RENO, Nev., Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural
Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC), the natural
foods chain that has changed many customers' lives with its
nutrition education, higher standards and more affordable prices,
is opening its first Nevada
location in Reno on October 28th at 4819 Kietzke Lane (phone:
775-448-9828).
"Natural Grocers is very excited to open its first Nevada store in the great community of
Reno," Kemper Isely, co-president of Natural Grocers.
"We're committed to offering affordable and nutritious food choices
to everyone in the community, and we can't wait to become part of
the community in The Biggest Little City in the World."
Shoppers in the Reno area may
wonder how a grocery store can change people's lives. "It's because
we provide the resources that people need to live a life of optimal
health and vitality even when facing health challenges," Isely
explained.
- Our stores offer ways to help you take the best care of your
own health. Each store offers many free science-based health and
nutrition learning resources. We provide World Class Customer
Service to help you find just the products you need, including
exceptionally high quality natural and organic groceries, natural
body care and dietary supplements – all at affordable prices.
- What's missing when you walk through our doors?
All those bad things you keep reading about. Natural Grocers
will not sell any grocery product that contains
artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, preservatives, or harmful
trans fats. Yet our shelves are full of amazing food and
products, including fantastic, worry-free foods for you, your
children and even for your pets. (See: "What We Won't Sell
and Why.")
- We sell only USDA Certified Organic produce. No more
guessing whether the produce you are buying is possibly treated
with pesticides and preservatives -- or even if it has been mixed
with something that has been treated. At Natural Grocers, our fresh
produce is all organic -- and we work hard to make organic
affordable.
- The meats in our stores come from animals that were raised
without the use of antibiotics, growth promoters or feed containing
animal by products.
- Each Natural Grocers store has a credentialed Nutritional
Health Coach (NHC). We provide this as a complimentary service,
because no one should be excluded from receiving advice and
information that can help them live a healthier life. NHCs can
answer questions on special diet needs, help you design a
personalized supplement and eating program, or point you toward the
products that support your health and fitness goals. You can even
sign up for individual coaching sessions or attend a nutrition
class or cooking demonstration in our teaching kitchen.
- Throughout the store, our knowledgeable staff welcomes your
questions about special diets like gluten-free, Paleo,
vegetarian/vegan, and low-glycemic, or about specific supplements
or products. If you read it on the Internet or saw it on TV, come
talk to us first for help understanding the science behind the
hype.
- We support local products and local farmers when we open a
store. We are always looking for opportunities to bring in meat,
produce and dairy from Nevada
producers. Check our website for new product approval
guidelines.
- Reno shoppers can come in to
experience healthy and delicious cooking demos, hear speakers or
attend seminars to enhance the depth of their nutrition knowledge
(schedule:
http://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-locations/reno/NV/events)
- We don't offer plastic or paper shopping bags at our registers,
but if you forget your reusable totes, we'll gladly pack your
groceries in free boxes. We do sell inexpensive reusable shopping
bags, AND each time you shop with your own reusable totes, we will
make a donation to the local food bank.
- The Grand Opening Celebration runs October 28th thru November 8th. Celebratory and
educational activities will take place every day during that time,
starting with Grand Opening Day on Tuesday, October 28th! Please
join us for:
- Cooking demonstrations
- Nutrition classes
- Many delicious food tastings
- Knowledgeable representatives from supplement
manufacturers
- Body care samples
- Giveaways! Grand Prizes are as follows:
- iPad compliments of Natural Grocers
- iPod compliments of Country Life
- $500 Natural Grocers Gift card
compliments of NOW Foods
- Vitamix High Performance Blender compliments of Nature's
Way/Enzymatic Therapy lines
- Cuisinart Food Processor compliments of Garden of Life
- Tokyo Collapsible adult bike compliments of Honest
Tea
- Daily giveaway gift baskets
(Grand prizing drawing will be on December 15, 2014. Need not be present to
win. See official rules for details.)
Following Grand Opening Week, Natural Grocers will hold free
community events most every weekend through January including a
Healthy Holiday Happiness session, a Gluten-Free Tasting Expo and
Health Fair and cooking demos. Please visit the store website,
www.naturalgrocers.com/rn for date and time details.
Of special note, Natural Grocers recently unveiled some of the
strictest dairy ingredient standards in the grocery industry. Our
goal is to help support family farms while keeping GMO feed,
veterinary drug residues and inhumane treatment out of the milk
production system that provides dairy products for our customers.
"We hope to spark a conversation with our communities and the
nation about how our food is raised, and how it impacts so many
other parameters that we sometimes forget to consider: food
quality, health, sustainability, community well-being, and animal
welfare," said Isely.
The Reno Natural Grocers will be open Monday through Saturday
from 8:00 a.m. to 9:04 pm. On Sunday
the store will be open from 8:00 a.m. to
7:06 p.m. Customers are welcome to come a little early or to
stay and shop a little late.
About Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Founded in Colorado by Margaret
& Philip Isely in 1955, Natural
Grocers was built on the premise that consumers should have access
to affordable, high-quality foods and dietary supplements, along
with nutrition knowledge to help them support their own health. The
family-run store has since grown into a successful national chain
with locations across Arizona,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Texas, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming and employs over 2000 people.
Although the company went public in July
2012, Isely family members continue to manage the company
day to day, building on the foundation of their parents' business.
Natural Grocers' popularity and success can be traced back to its
founding principles: dedication to providing science based
nutrition education, exceptional customer service, the highest
quality natural and organic products at affordable prices,
supporting their communities and providing great jobs with
excellent benefits and a living wage to their employees.
www.naturalgrocers.com
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