corporate Responsibility Report Our Commitment. Our Impact. With nearly 16,000 associates serving We measure success based on customers located in 47 states as well as decreasing our environmental our military heroes throughout the world, impact, advancing our social SpartanNash recognizes the value of stewardship and sustaining our our voice and strategic importance of commitments in accordance with our resources. our financial performance. We are mindful that our business This report provides an overview of decisions, products, services and our journey and how SpartanNash is operations have a direct impact on leveraging both our voice and footprint the environment, our communities, to make a difference in the communities customers and co-workers. we serve. We define this conviction as our We invite you to take a look. As you’ll Corporate Responsibility. see, we take relationships seriously – so much so that our vision is to be a We also acknowledge that Corporate best-in-class business that feels local, Responsibility is a journey – not a one- where relationships matter. and-done activity, event or initiative. At SpartanNash, we’re investing in today, Consequently, we continually to ensure a better tomorrow. challenge ourselves to identify, align and integrate impactful practices Who is SpartanNash 2-3 throughout our wholesale and military Historical Timeline 4-5 distribution supply chains, more than Social Responsibility 6-21 155 corporate-owned retail stores, Environmental Sustainability 22-32 and three service centers. Dennis Eidson CEO and Chairman of the Board SpartanNash is a $7.7 billion Fortune 400 company that was formed in November 2013 when Spartan Stores, based in We are Grand Rapids, Michigan, merged with Nash Finch Company, SpartanNash based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Together, we’re ‘Taking food places.’ 12 WA ND 10 MT 6 5 VT ME MN 90 We are the nation’s fifth largest food 155 corporate-owned retail stores in Our primary retail banners include: SD WI NH distributor as well as the leading 10 states and distribute to independent • Dan’s Supermarket OR ID NY NH 3 MI RI distributor of grocery products to military retailers in 47 states. We also operate • D&W Fresh Market WY NE 27 CT IA commissaries in the United States. 17 distribution centers. • Econofoods 1 3 PA • Family Fare Supermarkets NJ Our military operations also serve: 1 OH MD Together, we’re ‘Taking food places.’ • Family Fresh Market DE • Europe IN WV • SunMart IL UT CO KS • Cuba We are guided by our core values of • Supermercado Nuestra Familia MO KY VA NV • Puerto Rico customer focus, innovation, patriotism, • ValuLand TN NC • Bahrain teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability • VG’s OK • Egypt and celebration and fun. The key to AR our success is our family of nearly CA AZ SC Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., 16,000 associates, who put customers, NM SpartanNash also has service centers consumers, communities and co-workers MS AL GA in Minneapolis and Norfolk, Va. first, each and every day. TX LA We currently operate more than FL Retail Store Count by State Wholesale Food Distribution Centers: MDV Distribution Centers: Service Centers: Bellefontaine, Ohio Bloomington, Indiana Grand Rapids, Michigan Food Distribution Coverage Bluefield, Virginia Columbus, Georgia Minneapolis, Minnesota Fargo, North Dakota Landover, Maryland Norfolk, Virginia Non Coverage Area Grand Rapids, Michigan Norfolk, Virginia Lima, Ohio Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lumberton, North Carolina Pensacola, Florida Minot, North Dakota San Antonio, Texas Omaha, Nebraska Sioux Falls, South Dakota St. Cloud, Minnesota 2 | SpartanNash SpartanNash | 3 Our CR Journey SpartanNash n a g i h c Nash Finch Company i M , s d November 19, 2013 i p a R Nash Finch Company and 1885 1983 2007 d n Founded as a Became publicly Created culture a Spartan Stores, two multi- r 1996 champions program G confectionery, Devils traded on the n 2009 i Lake, N.D.; changed NASDAQ Acquired Military d Started veterans billion dollar companies, te Distributors of a name to Nash Finch and family of veterans c Virginia (MDV) lo Company in 1919 hiring preference merged to form SpartanNash. is rs te ar qu ad e te H ora orp 1986 2012 SpartanNash C Launched an energy 2002 Switched to more 1922 management system Began using and Founded Helping environmentally and recycling program selling environmentally friendly plastic bags 2015 Hands Society; Launched Family Fare’s friendly cleaning renamed the NFC products “I Heart Local” campaign Foundation in 1931 2011 and introduced Living Held first 2008 Well sections Introduced Nash Helping Hands 2015 Day; launched Brothers Trading TM TM 2015 diversity training Expanded Full Circle 5 Company natural 2013 Transitioned hiring 2015 8 8 natural and organic and organic premium Converted to-go 1 Created Corporate and orientation a private brand deli/bakery private brand product c Responsibility training to paperless r i offerings c products; hired first packaging to Advisory Committee , processes e r dietitian and launched recyclable plastic 2014 o t 2016 s wellness program. Defined mission, y 2012 Continuing n 2015 2015 a Opened LEED vision and values p Converted to processless Began collecting and our journey... om C certified grocery store properly retiring h plates in graphic inc 2010 h F services (reducing American flags at all t Nas Formed Sustainability Firs solvents and water) company locations Steering Committee 2013 2014 2015 Named one Began 2015 2011 Added all retail Spartan Stores 2007 Held first Earth of Fortune’s companywide Formalized Animal stores to energy Introduced Week events with ‘World’s Most energy project Welfare Policy dashboard diversity and Goodwill; began Admired Companies’ tracking 2015 Initiated program to 1917 2005 inclusion printing Facts Up Front 2015 ® track companywide Founded as Implemented training on Spartan brand 2015 Invested in new retail food product a sugar CO-OP, 1989 paper reduction products Expanded worksite aerodynamic wellness program tractors with donations and impact Grand Rapids, Purchased ink processes 2014 companywide increased fuel of corporate giving Mich. recycling machine Launched robust three- 2008 efficiency for in-house Began companywide year integration plan graphic services recycling program including corporate 2015 responsibility mapping Integrated NFC and Spartan Stores Foundations to form SpartanNash 2000 2006 1918 Became publicly Foundation 2015 Founded Spartan Listed as a Fortune Became Grand Rapids traded on the Stores Foundation; 400 company Wholesale Grocery NASDAQ launched energy 7 Company; changed 1 9 1 improvement program name to Spartan a c Stores, Inc. in 1957 ir c , d e s a ch ur r p ga f su Boxcar o 4 | Our Corporate Responsibility Journey Our Corporate Responsibility Journey | 5 Social Responsibility Corporate Giving | SpartanNash Foundation | Volunteering | Associate and Food Safety | Serving Our Military Heroes | Diversity and Inclusion | Associate Wellness | Customer Health and Wellness | Fair Food Pledge and Animal Welfare | Double Up Food BucksTM 6 | Social Responsibility Social Responsibility | 7 In 2015 Relationships $ 1.5million Matter in company contributions to education, health and wellness, hunger, patriotic and community Making a difference where we live, work and play. initiatives SpartanNash’s goal is to be engrained In late 2015 and early 2016, SpartanNash We also offer our communities in the fabric of our communities – not just joined forces with our Grand Rapids several opportunities to partner with at the dinner table. warehouse associates to provide our us to raise funds for their favorite Flint, Mich. neighbors with safe drinking community nonprofits. Our corporate giving programs are water. Together, we donated two just one way we build relationships truckloads of bottled water, sparking Our Direct Your Dollars™ program is one within our local communities. In 2015, questions from associates and store such program. It is built on the concept we contributed $1.5 million toward guests on how they could help with of shopping with purpose, meaning our sponsorships, fundraisers, gift cards additional donations. The ensuing water store guests can use their purchasing and product donations to make our drive resulted in 1.3 million bottles of power to support their favorite nonprofits. communities stronger, healthier water – or 40 semi-truck loads – being Through our Direct Your Dollars program, and safer. donated and distributed by our team eligible nonprofit organizations can earn to the Flint community. Several Detroit $1,000, simply by collecting and submitting Lions football players got in on the $150,000 in eligible receipts from any of action, helping with the donation. our corporate-owned retail stores or fuel centers. All preschool and K-12 schools are SpartanNash’s retail, distribution and eligible to participate, as well as school- In 2015, we sponsored more than 800 For the third year in a row, we also service centers also support requests sponsored groups and clubs. Faith-based health and wellness events, including focused on raising resources and from local schools, athletic teams, faith- and community service organizations are the Michigan State University College awareness in memory of a co-worker, based organizations, community service also eligible, as are nonprofit organizations of Human Medicine Gran Fondo. As the Dan “Corky” Carman, during three ALS clubs and veterans support groups. with a 501(c)(3) determination. event’s Premier Sponsor in 2015 and walks in South Dakota and Minnesota. 2016, we encouraged our associates to Dan previously served as distribution These requests run the gamut – from Our SCRIP/TRIP program is another participate in this fun bike ride and raise director of the Sioux Falls, S.D. Fourth of July fireworks and festivities popular way for community groups to money to find a cure for skin cancer. distribution center and was diagnosed to sponsoring little league teams; from raise money by shopping in our retail We took the challenge to heart and with the disease in June 2013. For the helping host elementary school bake stores.