Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (formally called Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets and commonly referred to as Vitamin Cottage or Natural Grocers) is a Colorado-based health food chain.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- retail [1]
- Company / filing name
- Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. [2]
- Headquarters location
- Lakewood [1]
- Founded
- 1955 [1]
- Founders
- Philip Isely; Margaret Isely [1]
- Official website
- www.naturalgrocers.com ↗ [1]
- CIK
- 1547459 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- NGVC (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (formally called Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets and commonly referred to as Vitamin Cottage or Natural Grocers) is a Colorado-based health food chain. [3]
The business was founded in 1955 as a door-to-door sales operation by Margaret and Philip Isely. They opened the first Vitamin Cottage store in Lakewood, Colorado, in 1963. After Margaret Isely's death in 1997, the Iselys' children took over the business the following year. Beginning in 2008, the company name was phased to Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage to emphasize that groceries, rather than nutritional supplements, formed a majority of its sales. The company made its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2012, raising $107 million. [3]
The store's products include vitamins, dietary supplements, natural and organic food, organic produce and natural body care products. The company has a manifesto entitled "What We Won't Sell and Why"; among the listed items are artificial colors and flavors, artificial preservatives, irradiated food, and meat raised using artificial hormones and antibiotics. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: NGVC (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. founded?
Founded: 1955. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.?
Headquarters location: Lakewood. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.?
Business sectors: retail. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.