Dorothy Lane Market
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Dorothy Lane Market is a chain of gourmet
grocery stores based and located in the Dayton, Ohio
region. In 2001 and 2007, The Dorothy Lane Market was named one of only six Outstanding Retailers by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade
(NASFT) at the International Fancy Food Show in New York City
. Annual company revenue
is $69,000,000 and the company has just over 700 employees. A culinary school is also located in the Dorothy Lane Market at the Centerville
location.
In 2009, The Dorothy Lane Market won the Readers Choice Award
in the Best Gourmet Grocery category.
. In the years to come, more locations sprang up in the Dayton region. In 1991, the Dorothy Lane Market opened a second location in Centerville, Ohio
then a third location in Springboro, Ohio
in 2002. In 2005, the company's produce departments were certified organic by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.
Gourmet
Gourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations of large meals of small, often quite rich courses...
grocery stores based and located in the Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
region. In 2001 and 2007, The Dorothy Lane Market was named one of only six Outstanding Retailers by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade
The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade is a not-for-profit business trade association established in 1952 to foster trade, commerce and interest in the specialty food industry in the USA...
(NASFT) at the International Fancy Food Show in New York City
New York City
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. Annual company revenue
Revenue
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is $69,000,000 and the company has just over 700 employees. A culinary school is also located in the Dorothy Lane Market at the Centerville
Centerville, Ohio
Centerville, Ohio is a city in Montgomery and Greene Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.Centerville, Ohio may also refer to:*Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio*Centerville, Clinton County, Ohio or Lees Creek...
location.
In 2009, The Dorothy Lane Market won the Readers Choice Award
Readers Choice Award
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in the Best Gourmet Grocery category.
History
The Dorothy Lane Market began as a fruit stand in 1948. Later in 1953, the market was built in Oakwood, OhioOakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio
Oakwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,202 at the 2010 census. Oakwood is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was incorporated in 1908...
. In the years to come, more locations sprang up in the Dayton region. In 1991, the Dorothy Lane Market opened a second location in Centerville, Ohio
Centerville, Ohio
Centerville, Ohio is a city in Montgomery and Greene Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.Centerville, Ohio may also refer to:*Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio*Centerville, Clinton County, Ohio or Lees Creek...
then a third location in Springboro, Ohio
Springboro, Ohio
Springboro is an affluent suburb of Cincinnati and Dayton located in Warren and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is in Warren County's Clearcreek and Franklin Townships and Montgomery County's Miami Township...
in 2002. In 2005, the company's produce departments were certified organic by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.