Health Food Store

2 Health Food Store Success Stories [2025]

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Updated: April 15th, 2025

Want to make a positive impact on your community while tapping into a growing market? Consider opening a health food store. This business involves providing customers with wholesome, organic, and natural food products aimed at promoting better health.

As a store owner, you’ll source and stock a variety of health-focused items—from fresh produce to supplements, and from artisanal snacks to eco-friendly household products. The movement towards healthier eating and living isn’t slowing down, making this a timely investment.

While setting up will require an initial capital investment and careful planning regarding sourcing and inventory, the rewards are plentiful. You have the privilege of cultivating a loyal customer base eager for quality products that enhance their well-being. For those committed to sustainable living and passionate about nutrition, a health food store can transform that zeal into a profitable venture.

In this list, you'll find real-world health food store success stories and very profitable examples of starting a health food store that makes money.

1. Protein Package ($1.08M/year)

At the age of 17, George Greenhill came up with the idea for Protein Package while facing the challenge of finding affordable and customizable healthy snacks. He invested all of his birthday money into stock and taught himself to code to build the website, and within a week, he had already doubled his initial investment, validating the idea for the pick and mix store of protein bars and snacks. Now, at 21 years old, Protein Package has achieved over £1 million in annual turnover and continues to experience rapid growth.

How much money it makes: $1.08M/year
How much did it cost to start: $300
How many people on the team: 4

I Started A $1.08M/Year Snacks Ecommerce At 17 [With Only $300]

How a 17-year-old founded a successful snacks eCommerce, with over 400% YoY growth for the past four years, reinventing the traditional 'pick and mix' for health-conscious consumers and offering an unrivaled choice of quality brands at the best prices when mixing and matching.

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2. Holistic Wellness Coaching Academy ($180K/year)

Brittney Oliver, founder of the Holistic Wellness Coaching Academy, came up with the idea for her business after discovering the connection between gut health and mental well-being. As a board-certified health and life coach, she wrote her first book and realized the need to share her knowledge with others. She then decided to create a certification program and launched her business with little startup funds, growing it into a six-figure business within two years.

How much money it makes: $180K/year
How much did it cost to start: $2K
How many people on the team: 3

How I Started A $15K/Month Health And Wellness Coaching Business

A board-certified coach built the Holistic Wellness Coaching Academy from her book, growing it into a six-figure business in two short years, without using ads or campaigns, and attracting more leads with custom, digital content.

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