Trends · data through September 2026

Upscale & Natural Grocers in Kentucky

Iceflower tracks 55 stores from 45 upscale & natural grocers in Kentucky. The Fresh Market grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Trader Joe's and Rainbow Blossom.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
45
Tracked stores
55
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked upscale & natural grocers

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. The Fresh Market and Trader Joe's sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T The Fresh Market logo The Fresh Market - +6.0%
2 T Trader Joe's logo Trader Joe's - +3.9%
3 R Rainbow Blossom - -4.4%
4 W Whole Foods Market logo Whole Foods Market - -7.0%
  • Trader Joe's
  • Whole Foods Market
  • The Fresh Market
  • Rainbow Blossom
  • Fresh Thyme Market
  • Good Foods Co-op
  • Matt's Natural World
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

55 tracked store locations in Kentucky. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Trader Joe's (3)
  • Whole Foods Market (3)
  • The Fresh Market (4)
  • Rainbow Blossom (3)
  • Fresh Thyme Market (1)
  • Good Foods Co-op (1)
  • Matt's Natural World (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 T The Fresh Market logo The Fresh Market 4
  • 2 T Trader Joe's logo Trader Joe's 3
  • 3 W Whole Foods Market logo Whole Foods Market 3
  • 4 R Rainbow Blossom 3
  • 5 I In the Mix 2
  • 6 H Health Daddy Wow 1
  • 7 F Full Circle Market 1
  • 8 T Thomas Farms LLC 1
  • 9 T The Nutrition Center 1
  • 10 G Genesis Health Shop 1
  • 11 S Sonshine Natural Foods 1
  • 12 H Heath Health and Wellness 1
  • 13 S Sweet 'n Simple Elderberry 1
  • 14 P Pineville Nutrition 1
  • 15 A All Natural Smoothie Bar & Supplements 1
  • 16 M Macroman Meals logo Macroman Meals 1
  • 17 N Nutrition Works 1
  • 18 T The Mercantile On Main 1
  • 19 C Crater City Nutrition 1
  • 20 M Marshall Nutrition 1
  • 21 R Rae Rae's Nutrition 1
  • 22 K Kat's International Grocery 1
  • 23 M Meal Prep Momma 1
  • 24 R Revive Protein Bar 1
  • 25 W Williamsburg Nutrition 1
  • 26 F Fresh Thyme Market logo Fresh Thyme Market 1
  • 27 G Good Foods Co-op 1
  • 28 M Matt's Natural World 1
  • 29 G Gene's Health Food 1
  • 30 C Country Breeze Market 1
  • 31 D Dutch Kuntry Bulk Foods & Deli 1
  • 32 R Roberts Health Foods 1
  • 33 M Maharaja Grocery 1
  • 34 H Happy Meadow Natural Foods 1
  • 35 H Hunters Market 1
  • 36 L Loschiavo's Produce & Deli 1
  • 37 H Happy Home market 1
  • 38 B Bear's Den Nutrition 1
  • 39 S Stop and Save Food Mart 1
  • 40 A A New Leaf 1
  • 41 N New Day Nutrition 1
  • 42 N Nature's Way Market 1
  • 43 W Wild Thyme Herbal Apothecary 1
  • 44 C Cabell's Iron Nutrition 1
  • 45 R Rainbow Blossom Highlands 1

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