Dorothy Lane Market


Dorothy Lane Market is a chain of gourmet grocery stores based and located in the Dayton, Ohio region. In 2001 and 2007, Dorothy Lane Market was named one of only six Outstanding Retailers by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade at the International Fancy Food Show in New York City. Annual company revenue is $80,000,000 and the company has just over 800 employees. A culinary school is also located in the Dorothy Lane Market at the Centerville location.

Overview

Dorothy Lane Market is a chain of specialty food markets. Dorothy Lane Market, or DLM for short, has more than nine departments located within each store. They include expanded specialty seafood, bakery, dairy, frozen, floral, grocery, meat, produce, cheeses, and wines.

History

Dorothy Lane Market began as a fruit stand in 1948,at the corner of Far Hills Ave. and Dorothy Lane in Van Buren Twp.. Later in 1953, the market was built in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. In the years to come, more locations sprang up in the Dayton region. In 1991, Dorothy Lane Market opened a second location in Centerville, Ohio. A third location opened in Springboro, Ohio in 2002. In 2005, the company's produce departments were certified organic by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.
In 2009, Dorothy Lane Market won the Readers Choice Award in the Best Gourmet Grocery category.
In June 2018, Dorothy Lane Market filed a building permit for a $300,000 renovation project at the Washington Square shopping center.