Company: NGVC
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-037556
Chunk: 796

Company: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 796
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Our Products 

Product Selection Guidelines. We have a set of strict quality guidelines covering all products we sell. For example:

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			we do not approve for sale food known to contain artificial flavors, preservatives or sweeteners, synthetic colors, or partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oils, regardless of the proportion of its natural or organic ingredients;

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			we only sell USDA certified organic produce;

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			we only sell dairy products from pasture-raised, non-confined livestock and only sell eggs from free-range or pastured hens;

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			we only sell humanely and sustainably sourced meats, and our standards do not allow meat from animals known to have been treated with antibiotics, hormones or growth promoters, or fed animal by-products;

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			we only sell seafood from sustainable fisheries or ecologically responsible farm-raised operations; and

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			we do not sell distilled spirits, tobacco products or e-cigarettes.

Our product review team analyzes all new products and approves them for sale based on ingredients, price and uniqueness within the current product set. We actively research new products in the marketplace through our product vendors, private label manufacturers, scientific findings, customer requests and general trends in popular media. Our stores are fully merchandised with an extensive assortment of natural and organic products. We believe we do not need to sell conventional products to fill our selection, increase our margins or attract more customers.

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What We Sell. We operate both a full-service natural and organic grocery store and a dietary supplement store within a single retail location. The following is a breakdown of our sales mix for the year ended September 30, 2025:

The products in our stores include:

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			Grocery. We offer a broad selection of natural and organic grocery products with an emphasis on minimally processed and single ingredient products that are not known to contain artificial flavors, preservatives or sweeteners, synthetic colors, or partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oils. Additionally, we carry a wide variety of products associated with special diets such as gluten free, vegetarian and non-dairy. Our grocery products include:

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			Produce. We sell only USDA certified organic produce and source from local, organic producers whenever feasible. Our selection varies based on seasonal availability, and we strive to offer a variety of organic produce offerings that are not typically found at conventional food retailers.

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			Bulk Food. We sell a