2nd Street Market loses The Spice Rack; Rosebud's Real Food to replace

The 2nd Street Market in downtown Dayton has lost one of its original vendors, but a new vendor that will serve a similar role will open in its place in early March.

The Spice Rack & Bulk Foods, which closed its second location in Beavercreek last fall, has shut down its original location in the middle of the 2nd Street Market. It was one of the original vendors that launched when the market opened in 2001. Its owners decided to close the business, which served its last customers in mid-January, market officials said.

Rosebud's Real Food, which already sells some of its products and specialty stores in Montgomery and Miami counties, will open in the former Spice Rack space in early March, Rosebud's founder Amber Stephenson said.

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The company has focused primarily on organic seasonings and honey-sweetened fruit butters, but Stephenson said she will expand her offerings at the new shop and will be taking customer requests for bulk spices and other items that were offered by her store’s predecessor.

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“We know what a staple The Spice Rack was to the market,” Stephenson said.

The Rosebud’s Real Food founder said the Five Rivers MetroParks 2nd Street Market will be a great fit for her products, which will also include organic flour, butter, Kombucha, sauerkraut, and other items in addition to organic seasonings and her honey-sweetened fruit butters.

“I am a foodie at heart,” Stephenson said. “Walking into that 2nd Street Market space gives me all the feels. It’s my happy place.”

Lynda Suda, market manager of the 2nd Street Market, said interest was keen for the space vacated by The Spice Rack, which had gone through one ownership change during its 17-year run at the market.

Suda said Rosebud’s Stephenson “will bring in newness and excitement and energy, and she wants to be part of this community.”

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Stephenson, who lives near Covington in Miami County, said her specialty products are available in Fulton Farms, Haren’s Market and Towne Valley Gifts in Troy; in Sunset Meat Market and This & That Candy in Piqua; in Monarch Market at the Dayton Mall; at The Spicy Olive at Austin Landing in Miami Twp.; and at The Wellness Lounge in Lebanon.

The business got its name, Stephenson said, because her middle name is Rose, and her father likes to call her “Rosebud.”

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Attempts to reach The Spice Rack’s owners were unsuccessful.

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Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.