Who owns choices market

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From the beginning, we began drawing a loyal clientele who loved our commitment to green retailing. While establishing a presence as a natural, organic grocer, Choices also gained recognition as an advocate of supporting the great number of BC dedicated food producers. Over the years, the lasting relationships that Choices has built with local food producers are more than simply buy-and-sell transactions; they run much deeper. Choices has been a strong supporter of not only the farmers and food makers, but also local organizations that work toward building healthy, sustainable communities, whether through food, education, health or environmental initiatives.

At the core, we believe that it takes more than good food to build strong communities. Respecting the environment is another one of our motivations.

We build our stores with energy efficiency in mind. Instead of contributing to growing landfills, we compost produce, bakery and meat items that are then turned into healthy, fertile soil.

To reduce food kilometres, we make it a priority to source local products whenever possible and if we must obtain a product from abroad, we source fair trade if available. We also place a lot of value on education. Not only do we keep our staff knowledgeable and passionate, we also do our best to educate the customer. If the store closes, her business will take a hit. Chris Thoreau, a member and founding member of Vancouver Food Pedalers Cooperative, a microgreens delivery service, is not surprised the co-op store is facing financial challenges.

His dissatisfaction with the co-op involve having products being out of stock, aisles being blocked by food waiting to be shelved and not receiving member discounts. Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to: www. Jenny Peng is a Vancouver-based reporter covering business.