A Black woman started a grocery store in Compton, California, to give her community access to supplies otherwise lacking in poor neighborhoods.

Kia Patterson worked in grocery stores for 17 years before becoming the owner of a Grocery Outlet in 2017. After completing training with the company, she felt like the company was dedicated to its franchisees.

 

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“They really care. A lot of other companies are primarily about money and profit. They lose the people portion of the business, and that’s the main purpose of Grocery Outlet. You’re able to work with your family,” Patterson told The Los Angeles Sentinel. “I have my cousins working here with me, my brother, my niece and nephew. That’s really encouraging, and with most companies, you’re not allowed to do that.”

Source: Kia Patterson Opens Compton’s First Black-Owned Grocery Store