Has the community-owned grocery store model worked in Rochester?

By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack, Emmarae Stein

Published August 16, 2022 at 2:20 PM EDT

Brandon Kane and Max Gianniny on "Connections." — Brandon Kane and Max Gianniny appear on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

It has been five years since the team at Abundance Food Co-op opened up shop. Has the community-owned grocery store model worked in Rochester as they expected?

We talk about the state of food access in Rochester. Our guests:

Brandon Kane, interim general manager of Abundance Food Co-op
Max Gianniny, president of the Abundance Board of Directors

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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Emmarae Stein

Emmarae Stein is the production assistant for "Connections with Evan Dawson."

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