On April 1, 1972 Gene Doscher and Tim Mattheisen purchased Chuck’s IGA Store from Chuck Logan.  The name of the store was then changed to Do-Mat’s Foodland and was located in a small 3500 square foot building presently occupied by the Benson Laundromat.  At the time of purchase the supplier was also changed to Fairway Foods of St. Paul, Minnesota (Later moved to Northfield, MN).  Do-Mat’s began with 6 full time and 6 part time employees.  A grand opening was held May 17, 1972.

In March of 1976 a huge change took place when Do-Mat’s Foodland moved to its present location in the Countryside Plaza.  The size of the store was now 8000 square feet, more than double the size of the original building.  The size of the staff was also doubled.  Also incorporated into the new store was a paint and wallpaper business.  This part of the business was expanded to include flooring and decorating in 1980.  In 1982 the paint and floor covering business was discontinued and the wallpaper business was sold to Don’s Flooring of DeGraff, now of Benson.

The next major change came in 1986 when a 4000 square foot expansion was added along with a reset and a redecorating of the entire store.  The name of the store was then changed to Do-Mat’s Fairway Foods.   1995 saw the addition of an in store bakery.  In June of 1996 Tim’s son, Matt, rejoined the staff and became the store manager.

In 1998 changes were again on the horizon.  Plans were made for a 5000 square foot addition to include an expansion of the bakery, addition of a deli with sit down area and another complete reset and redecorating.  This project was completed by the end of that year.  The building was now at 17000 square feet.  Along with the building expansion came additional employees and staff now numbering around 35 full time and part time.

November of 1999 Fairway Foods announced it was closing their warehouse in  Northfield, Minnesota by April of  2000 and would no longer be Do-Mat’s supplier.

After much consideration Gene and Tim decided to become part of the Affiliated Foods Midwest cooperative in Norfolk, Nebraska.  After 27 years of doing business with Fairway Foods, the first truckload from Affiliated Foods Midwest arrived in December 1999.  Also, at this time the name of the store was changed to Do-Mat’s Family Foods.

June 1, 2007 Gene Doscher retired from the business and sold his shares of stock in the corporation to Tim and Carol Mattheisen.  

We have a friendly staff and provide excellent services such as:

Fresh Meat - Fresh homemade Brats, Homemade swedish Sausage, Homemade Sandwich Spread. Special orders welcome - cut and wrapped to order.

Fresh Produce. Many specialty Items available. Special orders welcome including fruit and gift baskets for any occasion.
 
Fresh Deli - Eat in or take out. Rotisserie Chicken daily. Homemade meals, salads, and soups. Business meeting meals available for pick up or delivery. Special orders are always welcome.

Fresh In-store Bakery featuring breads, buns, european breads, cakes, and bakery sweets.

Annual outdoor truckload produce sale held in mid-June.

Activities,as part of the outdoor sale, include a Brat/hot dog stand provided by the Boy Scouts and a Burger,milk, and Ice Cream Sundae night assisted by the Swift County American Dairy Association.