Anabel's Grocery

Name

Anabel's Grocery

Legal name

Anabel's Grocery

Website

https://anabelsgrocery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Grocery Retail

NAICS

Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) (445110), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Owned / Nonprofit Grocery Stores (CRAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Food & Supplement Stores (CRAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Student-run grocery store
• Nonprofit food retail
• SNAP EBT acceptance
• Food insecurity services
• Local food sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ithaca

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail grocery sales: Revenue from selling fresh produce and groceries to Cornell students at subsidized prices. The nonprofit model prioritizes accessibility over profit maximization.
2. Donations and grants: Donations from individuals through Every.org platform and institutional grants. Received $40,000 from Cornell Graduate and Professional Student Assembly over two years (2025).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Anabel's Grocery operates a student-run nonprofit grocery store on Cornell University's campus that sells fresh, nutritious, and affordable produce and groceries to Cornell students at subsidized prices. As the only on-campus venue accepting SNAP EBT, it supplements retail operations with SNAP support services, a free food fridge and pantry, an Anti-Racist Action Grant program, and educational programming around food justice, nutrition, and sustainability.

Product overview

Anabel's Grocery is a single, unified student-run nonprofit grocery store offering fresh, nutritious, and affordable food to Cornell students. The organization operates primarily through its physical grocery store, supplemented by educational programs, community events, and support services. Key offerings include the SNAP Support Services (the only campus venue accepting SNAP EBT), the Free Food Fridge (Freedge) and Pantry providing emergency food access, the Anti-Racist Action Grant funding student initiatives, and Recipe Resources for meal preparation. The grocery store functions as a learning lab with educational programs including cooking workshops, nutrition seminars, and community dinners that connect quality food to health, justice, and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of customers identify as BIPOC
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dilmun Hill Student FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornell's student-run organic farm providing fresh produce including kale, Swiss chard, kohlrabi, okra, celery, peppers, garlic, cabbage, eggplant, and tomatoes. Most produce sourced from Dilmun. Farm also hosts farm tours and community dinners with Anabel's.
• Cornell Hydroponics ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent club providing lettuce, basil, kale, and Swiss chard. Manages a growing apparatus in the Anabel's store to educate customers on hydroponics.
• Cornell OrchardscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch-oriented Cornell farm supplying apples and seasonal fruits to Anabel's weekly.
• Fort Baptist FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlack-owned, multi-generational sustainable family farm in Ithaca led by Dee and Ed Baptist. Vendor testimonial: 'You are one of the highlights of our workweek.'
• Wide Awake BakerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal bakery providing bread. Quote: 'We really like working with Anabel's because it addresses issues we care about: food security, local economy, regenerative and organic agriculture, and social entrepreneurship.'
• Remembrance FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal farm partner contributing to Anabel's local sourcing network.
• Gimme! CoffeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal coffee roaster providing Fairtrade coffee. Quote: 'We love working with Anabel's Grocery and strengthening our relationship with Cornell students in our local community.'
• Via's CookiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal cookie business. Quote: 'Anabel's was one of the first college grocery stores to give my cookies a chance! They've spotlighted my business on multiple occasions, helping me grow.'
• Wildflower FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owned by Christina Mead, providing quality sustainably produced food. Quote: 'Working with Anabel's allows us to reach a part of the community that otherwise might not have access to our product.'
• Food Recovery NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-manages the Freedge (free food fridge) and Free Food Pantry with Anabel's and Basic Needs Coalition.
• Basic Needs CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition collaborating on Freedge and Free Food Pantry initiative. Provided guidance in Anti-Racist Action Grant administration.
• Durland Alternatives LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsors events including Toast-A-Thon. Located adjacent to Anabel's in Anabel Taylor Hall.
• Cornell ProgressivesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Freedge and Free Food Pantry initiative.
• Prisoner ExpressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on food justice education events. Anabel's supports their letter-writing and care package initiatives.
• The Learning FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable farming operation visited by Anabel's staff. Owner Pete Nuñez provides tours and education on regenerative practices.
• Our Changing MenuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Cornell professor and author team for Earth Day cooking demo and community dinner event on climate change and food systems.
• Irene Li / Mei Mei RestaurantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornell alumna and chef hosted dumpling-making tutorial event teaching food waste reduction techniques.
• Cornell Compost ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent club supporting composting efforts. Anabel's has a compost bin at store entrance to support circular economy.
• Center for Transformative ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent nonprofit 501(c)(3) affiliated with Cornell that fiscally sponsors Anabel's Grocery. CTA board provides governance and legal oversight.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Food Recovery Network: National student-led nonprofit that recovers surplus food from college dining halls. Anabel's is an active partner of Food Recovery Network on the Freedge and Free Food Pantry, making it both a peer and collaborator in on-campus food recovery.
• Campus Kitchens Project: Student-run nonprofit that recovers food and prepares meals for community members in need. Comparable operating model (student-led, food recovery, community service) and similar target population of food-insecure individuals.
• Berkeley Student Food Collective: Formerly operated a student-run grocery store on UC Berkeley's campus with a similar nonprofit, locally-sourced, education-focused model. Direct historical peer even though it has wound down retail operations.
• CoFed (Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive): National network that supports and trains student-run food cooperatives on college campuses. Direct peer because it is the closest network of student-operated grocery and food co-ops with comparable mission, structure, and target customers.

Broad incumbents

• College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA): Membership organization of campus food pantries and food security programs. Peer to Anabel's because it represents the broader category of on-campus food access infrastructure that Anabel's competes with and learns from.
• Swipe Out Hunger: Large national nonprofit addressing student food insecurity across U.S. colleges. Comparable because it serves the same population and mission (student food access), but operates through grants, policy, and meal-swipe programs rather than a retail store.

Others

• Misfits Market: Online grocer that sells 'ugly' and surplus produce at discount. Thematically adjacent to Anabel's food-waste mission and affordable produce access, but operates as a commercial subscription service rather than a nonprofit student store.

Emerging players

• Food Not Bombs: Grassroots volunteer movement that shares free vegan and vegetarian meals as a protest against war, poverty, and food waste. Comparable as a community-led food access and food justice effort, but operates through meal sharing rather than retail grocery.
• Hungry Harvest: Mission-driven produce subscription service that recovers and redistributes surplus and 'imperfect' produce. Comparable focus on food waste reduction and access to affordable produce, but operates as a for-profit delivery model rather than on-campus retail.
• Real Food Challenge: Student-driven campaign to shift university food purchasing toward real, local, and sustainable food. Overlaps with Anabel's mission of building an equitable and ecologically sound food system, though its focus is on institutional procurement rather than retail.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/anabelsgrocery
• TikToktiktok.com/@anabels.grocery

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Investors

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M&A

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