Any shopper entering Hy-Vee store without a mask will be provided with a free face covering consistent with the company campaign of “Mask it up to Shut COVID Down.” Employees will be stationed at the front entrance to hand out masks to shoppers shopping if local authorities have not mandated wearing face masks in public. 

Christina Gayman, Director or Public Relations of Hy-Vee stated, “we are highly recommending wearing of masks in our stores which is why we are being proactive in handing out millions of masks to customers across our eight states area at no cost” she added “we don’t want to put our employees in a highly confrontational situation with customers who might be very emotional about this issue.  We are being realistic and responsible by handing out masks and educating our shoppers.”