The Peru Gazette

Stewart’s Shops is investing $55 million this year to expand, renovate and rebuild shops across upstate New York and Vermont.

“There is a growing need for fresh, quality food and beverages, plus our award-winning milk and ice cream and other services,” said Stewart’s Shops president Chad Kiesow. “We are committed to investing in our shops so we can serve our communities to the best of our ability.”

To accomplish that goal, Stewart’s is expanding in several markets this year with the construction of shops in Sidney, Alexandria Bay and Cohoes, New York. The company also opened a shop this month in the former Dexter Market location near Watertown, New York.

Stewart’s also is rebuilding locations in Dolgeville, Norwich, Saratoga Springs, St. Johnsville, Watertown and Wilton in New York.

Meanwhile, the company continues to rebrand and introduce ice cream counters at several of the former Jolley shops that were acquired in late 2024.

“Stewart’s one-stop-shop model of serving as a coffee shop, a restaurant, an ice cream shop and a gas station has helped the company play an important role in neighborhoods throughout New York and Vermont,” Kiesow said.

In addition to the larger construction projects, Stewart’s is remodeling at least 15 shops to increase food and beverage offerings at some of our older, smaller locations.

To support the growth of our shops, Stewart’s is in the midst of a multiyear, $30 million expansion of our plant and commercial kitchen just outside Saratoga Springs in Greenfield, New York.

Stewart’s is a family- and employee-owned company that operates 400 shops across upstate New York, Vermont and western New Hampshire.