Independently owned, organic grocery store. Our Annex serves prepared foods and offers a selection of wine and beer. Our florists are here to help you with fresh local cuts and dried bouquets.
We have an exciting announcement! Starting on January 1, 2025, we’ll be changing our monthly sales to a more dynamic sale period, with two sales a month instead of one! This change means that you’ll get even more opportunities to save on your favorite natural foods products.
Stay tuned for updates! Sign up for our email newsletter to stay informed about our upcoming sales and promotions.
The Best of the Bay Awards from the East Bay Express are in this week’s issue. The Natural Grocery Company is honored to have been voted Best Natural Foods Store! Our El Cerrito location has been awarded the Gold Medal for a fourth year in a row and this year our Berkeley location has been awarded the Silver Medal.
Thank you to everyone who voted for us. We will strive to live up to your expectations and continue to deliver the high quality, healthy foods and caring customer service that our community deserves. 😘
Our organic bulk walnuts are NOT a part of this recall.
We get our organic bulk walnuts from Dixon Ridge Farms in Solano County.
https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/agriculture/agricultural_standouts/drf/default.asp
For more information about the recall of Organic Bulk Walnuts and Pieces in California for e.coli.
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/walnuts-04-24/index.html
You may notice some new signs on shelves throughout the store, and we want to make sure you know what they mean.
The Everyday signs showcase staples at everyday low prices. You can count on these high-quality essentials at an affordable price that means you can get them, well … every day if you want to! This program is one part of our broader efforts to make sure good food is accessible to all. With organic and non-GMO options, these are items you can feel good about buying and eating.
We know that eating healthy foods can sometimes feel like a luxury – especially if you’re on a tight budget. But with Everyday, you can shop with confidence, knowing that you’re getting the best value for your money. We believe that healthy eating should be accessible to everyone, and we’re committed to making that a reality.
Taking part in the Cadia Everyday Program allows us to offer even lower prices to our customers on select Cadia items. We have lowered the prices on 95 Cadia items throughout the stores. Each item will be signed at the shelf to let shoppers know it’s an everyday deal. These prices will not change for at least three months. After three months, our suppliers may adjust some as necessary and then another three-month cycle will begin.
So why wait? Head to our stores today and start saving on all your grocery essentials. From frozen fruits and vegetables to snacks and pantry staples, we’ve got everything you need to eat well and feel great – at prices you’ll love.
At The Natural Grocery Company, we’re passionate about natural and organic food, and we’re excited to help you make healthy eating a part of your everyday routine. So come on in, shop around, and enjoy the benefits of new Everyday Program. We can’t wait to see you!
Thank You East Bay Express Readers for voting the El Cerrito Natural Grocery the Best of the Bay 2023 Best Natural Foods Store! We applaud our El Cerrito Team on their efforts!
It’s all about us!
The Richmond Standard is talking about The Natural Grocery Company, our origins and evolution. Check out the article.
The El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce is featuring The Natural Grocery Company in their February 2022 Byline!
Check out the entire Byline on the Chamber of Commerce Website
Thanks for your support!
Thanks to everyone who has made the sacrifices necessary to get us to this point! You will notice some changes in our stores the next time you visit.
Hand sanitizer will be available at the door for anyone who wishes to clean their hands before and/or after shopping. It is no longer a requirement but it is strongly encouraged.
We will no longer be limiting the number of customers who can enter the store at any given time but please be respectful of other shoppers personal space and don’t crowd anyone.
Customers who are vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks while shopping but are encouraged to do so until they are comfortable sharing indoor space with un-masked patrons.
If you are not vaccinated for Covid-19 you must wear a mask while inside any of our locations. This is for your safety, the safety of others and the current California requirement. By entering our stores without a mask you are self-attesting that you have been vaccinated.
The board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, voted on June 17 to approve new rules, which now allows fully vaccinated workers to go without masks at work. Governor Newsom has signed an order, which makes Cal/OSHA’s new rules take effect immediately. Our Natural Grocery Company rules will change to follow the new Cal/OSHA rules, starting Friday, June 18. Fully Vaccinated employees have the option to not wear a mask. Of course, any fully vaccinated employee can continue wearing a mask. Employees who are not fully vaccinated must continue to wear a mask.
Self-serve Bulk is back! Our Bulk Departments have been given the green light to re-open self-serve bins. Things will look a little different and it will take a bit of time to transition the entire department. Our plan is to have items that are traditionally cooked in open scoop bins while foods eaten as-is will be in the gravity feed dispensers. Dried Fruits will remain pre-packaged. You may bring your own clean containers to fill. Please have a cashier weigh your clean, empty container before you fill it!
The Annex will now have indoor and outdoor seating available! Our menu is expanding and a separate announcement will be made about all the changes you will see there.
Thank you,
The Natural Grocery Company
Actually this has been in the works for quite some time and we have now filed applications with the Department Planning & Development for City of Berkeley and California State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for permission to sell wine, beer and cider at The Berkeley Natural Grocery. It will still be months before we know if we have the approval to go forward but perhaps by early 2021 we will be able to increase our offerings to the public. The focus will be on organic, sustainable and small producers of alcoholic beverages.
Stay tuned!
We are reinvesting in The Berkeley Natural Grocery and have switched out the doors and shelves of our dairy refrigeration. Our formally gold doors were bought used when Berkeley Natural Grocery first opened in 1982.
Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning the transformation took place. Our dedicated employee/owners with assist from Massone Mechanical, Inc. worked to get the change done between closing and opening of the store to the community.
Massone Mechanical of Alamo, CA provides service and maintenance of refrigeration and HVAC equipment to the Natural Grocery Company. We have been working with them for more than 25 years! As a family owned and operated business specializing in commercial refrigeration since 1990, their expertise includes but is not limited to walk-in coolers, freezers, ice machines, and chillers. In addition, they design and install custom refrigeration systems for a variety of applications.
We are happy to introduce our new doors! We hope you will enjoy the upgrade.
The Natural Grocery Company