n 1981 Lee and Shari Badger started into the grocery business by purchasing a small grocery store in Smithfield called Jack’s Foodtown. Over the next few years, the store was remodeled several times, finally doubling in size by 1991. Meanwhile, the north end of cache valley was growing so rapidly that spring of 1994 brought the grand opening of Lee’s Marketplace, a larger, brand new location directly across the street from Jack’s Foodtown. This new store included an exciting new pharmacy, deli, scratch bakery and expanded departments. After 13 years, with this new location, Lee and Shari dropped the name of Jack’s Foodtown and began the legacy of Lee’s Marketplace.

Over the years, a second location joined the Lee’s Family. The Logan location brought many new services to the table, opening in 1999. This new store now offered a sit-down style deli, a designer floral department, a state of the art bakery, a full-service butcher block, seafood counter and its own pharmacy.