Name

Pgs Group Llc

Legal name

Putney General Store

Website

https://putneygeneralstore.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1796

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Store Retail

NAICS

Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Misc General Merchandise Stores (5399)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepared Foods & Catering-Focused Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAM)

Keywords

• General store retail
• Grocery and deli
• Bakery and café
• Craft beverages retail
• Local Vermont foods

Headquarters

HQ city

Putney

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grocery Sales: Retail grocery sales including local Vermont products, everyday grocery items, produce, and specialty foods
2. Prepared Foods & Deli: Fresh prepared foods, specialty sandwiches, burritos, burgers, salads, and catering services from the deli case
3. Craft Beverages: Sales of craft beers, wines, ciders, hard seltzers, and non-alcoholic beverages
4. Bakery & Café: Baked goods, coffee, and café food service including muffins, scones, pastries, and specialty coffee drinks
5. Phoenix Gifts (Gift Shop): 2000 sf gift shop operated by Kim Cosco on the top floor, featuring local artisans and unique gifts

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pgs Group LLC operates Putney General Store, a traditional brick-and-mortar general store at 4 Kimball Hill Rd, Putney, VT 05346, offering groceries (including local Vermont products), prepared foods and deli items (sandwiches, burritos, burgers, salads), bakery goods, café coffee service, craft beers/wines/ciders, and a gift shop (Phoenix Gifts). The store also provides catering services and functions as a community gathering space for residents and travelers on Interstate 91.

Product overview

Pgs Group LLC operates Putney General Store, a traditional retail establishment offering groceries, prepared foods, bakery items, coffee, craft beverages (beers, wines, ciders), and a gift shop. The store is organized as distinct operational departments: a grocery section, a deli with made-to-order sandwiches/wraps/salads/burritos, an in-store bakery, a café serving coffee and baked goods, a craft beverage department, and Phoenix Gifts (a separate gift shop located on the top floor). There are no technology products, software, or digital services offered — this is a brick-and-mortar retail business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Phoenix Gifts: A gift shop located on the top floor of the Putney General Store, owned and operated by Kim Cosco.

Products and services

• Grocery Department

Named customers2 records

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

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Leaping Bear FarmcoreOthersLocal farm partner providing eggs, chicken, and sprouts for the store's inventory.
• Livewater FarmcoreOthersLocal farm supplying fresh eggs to the general store.
• Unity FarmcoreOthersProvides grass-fed beef used for sale and for the store's signature burgers.
• Harlow's Sugar HousecoreOthersLocal producer supplying maple syrups, apples, and blueberries.
• Green Mountain OrchardminorOthersSupplier of local apples and blueberries.
• Collins Tree FarmminorOthersSupplier of maple syrup from the local tree farm.
• High Meadows FarmcoreOthersProvides seasonal vegetables to the store.
• Putney Mountain WinerycoreOthersLocal winery supplying wines for the craft beverages section.
• Jubilee FarmminorOthersSupplier of CBD drops carried in the store.
• Duchess Coffee RoasterscoreOthersExclusive blend 'Generalissima' designed for the store, roasted by Duchess Coffee Company in Brattleboro.
• Scott FarmminorOthersLocal supplier of berries and fruit.
• Vermont Breweries (Multiple)coreOthersPartnership with Vermont craft breweries including Foley, Lawson's, Frost, The Alchemist, FiddleHead, Catamount, Lost Nation, Zero Gravity, Upper Pass, Four Quarters, Long Trail, Mount Holly, Green Empire, Switchback, Simple Roots, Shed, Burlington Beer, Von Trapp, 14th Star, Big Tree, Whetstone, and Hermit Thrush.
• Vermont CideriescoreOthersPartnership with regional cider producers including Shacklebury, Champlain Orchard, Stowe Cider, Citizens, and Mountain Mac.
• The Bread ShedcoreOthersArtisan bread supplier from Keene, NH providing breads for sandwiches including farmhouse white, thick sourdough, hearty multigrain, seeded rye, and crusty sub rolls.
• Local Business Community PartnersminorOthersCo-promotion and community partnerships with Phoenix Gifts, Putney Diner, Next Stage Arts Project, The Gleanery, Sandglass Theatre, Swirl, Next Chapter Records, Rod's Towing and Repair, Putney FoodShelf, Putney Community Cares, Putney Coop, Moose on Main, Yellow Barn, and Putney Craft Tour.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• King Arthur Baking Company Café: Vermont-based bakery brand with a flagship café in Norwich, VT offering baked goods, coffee, and locally-sourced café fare. Comparable on the bakery/café pillar of the Putney General Store and on Vermont heritage branding, though King Arthur is primarily a baking-ingredients company with a retail café arm.
• Putney Diner: Neighborhood diner in Putney, VT also listed as a community partner. Comparable on counter-service prepared meals in the same village, though its offer is full sit-down diner cuisine rather than a hybrid grocery/general-store format.

Others

• Putney FoodShelf (Putney Neighbors Helping Neighbors): Putney, VT community food assistance organization listed as a Putney General Store partner. Not a competitor but an adjacent community-services player in the same local food ecosystem and shared supplier base.

Direct peers

• New England Cupboard / Hancock General Store-type independents: Independent New England general stores of the same traditional format (prepared foods, groceries, gifts). Comparable on scale, single-location community model, and product mix, though specific Vermont-only peers without disclosed websites are hard to enumerate.
• Mast General Store: Multi-store Appalachian general store chain featuring local foods, candy, coffee, gifts, and apparel in restored historic buildings. Same community-anchored general-store model with prepared foods and curated local merchandise, but operating across the Southeast US rather than Vermont.
• The Gleanery: Putney, VT farm-to-table restaurant named as a community partner of Putney General Store, using local Vermont farms and producers. Directly comparable on prepared foods, local sourcing, and the Putney dining/retail ecosystem; competes for the same prepared-foods and catering spend.

Broad incumbents

• The Vermont Country Store: Iconic Vermont-based general merchant with retail locations and a catalog business selling local foods, gifts, and household goods. Directly comparable as a heritage general store concept emphasizing Vermont provenance and prepared/specialty foods, though materially larger in scale and omnichannel reach.
• Cabot Creamery Visitor Center / Farm Store: Vermont dairy cooperative operating farm-based retail stores in Vermont sampling and selling local cheeses, gifts, and specialty foods. Comparable on Vermont-locale retail of local specialty foods and gift items, though at substantially larger scale within a narrow dairy focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PutneyGeneralStore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/putney-general-store

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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