Natural Grocers Ad (2024)

FAQs

What did Natural Grocers used to be called? ›

For a very short time in 1995, the company was called “Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Emporium.” Vitamin Cottage eventually became a misnomer—customers were surprised we carried more than vitamins, so it was time for a name change!

But why does Natural Grocers close on such odd minutes of the hour? We went to the cashier to find out why... According to the history of the Natural Grocers food store chain, the original owners always wanted the customers to never feel rushed when they were shopping with them.

From the moment you walk into a Natural Grocers store, you'll notice the difference—the affordable difference. The difference is in our 100% organic produce, our 100% pasture-based dairy, our 100% free-range eggs, and our 100% conscientiously and humanely raised meats.

The Natural Grocers Executive Team is rated a "F" and led by CEO Kemper Isely.

Walmart is the largest supermarket chain in the United States, and indeed the world, with a global turnover of $611.3 billion (€556.45 billion) in the year to end 31 January 2023, of which 69% was generated in its Walmart US business*, resulting in a total US turnover of $421.8 billion (€388.4 billion).

The first-ever shop approximating what we think of today as a grocery store was Memphis, Tennessee's Piggly Wiggly in 1916.

Dairy goods such as milk, butter, cheese, eggs, yogurt are the most purchased grocery item with 82% of consumers purchasing it during their typical grocery shopping trip.

Natural Grocers only carries CBD products extracted from hemp. It is important to note that because these products are extracted from plants the amount of THC will vary from product to product, however the maximum amount of THC, CBD products are allowed to contain, is 0.3% and many contain less than that.

Inspiring Change One Store at a Time.

Together we are spreading our parents' dream of igniting a good4u revolution across the country… and the world. What started out as a Colorado-based company, has now grown to over 168 stores and counting in 21 states, thanks to customers like you.

NGVC has a market cap or net worth of $491.85 million as of June 25, 2024. Its market cap has increased by 81.49% in one year.

Where is Vitamin Cottage headquarters located? ›

Lakewood, CO

Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers / Headquarters

It is a unit of National Grocers, itself a unit of Loblaw Companies Limited. Stores are typically operated by a franchise owner. Many of the stores were originally Ottawa-area outlets of the defunct Quebec-based Steinberg's grocery chain.

James Read founded the company on June 11, 1946, in San Francisco, California. He bought government surplus food products and sold them in previously vacant stores throughout San Francisco. He named his new company Cannery Sales.

In 1978, twenty-five-year-old college dropout John Mackey and twenty-one-year-old Renee Lawson (Hardy), borrowed $45,000 from family and friends to open the doors of a small natural foods store called SaferWay in Austin, Texas.

The General Store.

These general stores, mercantile's, or emporiums, served rural populations of small towns and villages, and the farmers and ranchers in the surrounding areas. They offered a place where people could find food and necessities that would have otherwise been difficult to obtain.

The Village Grocer story is one of healthy evolution and commitment to quality. Our roots go way back to the 1950s, with a small neighbourhood grocery store in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur.