

The History of the Handle Bag
People have come to expect a grocery bag with a handle when they shop at Dean’s. It’s still special to get your groceries bagged and carried out for you, something the team at Dean’s still does every day. We thought it would be interesting to consider where the handle shopping bag came from. And guess what, it came right from St. Paul Minnesota! In 1917, a St. Paul grocer named Walter Duebner was thinking about what he could do to help his customers buy more groceries. So, h