Cash and Carry Foods

What Cash and Carry Foods does

Cash & Carry Foods is an independent, single-location full-service grocery store operating at 222 East Main Street in Grangeville, Idaho, founded approximately in 1982 and under new ownership since November 2022. The store operates five core departments (Bakery, Deli, Meats, Produce, Beer Cave) plus a 300+ SKU craft beer walk-in with a Pick 6 mix-and-match option, in-house ground sausage, grab-and-go meal solutions including Chester's fried chicken and rotisserie chicken, and custom bakery/deli/party tray special orders. It sells 21 Associated Food Stores exclusive private-label brands spanning pantry staples, premium coffee, ice cream, personal care, pet food, and household goods, alongside standard grocery, lottery, postage, dry ice, ATM, Rug Doctor rental, and gift basket services.

The business model is a traditional community-grocery revenue model with three streams: (1) point-of-sale retail transactions serving local consumers across families, individuals, and seniors; (2) recurring customer engagement through a Rewards loyalty program with points, digital coupons, email newsletter, birthday offers, and partner-brand sweepstakes; and (3) differentiated service revenue from senior citizen grocery delivery on Mondays/Thursdays and case-goods special orders priced at cost-plus-10%. Distribution is exclusively the physical storefront plus phone-based delivery and special orders — there is no e-commerce site, no mobile app, no API, and no proprietary technology beyond standard retail point-of-sale, loyalty, and digital coupon infrastructure.

Underlying technology is supplied through its Associated Food Stores affiliation, which provides website design and maintenance, the cashcarry.afsshareportal.com admin portal, and access to shared marketing assets. The store employs 59 people and is community-engaged through sponsorships of local youth soccer, reading, and after-school programs. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; weekly ads and digital coupons drive promotional cadence.

Name

Cash and Carry Foods

Legal name

Cash & Carry Foods

Website

https://cashcarryfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cash & Carry Foods is an independent, single-location full-service grocery store in Grangeville, Idaho, founded in 1982, serving local residents with bakery, deli, meats, produce, a 300-SKU beer cave, senior-citizen delivery, and 21 Associated Food Stores private-label brands across 59 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grangeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: Traditional grocery retail selling fresh produce, bakery, deli, meats, beer, and general merchandise through a single physical storefront location. Revenue generated through point-of-sale transactions with consumers. Additional revenue from special orders (case goods at cost plus 10%), custom gift baskets, and lottery ticket sales.
2. Rewards Program & Digital Coupons: Loyalty rewards program that drives customer retention and repeat purchases. Members earn points on purchases, receive digital coupons, and access exclusive offers. The program targets customer loyalty and increased basket size.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cash & Carry Foods operates a single-location full-service grocery store in Grangeville, Idaho, selling fresh produce, bakery items, deli meals, meats, general groceries, and a walk-in beer cave featuring 300+ beer varieties. The store offers private label brands across pantry, personal care, home goods, and pet products, alongside value-added services including senior citizen grocery delivery, case goods special orders, custom gift baskets, lottery ticket sales, ATM, and a digital loyalty Rewards program.

Product overview

Cash & Carry Foods is a full-service grocery store in Grangeville, Idaho serving the community for over 44 years. The company operates multiple in-store departments (Bakery, Deli, Meats, Produce, Beer Cave) offering fresh foods and beverages alongside a private label brand portfolio of 21 exclusive brands including Food Club, Full Circle Market, Red Button Vintage Creamery, Culinary Tours, Crav'n Flavor, Wide Awake Coffee Co., TopCare, Simply Done, Pure Harmony, and others covering groceries, personal care, home goods, and pet products. The company provides customer services including grocery delivery for seniors, special orders, lottery sales, and a Rewards loyalty program with digital coupons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bakery Department
• Deli Department
• Meats Department
• Produce Department
• Beer Cave
• Senior Citizen Grocery Delivery
• Case Goods Special Order
• Idaho Lottery Retailer
• Custom Gift Baskets
• Rewards Loyalty Program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Associated Food StoresminorOthersAssociated Food Stores provides website design and maintenance services for Cash & Carry Foods. Associated Food Stores appears to be the parent company or affiliated organization managing the retailer's digital presence and potentially supply chain operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Safeway: Long-established regional grocery chain with stores in Idaho markets. Competes for weekly grocery spend in the broader trade area, with stronger pricing and assortment scale than a single independent.
• Walmart Supercenter: Large-format discount retailer with full grocery assortment within driving distance of Grangeville. Sets the value-pricing benchmark that constrains Cash & Carry's pricing flexibility on commodity baskets.
• Trader Joe's: Specialty grocery chain with curated private-label assortment and destination-store appeal. Adjacent competitor for premium and prepared food wallet share even though its store footprint is much larger and urban-focused.
• WinCo Foods: Employee-owned discount grocery chain with strong Pacific Northwest presence. Competes on price-sensitive staples within the broader regional trade area and pressures independent-grocer margins.
• Albertsons: Major multi-format grocery operator with stores across Idaho including smaller trade areas. Competes for the same household grocery basket in or near Grangeville, but with far broader assortment and lower input costs.

Direct peers

• Broulim's Fresh Foods: Idaho-based independent grocery chain operating multiple small-to-mid format fresh stores, AFS-affiliated, with similar full-service departments (bakery, deli, meat, produce) and community-store positioning. Most directly comparable peer in terms of size, geography, and operating model.
• Super 1 Foods: AFS-affiliated independent grocery banner operating small-format full-service stores with bakery/deli/meat/produce departments. Comparable as an AFS member of similar size to Cash & Carry.
• Rosauers Supermarkets: Pacific Northwest independent grocery chain operating full-service supermarkets in smaller markets. Comparable on independent-grocer positioning, fresh departments, and community-store orientation.
• Ridley's Family Markets: Idaho-based regional grocery operator affiliated with Associated Food Stores, running full-service fresh-format stores in small/rural markets. Closely comparable on format, supplier network, and trade area profile.
• Yoke's Fresh Market: Pacific Northwest regional independent grocer operating full-service fresh stores with deli, bakery, meat and produce. Comparable on format and regional operating model, though somewhat larger footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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