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 | | Welcome to Raisin Rack Westerville Canton | | | | Locally owned Raisin Rack Natural Food Market offers a wide variety of organic groceries, gluten-free foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meats, vegan, beverages, water, and bulk grains, nuts, seeds and herbs. Raisin Rack also stocks a complete selection of supplements, vitamins, minerals, herbals and personal-care products from all major national brands. For a brief overview of Raisin Rack, click here to view our television advertisements. Stores are located in Canton, Ohio, where Raisin Rack was founded by Don and Paulette Caster in 1978, and in Westerville, Ohio, just 15 minutes from downtown Columbus.
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| | | | Fourth of July Store Hours
Raisin Rack Natural Food Market will observe special holiday hours on Saturday, July 4. The Westerville store will be open from noon to 5 p.m. and the Canton store will be closed. Both stores will reopen for regular business hours on Sunday, July 5. Have a happy and safe Independence Day.
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New gluten-free baked goods coming to Westerville cafe
The cafe at the Westerville Raisin Rack will be adding delicious gluten-free desserts from Cherbourg Bakery to its menu starting Monday, July 6. Cherbourg, a local baker, will offer lemon bars, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, creme puffs, strawberry white chip shortcake cookies, ginger chip brownies, crazy moist chocolate cupcakes and mini marsala molten chocolate cakes. For more information, go to their website at www.cherbourgbakery.com.
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Vitaminwater Van Coming to Westerville Store
The vitaminwater van will be at the Westerville Raisin Rack on Friday, July 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., offering a summer special on Glaceau's vitaminwater. Stock up with a 10 for $10 deal that runs all day on 20 oz. bottles of vitaminwater and vitaminwater10. To make the deal even sweeter, take the register receipt to the van and receive a free 12 oz. bottle for each bottle purchased in the store.
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Autism will be topic of presentation at Westerville store
The 2009 Autism Grass Roots Tour is coming to the Westerville Raisin Rack on Tuesday, August 25. Raun Kaufman, CEO of The Autism Treatment Center of America, and Kristin Selby Gonzalez, director of autism education for Enzymedica and the mother of a son with autism, will present a free lecture at noon entitled Autism Hope Action Plan. Register at the Westerville store or call 614-882-5886.
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Learn how to manage tightly coiled hair
M. Michele George, author of The Knotty Truth, will present two free information sessions at the Westerville Raisin Rack on How to Care for Tightly Coiled Hair. The first presentation will take place on Friday, July 17, from 7 to 8 p.m. and the second on Saturday, August 8, from 11 a.m. to noon. Register today at the Westerville store or call 614-882-5886.
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Healthy Streams
Visit www.olentangywatershed.org
for information on courses to learn how to protect local waterways. Included on the website is a
calendar of events, meetings and volunteer opportunities. A newsletter is in our website's store flyers section. Raisin Rack
and Tom's of Maine encourage you to get involved with groups
committed to preserving local waterways.
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Rack Points rewards now online
We're happy to announce that our Rack Points rewards program is now online. If you are signed up for rewards, you can track your points. To activate your account, enter the code number on the back of your Raisin Rack card, type in your email address and establish a password. Then follow the prompts to complete the enrollment.
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Ginger root eases nausea from chemo, study finds
Ginger, long used to soothe tummy aches, helped tame nausea from chemotherapy, a study found. The Associated Press reported that people who took ginger capsules several days before a chemo infusion had fewer and less severe bouts of nausea.
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Raisin Rack wins Emerald Award from SWACO
Raisin Rack Natural Food Market has been named the winner of an Emerald Award in the entrepreneurship category from Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio for its environmental and conservation initiatives. Raisin Rack has been involved in the green movement for many years and is honored to be recognized for its efforts.
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Raisin Rack alumnus working on movie, new TV show
Sam Jaeger, who worked at Raisin Rack in
the 1990s, will be part of the cast for the new NBC-TV dramedy Parenthood. He also is producing, directing and starring in his first feature
film, Take Me Home, part of which was shot here last summer.
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Skin-care terms made easier
Have you ever looked at a label on hand lotion or a cosmetic product and asked yourself, "What the heck do these terms mean?" Words like Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Citrus Paradisi or cocomide DEA. The nomenclature can be confusing, to say the least. Our friends at Kiss My Face have a great glossary that explains what the fancy words mean.
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Swine flu and what you can do naturally
Swine Flu has reached the pandemic level in the United States. At least one case has been reported in Ohio. It is important to see a medical doctor if you suspect you might have contracted the virus. But there are some preventive measures you can take. Some suggestions include drinking plenty of fluids (water, herbal teas, fruit juices) to prevent dehydration, eating foods high in vitamin C such as fresh citrus fruits, and frequent hand washing.
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Raisin Rack is now on Facebook, Twitter
Raisin Rack is now up and running on Facebook and Twitter. Follow us for updates and information on store events, product introductions, warnings, information and more. Go to twitter.com/raisinrack or facebook.com/pages/Raisin-Rack-Natural-Food-Market/73533602075
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Westerville store on yellowbook.com
Interested in learning more about Raisin Rack? Our store owner, Don Caster, takes viewers on a brief tour in this yellowbook.com video ad. Watch and enjoy!
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Alliance-Canton GIG meetings at Canton store
The Alliance-Canton GIG, a Celiac/gluten intolerance support group, regularly meets the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Canton Raisin Rack, 4629 Cleveland Ave. NW. For more information about the monthy meetings or the support group, contact Denise at the store at 330-966-1515. Please note that there will be no meeting in June.
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Green Initiatives at the Raisin Rack
The Raisin Rack is doing its part to protect and preserve the valuable resources of the Earth. We incorporate a number of Earth-friendly practices in the operation of our stores. Among those is a firm commitment to recycling and energy efficiency. We strongly encourage our customers to join us in promoting a healthy environment.
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Celiac Disease on the Rise
The incidence of celiac disease has increased in the US by more than four times during the last 50 years, and the experts say it's not due to increased diagnosis. | | Storing Food Dates Back Before Farming
A new study suggests that people were storing food long before they learned to practice farming. | | Nutrient Synergy
Some vitamins, minerals and other nutrients work better in the body when they come together. | | |
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