Bi-Rite Market

Bi-Rite Market sets the standard for grocery stores that champion locally sourced products grown by small producers. It offers all staffers, including part-timers, health insurance, a 401(k) with a 4% match and profit-sharing. Sam Mogannam’s father and uncle ran the flagship store in San Francisco’s Mission District until they sold out in 1989. Trained as a chef in Switzerland, Sam and his brother Raphael bought the business back in 1997, installing a kitchen that smokes its own salmon and mixes hummus from their mother’s recipe. Sam rid his shelves of two bestsellers: farmed salmon and yellowfin tuna, which is overfished. In 2006 he opened Bi-Rite Creamery & Bakeshop. Honey comes from Bi-Rite hives on the market’s roof. In 2008 it started its own farm in Sonoma. The Mogannams also run a catering company, Bi-Rite Catering, and a nonprofit that offers free and subsidized cooking and nutrition classes. Read Less