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Victoria Penate | Staff Writer
BriarPatch Food Co-op marketing manager Rebecca Torpie said that, for the co-op, the former Kmart site in Auburn is “a perfect opportunity.”
The co-op, which currently operates a storefront in Grass Valley, announced Thursday it had signed a lease to the space and would be opening a second location there.
In a release, BriarPatch board members described the decision as motivated by three main factors: desire to increase community impact, improvement of the local food system, and success as a business.
According to Torpie, although other locations were considered, Auburn had been identified as a front runner through several years of market research.