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Choice’s Natural Market, Venice, FL

737 Tamiami Tr. S., Venice, FL
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Website: http://www.natrualfoodsvenicefl.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/choicesvenice
Owner: Karen King
General Manager:
Founded in: 2011
Organic Sales: 98% of overall store sales are organic, and 100% of produce sales are organic.
Annual Sales: Less than $2.5 million a year.

GMO Practices

Manufacturer Communication

Karen became a retailer 10 years ago specifically to make sure that she had a GMO-free food supply for her family and her community. She personally contacts brokers and often manufacturers directly if she has any product questions. Her brokers know not to offer any products that may contain suspect ingredients.

Product Removal Process

The store is actively removing any products that are not certified organic or certified to be GMO-free. Suspect products likely to contain GMOs that the store wants to make available to their customers, such as gluten-free foods which are especially suspect, can be special-ordered through the store.

Labeling

Choice's Natural Market is a Non-GMO Project Participating Retailer and displays the Project’s signage and materials throughout the store. The store also posts signs on the front window and throughout the store educating customers about the dangers of GMOs, and sells No GMO children's aprons.


Comments

  1. Janene Goudreault says

    January 14, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Hi Karen! I am new to the area visiting and looked up natural organic stores and Choices popped up. I’m on my way now. Looking for fresh fish. Hope to meet you! I sell hydroponic growing Towers of
    You think your store could grow and use its own supplies.
    Look up greenbronxmachine.com Stephen Ritz is amazing. I live in the Boston area and we are becoming more and more green thankfully!
    Best!
    Janene
    Boston, MA

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