Gem City Market

Learn more about Gem City Market and CO-OP Dayton

The Gem City opened on May 12th, 2021 and is now a full-service grocery store and deli located in the Salem Avenue corridor, just across the bridge from downtown Dayton.

This new grocery store is a place where everyone is welcome. The success of the market is driven by the ideas and input of all its customers, and members of the community.

Info from Gem City Market web page

What is a food co-op?

A food cooperative or food co-op is a food distribution outlet organized as a cooperative. Food cooperatives are usually community and worker owned, and decisions regarding the production and distribution of its food are chosen by its members.

Dayton’s food crisis

According to a 2015 study by FRAC, Dayton is in the bottom quartile of cities in the nation for food hardship for families with children.
A recent Gallup poll shows 29.4 percent of households in our region report trouble obtaining healthy food.
Our region has fewer grocery and WIC and SNAP stores per capita than the Ohio average.

Why grocery stores matter

People who live near a supermarket have lower rates of diet-related diseases than their counterparts in neighborhoods lacking food access (Food Trust)
20% percent higher obesity/diabetes rates in least healthy “food environments,” controlling for income, race/ethnicity, age, gender, and physical activity.