Rainbow Natural Foods, one of the area’s oldest organic grocery stores, is closing after 42 years.
The store is located at North Decatur Plaza, 2118 N Decatur Rd, Decatur, GA 30033.
The company confirmed the news to Decaturish on Friday morning, Jan. 11. The rumors were spreading through the community in the day before the announcement.
“We have always felt that being considered a community Institution by folks in our area is one of the highest compliments Rainbow can receive,” the company said via email. “Yes, Rainbow will be closing for business sometime February.”
An employee who answered the phone on Thursday said the owners are retiring. Tony Castaldi, 64, co-owns the business with Jim Emerson, 86. Castaldi told Decaturish that there were people interested in buying the store, but he said the interest waned when faced with the cost off bringing the building up to code.