Help Us Start a Grocery Chain

Are you a vegan looking for a one-stop shop for all your plant-based needs? Wish you would never have to worry about reading the ingredients or researching the ethics of the product manufacturer? Look no further! Our mission is to provide ethical vegan food and products to communities across the US without compromising our values. Our goal is to open a chain of stores in the most popular cities of every state, starting with Tacoma, WA, and then Seattle. We'll then work our way across the country, with our eye on cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City.

But we can't do it alone! We need your support to make this dream a reality. By patronizing our online store or supporting our affiliated businesses, you'll be helping us raise the funds we need to open new stores and bring delicious vegan food to more people across the US. Plus, at our stores you'll get to enjoy a wide selection of vegan products, from snacks and sweets to pantry staples and household items.

We strongly believe in the importance of remaining independent of any foreign control that could compromise our ethics and culture. That's why we have chosen to crowdfund our startup costs, so that we can remain 100% ethically vegan and vegan-owned forever, and not be beholden to any investors or corporate interests. We have no wish to ever sell out like Field Roast, Follow Your Heart, and Daiya, who have all been acquired by larger non-vegan corporations.

We hope to someday open stores nationwide in hot-spot areas such as the ones listed below and eventually spread to every neighborhood and heck it would be even greater if we can go world-wide:

Birmingham, AL; Anchorage, AK; Phoenix, AZ; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Hartford, CT; Wilmington, DE; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Honolulu, HI; Boise, ID; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Des Moines, IA; Wichita, KS; Louisville, KY; New Orleans, LA; Portland, ME; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Detroit, MI; Minneapolis, MN; Jackson, MS; Kansas City, MO; Billings, MT; Omaha, NE; Las Vegas, NV; Manchester, NH; Newark, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; New York City, NY; Charlotte, NC; Fargo, ND; Cleveland, OH; Oklahoma City, OK; Portland, OR; Philadelphia, PA; Providence, RI; Charleston, SC; Sioux Falls, SD; Nashville, TN; Houston, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Burlington, VT; Richmond, VA; Seattle, WA; Charleston, WV; Milwaukee, WI; Cheyenne, WY.

Join us on this journey today! Together, we can make a difference and create a world where veganism is accessible and affordable for all. Donation links coming soon, please contact us directly if you would like to contribute.

Our Fundraising Goal:

Property lease: $120,000 (for one year lease of a 4,500 sq ft store)

Initial product costs: $30,000 (based on stocking the store with 10,000 products at an average wholesale cost of $3 per product)

Refrigeration and perishables: $10,000 (estimated cost for refrigeration units and initial stock of perishable items)

Fixtures and equipment: $20,000 (estimated cost for shelving, cash registers, shopping carts, etc.)

Employee wages: $100,000 (estimated cost for paying employees for one year, assuming 5 full-time employees at an average salary of $20 per hour)

Clean area for making vegan alternatives in-house: $15,000 (estimated cost for equipment, supplies, and materials to create a clean area for in-house production)

Marketing and advertising: $10,000 (estimated cost for promoting the store through various channels)

Total estimated cost for first year of operation: $320,000.

Other Ways to Help!

Attention all ethical consumers and businesses! If you're passionate about the vegan lifestyle and want to support our cause, there are many other ways you can get involved. By participating in our advertisement-based pledge system, your business can pledge to donate a minimum of 2% of referred sales to our project. In return, we'll add your business to our website as an ad with a link to your website. To ensure transparency, we encourage you to let us know when you patronize these vendors, so we can track donations based on the sales referred through these advertisements. By joining forces with us, you'll not only be supporting a great cause, but you'll also gain exposure to our community of ethical consumers and vendors who value veganism and sustainability. Together, we can make a difference!

Businesses that have taken the pledge:

AstralFocus: another one of our sister companies, is also committed to supporting our cause by pledging to donate 10% of all sales to our project and to provide product and location photography services for us once we are established. They specialize in capturing the raw beauty of their subjects as well as the world around us, all while being vegan and Black-owned. You can inquire about their services by visiting https://astralfocus.com or emailing [email protected]. Thank you, AstralFocus, for your support!

PrecisionPlanIT: one of our sister companies, has taken the pledge and committed to donating at least 10% of all sales to our project and to be our managed IT solution once established! As a tech company based in Tacoma, WA, they provide a wide range of services to businesses and individuals alike, all while being vegan and Black-owned. They are committed to providing top-notch service to their clients and giving back to the community. We are so grateful for their support and encourage you to check out their website at https://precisionplanit.com to see how they can help you with all of your tech needs.

Want to see your business name on our list of ethical companies? Please contact us so that we can get you added!

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Help Us Start a Grocery Chain

Our Fundraising Goal:

Total estimated cost for first year of operation: $320,000.

Other Ways to Help!

Businesses that have taken the pledge:

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