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Founded in 1955, Natural Grocers started by selling whole-grain bread door-to-door and offering nutritional information. Growing popularity spurs Natural Grocers as a rapidly expanding grocery retailer. Founded in 1955 by Margaret and Philip Isely, stores continue operation as a family business with the children of the couple acting as owners and proprietors.
The first Foodstuffs co-operative was formed in Auckland in 1922. On 6 July 1922, Foodstuffs founder J Heaton Barker called together members of the Auckland Master Grocers' Association to discuss plans for the formation of a co-operative buying group.The buying group expanded in 1925 with the introduction of Four Square branding on members' stores.he household name Four Square emerged in the 1920s out of the Foodstuffs grocery buying co-operative. Foodstuffsâ founder, Mr J Heaton Barker, became concerned at the activities of the grocery chain stores of the day that were making life very difficult for independent grocers in Auckland.