It may come as no surprise that the hometown of Whole Foods' global HQ and a number of other well-loved foodie havens like Central Market, Wheatsville Co-op, and lovely farmers' markets, is about to unveil the first packaging-free store in the U.S.
At Re-Nest, we've seen the likes of it before at Unpackaged in London, but I'm excited to live in the same city as the first store of its kind in the States. In.gredients will offer package-free, organic, local, and sustainably-sourced items. Their goal is to create a zero-waste food store, and to top it all off, shoppers can elect that a portion of their purchase goes to charity.
In.gredients is still in its formative stages, so if you're hoping to have a hand in shaping its future, check out their website, where you can learn more about their business and even donate (or become an investor) for the cause.
Have you heard any murmurs of similar stores cropping up in your area? Would you become a regular shopper?
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Yes! Finally a business that is willing to lead the way. Bringing a cloth bag to the store is a nice start but has never been enough. I am thrilled to see a movement devoted towards eliminating packaging at all levels. Lucky Austin.
Yes. Hopefully a brilliant entrepreneur will start up a French take on this in Paris too!
how about atlanta??
Yay! Hopefully it will add another location a little farther north so Fort Worth, Texas can enjoy all that goodness too!
This is awesome! Come on, Indianapolis!
Yessssssssssssssssss.......Now for a store in DFW!
Fantastic! Come on up to Seattle, please.
Build one in my neighborhood, and I'll shop there all the time! Unfortunately, I live in the middle of nowhere. What I wouldn't give for a decent bulk grocery store!
I recently saw some pieces on shows like CNN and the journal with Joan Lunden on PBS that were talking about issues and solutions for industrial recycling. This eliminates even having to have the conversation. There are cross contamination issues with allergies and bug issues to deal with but if this can be figured out, it could be a cool idea. If they came to LA I'd make it my go to.