Exciting News: New Deli Coming Soon!
As the new year brings opportunity for growth, improvements and fresh starts, we are thrilled to announce plans for a remodel of our Deli, bathrooms, employee workspace, and breakroom.
For years, we have hoped to elevate our beloved Deli department as it is outdated and was severely impacted by the pandemic. We have heard the requests from members to improve our menu offerings and have been previously limited by our current kitchen appliances and space. Thankfully, we were able to make headway to a Deli remodel and once plans are approved, will start the project in partnership with Indigo | Hammond + Playle Architects and local contractor, Pacific Craft Builders early March, 2026. This remodel will also help us meet one of three Ends, access to fresh, local, and high quality food. Its capabilities will allow us to expand our offerings to and provide high quality food at the standard of care that co-op members desire. We will, however, need your help. Co-op fellow members, please help us by providing a list and types of food offerings that you would like to see (link below).
Some ideas that we have to improve our offering includes reviewing our current menu to improve or update new staple items, create a seasonal rotating menu featuring local produce, bring back a full hot bar, salad bar, and service case, improve our café offerings, and expand our bakery to include cakes, cupcakes, more vegan options, and more wheat free options. Additionally, we plan to improve ingredient standards across our Deli offerings which will include whole ingredients that are high quality, ~98% organic with a focus on local plus, humane practices for any offering containing meat.
Our goal is to reinvest into the cooperative to ensure that our community owned cooperative continues to be operational and hopefully, continues to be a Davis household go-to for ethical, local, and cooperative groceries. It has not been easy for local retailers these past few years but with your continued support, we hope to be resilient against adversity.
Deli Offering Survey – We Need Your Input!
If you have ideas on the food you would love to see or food that you believe would differentiate us, please take our Deli Offering Survey. We’d love to hear your input.
Please note that we will review all submissions for ideas and to understand demand however, may not be able to create all.
This is a rendering and the art included is a placeholder for visualization and not final. The final design may vary slightly.
- Timeline: Our plans are currently under review by the City of Davis. We hope to have them finalized and start the project early March.
- Construction Hours: Work crews will work during operating hours. The Deli area will be completely closed off to ensure the project is completed as fast as possible. We will provide free ear plugs and snacks if noise gets loud in hopes to make you more comfortable and for those who prefer a quieter environment. We also provide curbside pickup at no extra cost. We are always happy to show you how to shop curbside.
- Food offerings during the project: We will still offer food in our Grab and Go! Our Deli team will be producing in a commercial kitchen to ensure that we can still offer grab and go items for our members and shoppers.
Stay in the know
We will add a weekly update to our newsletter once construction starts for our members to stay up to date on progress and developments. If you are not already a part of our Heirloom e-newsletter, please join here.
Questions?
If you have questions about the Deli remodel, please email remodel@davisfood.coop!