As a black-owned business with decades of experience in the grocery industry, Goode Foods has been able to broaden the stores its products are available in three-fold just ahead of a February collaboration with Jewel as part of Black History Month, spotlighting locally-owned black businesses.

Chicago-based Goode Foods, led by father/son duo of Emile and Andrew Johnson have grown their business exponentially during one of the hardest years in recent memory. Entering 2020 they were available in Mariano’s and Jewel. By the end of last year they added Strack & Van Til (Indiana), Caputo’s (Northwest Chicago suburbs), Fairplay (South Side Chi), Grand Food Center (Winnetka and glencoe) and Local Market Foods (southside Chi)With plans to expand further in the new year.

Emile & Andrews Goode Foods company is one of very few Black-owned canned goods distributors in the midwest.

The Jewel collaboration is part of a larger campaign by the midwest grocery chain to shine a light on local black-owned businesses, part of a way to celebrate Black History Month.

While the world deals with COVID-19, it also continues to deal with prior, less immediate epidemics like diabetes, cardiovascular health and obesity. Goode Foods provides carefully sourced beans and vegetables that are low in sugar and sodium with no added preservatives.

As staple products that can be used in a variety of ways, many available on the Goode Foods website, the Goode Foods team has worked diligently to create a grocery supplier that cares about its customers and their health.

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