2017, Strack & Van Til announced the closure of six stores, four Ultra Foods stores and two Strack & Van Til stores. Following the announcement of those closures, parent company, Central Grocers announced the closure of nine Ultra Foods stores located in Illinois. In addition, 22 Strack and Van Tils will be up for sale. On May 15, 2017, Jewel-Osco made a bid to purchase all 19 Strack & Van Til grocery stores for $100 million. The Jewel-Osco bid was ultimately unsuccessful and the stores were sold in the bankruptcy auction to the Strack and Van Til families and the Indiana Grocery Group. As Central Grocers went bankrupt after being around for 100 years in 2017, Strack & Van Til made an agreement with Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., makers of Best Choice and Always Save brands of items to compensate for the now gone Centrella. Strack & Van Til returned to expansion in 2021 with the purchase of Tysen's Country Market in Demotte, Indiana. The store will take the Strack & Van Til name. References External links Strack & Van Til Official Site Ultra Foods Official Site Town & Country Food Market Official Site Supermarkets of the United States Companies based in Indiana American companies established in 1959 Retail companies established in 1959 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017 1959 establishments in Indiana