Earth Fare was founded in 1975 by Roger Derrough in Asheville, North Carolina. Originally called Dinner for the Earth, the company changed its name in 1993. The original store offered organic food items in bulk, with no meat or dairy products, along with handmade organic “wellness” items, such as herbal remedies.
Today, Earth Fare acts as a full-service chain of organic supermarkets, offering organic produce, organic health, and beauty items, organic and grass-fed meats, and eggs from free-range chickens. The company has 20 locations in 8 states and over 2,500 full-time employees.
The company named a new CEO in October of 2015, Frank Scorpiniti, who has tasked the company with opening 12 new locations by the end of 2016. The 38th location opened in August of 2015. Some employees have voiced complaints on social media sites that this rapid growth is making the company a less enjoyable place to work.
In February 2020, Earth Fare filed for bankruptcy protection and stated that it would possibly go out of business.
After initially closing all locations, the company was able to reopen approximately 20 locations open as of 2021.
In June 2022, the company opened a new location in Cleveland, Ohio, while simultaneously closing a different location in Cleveland.
Earth Fare maintains a corporate office in Asheville, North Carolina.
Earth Fare was founded in 1975 by Roger Derrough in Asheville, North Carolina. Originally called Dinner for the Earth, the company changed its name in 1993. The original store offered organic food items in bulk, with no meat or dairy products, along with handmade organic “wellness” items, such as herbal remedies.
History
Today, Earth Fare acts as a full-service chain of organic supermarkets, offering organic produce, organic health, and beauty items, organic and grass-fed meats, and eggs from free-range chickens. The company has 20 locations in 8 states and over 2,500 full-time employees.
The company named a new CEO in October of 2015, Frank Scorpiniti, who has tasked the company with opening 12 new locations by the end of 2016. The 38th location opened in August of 2015. Some employees have voiced complaints on social media sites that this rapid growth is making the company a less enjoyable place to work.
In February 2020, Earth Fare filed for bankruptcy protection and stated that it would possibly go out of business.
After initially closing all locations, the company was able to reopen approximately 20 locations open as of 2021.
In June 2022, the company opened a new location in Cleveland, Ohio, while simultaneously closing a different location in Cleveland.
Earth Fare maintains a corporate office in Asheville, North Carolina.