About Us

Our mission is to serve, engage, and empower our neighborhoods by providing affordable, high quality food in a clean and welcoming environment that is worker and community owned.

Co-ops are proven economic drivers and community builders. When you purchase ownership in Gem City Market, you strengthen that commitment to local partners and share in the collective hope of West Dayton’s resurgence.

The Movement

Gem City Market, on the corner of Salem and Superior Ave., is a vibrant, community-centered grocery store with well-trained, friendly workers who know the value of providing exceptional service.

At the Market you can expect:

• affordable, quality kitchen staples
• fresh produce, meats, and dairy
• specialty and organic products
• fresh deli sandwiches, salads, entrees
• a powerful sense of community, because this store was built by us, for us!

{Community-owners of Gem City Market celebrate at our Ceremonial Community Groundbreaking and Block Party in September of 2019. Photo: Jan Underwood}

Gem City Market is more than a grocery store! It features:

• a teaching kitchen for classes and programs on nutrition and other topics, open to all
• a community room
• a mini health clinic
• a coffeehouse

To learn more click on any of the links below or in the sidebar:

Board of Directors  | Frequently Asked Questions  | Bylaws and Governance | Project Timeline