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Forty Acres Fresh Market
TrustedLast activity: 12.11.2025
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Forty Acres Fresh Market is Chicago's newest grocery concept, specializing in fresh, affordable produce. We operate popup markets in Chicago's Austin neighborhood and offer delivery service throughout the city.
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United States, Illinois, Chicago
Mentions in press and media 4
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| Sep 8, 2022 | Black Entrepreneurs Win $150,000 in Grants from the Famous Amos ‘Ingredients for Success Entrepreneurs Initiative' | The largest Black business association in the world and is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining African-American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity within the United States. 3 promising business ow... |
| May 18, 2022 | Naspers invests $2.5m. in fresh produce start-up Nile | Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, announced $2.5 million investment in Nile, an agritech company that connects farmers to buyers of fresh produce. The investment is part of a $5 million equity round l... |
| Jun 3, 2020 | Chicago’s Forty Acres Fresh Market On Ending ‘Food Apartheid’ In Black Communities | Elizabeth Abunaw started to get the idea for Forty Acres Fresh Market after a trip to the Austin ... [+] neighborhood in Chicago one day in 2016.Ofu Takor |
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FAQ about Forty Acres Fresh Market
What has the press written about Forty Acres Fresh Market?
Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning Forty Acres Fresh Market, among them “Black Entrepreneurs Win $150,000 in Grants from the Famous Amos ‘Ingredients for Success Entrepreneurs Initiative'” (Sep 8, 2022) and “Naspers invests $2.5m. in fresh produce start-up Nile” (May 18, 2022).
Is Forty Acres Fresh Market still active?
Yes, Forty Acres Fresh Market is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 12, 2025.