Inside a grocery store showing checkout counters at the forefront and shelves stocked with produce and packaged goods in the background, with overhead lighting and structural beams.

let’s feed
communities

Design + strategy for
community food and grocery

retail feasibility - store design - organizational development - brand + marketing - project strategies

Aisle in a retail grocery store with shelves stocked with various packaged food products. Signage hanging from the ceiling indicating different food categories.
Group of people standing outside in front of a building with signs that say 'Suncoast' and 'Grand Opening,' wearing matching blue shirts that say 'Suncoast Market,' some smiling, one person raising a hand making the 'rock on' gesture, and a table with papers in front of them.
A diverse group of eight people sitting around a conference table in a modern meeting room with large windows showing trees outside. They are engaged in a discussion, with laptops, notebooks, and drinks on the table. The overlay text reads 'Organizational + Project Strategy.'

"In my 23+ years in government, you all have been the BEST of the BEST to work with. I am forever grateful for all that I have learned from you!"

- Sara Warmuth, New Hanover County NC

seven roots has worked in design and development for independent grocers over 40 collective years. Our operationally-focused, team-based approach to store development and grocery support is the defining characteristic of what we do. 

Why? We have chosen to make our careers in the independent grocery sector because we believe in the power of community-based projects to empower neighbors, leaders and entrepreneurs. Our firm is proudly worker-owned.

Who? Our work is focused on neighborhood grocers, community stores, natural foods, food co-ops, small format retailers, and rural grocery. We regularly partner with governments and municipalities and community leaders seeking to impact their local grocery landscape. 

seven roots is supporting many groups that are part of a wave of grocery organizing that is pioneering new models of ownership and capitalization, with a goal of improved food access for LILA communities, “food deserts”, food swamps, and similar areas. 

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