Dorothy Lane Market

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Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail (Grocery)
Founded1948
HeadquartersDayton, Ohio
Revenue$100 million USD
Number of employees
800
Websitedorothylane.com

Dorothy Lane Market is a chain of gourmet grocery stores based and located in the Dayton, Ohio region. In 2001 and 2007, Dorothy Lane Market was named one of only six Outstanding Retailers by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) at the International Fancy Food Show in New York City.[1] Annual company revenue is $100,000,000[2] and the company has just over 800 employees. A culinary school is also located in the Dorothy Lane Market at the Centerville location. The grocery store is family owned by the Mayne family, and it is in its fourth generation.[3]

Overview[]

Dorothy Lane Market is a chain of specialty food markets. Dorothy Lane Market, or DLM for short, has more than nine departments located within each store. They include expanded specialty seafood, bakery, dairy, frozen, floral, grocery, meat, produce, cheeses, and wines.

History[]

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Dorothy Lane Market began as a fruit stand in 1948, at the corner of Far Hills Ave. and Dorothy Lane in Van Buren Township. In 1953, the market was built in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. In 1991, Dorothy Lane Market opened a second location in Centerville, Ohio. A third location opened in Springboro, Ohio in 2002.[4] In 2005, the company's produce departments were certified organic by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.[5]

In 2009, Dorothy Lane Market won the Readers Choice Award in the Best Gourmet Grocery category.[6]

In June 2018, Dorothy Lane Market filed a building permit for a $300,000 renovation project at the Washington Square shopping center.[7]

Killer Brownie Company[]

In 2013, Chimene Mayne Ross of the company's founding family came on board to focus on a DLM best-seller, the Killer Brownie.[8] The Killer Brownie Company is now a separate entity, though it is still owned by the Mayne. Sales grew 500% under Ross's direction in 2019.[9]

The Killer Brownie is a multi-layered dessert with caramel, and is made in a variety of flavors.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fancy Food Award". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. ^ "Annual revenue information". Retrieved 2009-08-18.[dead link]
  3. ^ "How This Woman Leader Guided The Killer Brownie Company To Become No. 1 In Its Category Nationwide".
  4. ^ "History and locations". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  5. ^ Teems, Yvonne (2005-12-12). "DLM certified organic 2005". Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  6. ^ "Readers Choice Award 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  7. ^ "Dorothy Lane Market files permit for $300K project". daytondailynews. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  8. ^ "How This Woman Leader Guided The Killer Brownie Company To Become No. 1 In Its Category Nationwide".
  9. ^ "How This Woman Leader Guided The Killer Brownie Company To Become No. 1 In Its Category Nationwide".
  10. ^ "Killer Brownie".

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