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NATURAL GROCERS
NATURAL GROCERS. Natural Grocers opened its doors for business on November 14, 2018. Located at 3333 Asbury Road in the former home of the TRI-STATE BLIND SOCIETY, the grocery was the local branch of a Colorado-based grocery chain, the sixth branch to open in Iowa, and the 150th store of the chain to open in the United States.
At a time when consumers were more interested in the ingredients and origins of their food, Natural Foods offered several appealing qualities. Eggs came from free-range chickens and all dairy products originated from pasture-fed cows rather than confinement operations. Meat came from animals never treated with antibiotics, hormones or growth promoters. Natural Grocers also refused to sell products with artificial colors, sweeteners or flavors. The store will devote part of its floor space to literature about nutrition and free one-on-one health coaching to customers.
The renovated building had been the site of an A & P Foods store and later a Save-U-More grocery.
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Source:
Montgomery, Jeff, "Officials See New Store As Natural Fit for Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, November 13, 2018, p. 1