The Denver Post
June 22, 2010

New Denver-area grocer brings bulk to competition

“Part warehouse grocery, part conventional supermarket. That’s what customers will experience at SmartCo Foods, a new chain that opened the first of its five Denver-area stores Tuesday.”

Longmont Times Call
June 19, 2010

Hundreds line up for SmartCo jobs

“Asked when she last had a full-time job, Loveland resident Jennifer Melicher had to pause and think.  ‘Probably close to two years,’ she said, moments after filling out the final paperwork for her new job working in the dairy department at SmartCo Foods.”

The Denver Business Journal
June 11, 2010

Denver gets SmartCo; Centennial takes a Shine

“June 23 must be the day to open new grocery stores.”

Colorado Biz
June 1, 2010

The Colorado grocery wars heat up

“Colorado will gain a new player in the grocery market – and 500 jobs — when SmartCo Foods opens five stores in June and July, hoping to attract consumers with its triple-threat concept: part conventional grocer, part warehouse club, part farmer’s market.”

NBC 9News Denver
May 20, 2010

Applicants surround building in hopes of getting job

“Tommi Montoya saw it on the news. Ray Olsen heard about it through an employment website. But they were not the only ones to get word of a job fair for SmartCo Foods on Thursday morning.”