Through the sixteen years, the first store opened in 1977, she opened seven stores in the16 years she operated the stores.
Throughout the Natural Products Industry, retailers, throughout the country, would ask salespeople who presented new products to the retailers, “Is the product Goochable?” They knew that those standards were the “gold standard” for products sold in the natural product industry.
Below are her philosophy and standards.
OUR PHILOSOPHY AND STANDARDS
Mrs. Gooch’s is dedicated to bringing you a large selection of the finest, most natural, wholesome foods and related products available. Our markets offer exceptionally high-quality, fresh and delicious foods and an ever-increasing selection of organic produce and products that contain organically grown ingredients.
Accordingly, our goal is to offer foods and related products without harmful chemical additives, harmful preservative agents，artificial flavorings, artificial colorings, artificial sweeteners，refined white sugar, refined white flour, caffeine, chocolate, hydrogenated oil, isolated synthetic MSG, irradiation or bovine growth hormones. In addition, we do not carry alcoholic beverages.
Occasionally, because of its overall beneficial qualities, we may carry a product that does not adhere to these standards. When this occurs, our goal is to clearly identify such a product on our
shelves.
Through ongoing nutritional education and commitment to serve our customers and community, our hope is to be the most caring family market in America.