Wagner’s IGA to be sold to former employee
By Kyle Shaner - kshaner@sidneydailynews.com
MINSTER – Wagner’s IGA, which the Wagner family has owned for almost 100 years, will be sold this summer to a former employee who is the current owner of a grocery store in eastern Ohio.
Wally Wagner Jr., the president of Wagner’s IGA and third-generation owner, said he is selling the grocery store chain to Leo Braido, the owner of Oberlin IGA in Oberlin. Wagner hopes to complete the sale by Aug. 1.
“We couldn’t find a better buyer for Wagner’s to continue on,” Wagner said. “The name and the heritage of the store and the involvement in the local communities, he understands all of that because he’s been involved in that basically all his life. He understands the importance of it, and that’s why we feel so comfortable and good about him purchasing it.”