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Groceries, bakeries and food: Worker-Owned and Employee-Owned in Charlotte

4 Charlotte-area businesses in groceries, bakeries and food owned by the people who work there.

Worker-Owned Businesses

4 Charlotte-area businesses owned by the people who work there. Information verified October 2026; call ahead for hours.

Around the region

  • Bob's Red Mill ESOPWhole-grain flours, oats, baking mixes, beans and grains from an Oregon millOn Charlotte shelves
  • Equal Exchange Worker cooperativeFair trade coffee, tea, chocolate, olive oil and snacks from a worker cooperativeWest Bridgewater, Massachusetts (ships to the Carolinas)
  • King Arthur Baking Company ESOPFlour, baking mixes, ingredients and baking tools, plus online baking classesOn Charlotte shelves
  • Publix Super Markets ESOPFull-service supermarket chain with in-store bakery, deli and pharmacy, and more than 20 stores across the Charlotte marketCharlotte, Huntersville, Mooresville, Matthews, Monroe, Waxhaw, Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Lake Wylie

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