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Dorothy Lane Market

Logo: Dorothy Lane Market, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American grocery store chain

Dorothy Lane Market, often abbreviated to DLM, is a chain of gourmet grocery stores based and located in Dayton, Ohio. It originally began as a fruit stand in 1948, at the corner of Far Hills Avenue and Dorothy Lane in Kettering, Ohio. It is owned by the Mayne family, and it is in its fourth generation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded1
  • Industrygrocery store, online shop1
  • HeadquartersDayton1
  • Websitewww.dorothylane.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1

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Dorothy Lane Market, often abbreviated to DLM, is a chain of gourmet grocery stores based and located in Dayton, Ohio. It originally began as a fruit stand in 1948, at the corner of Far Hills Avenue and Dorothy Lane in Kettering, Ohio. It is owned by the Mayne family, and it is in its fourth generation. The company's annual revenue is $80,000,000 and it has just over 900 employees. A culinary school is also located at the Dorothy Lane Market in Centerville, Ohio. The school hosts classes, available to the public, multiple times weekly.2

The story

Dorothy Lane Market began as a fruit stand in 1948, at the corner of Far Hills Ave. and Dorothy Lane in Kettering, Ohio. The stand was co-owned by Calvin Mayne and Frank Sakada. In 1953, the original store was built in Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. This location came in at 20,000 sq. ft.

In 1960, Calvin Mayne bought Sakada's shares of the company, becoming the sole owner.

In 1991, Dorothy Lane Market opened a second location in Centerville, Ohio. A third location opened in Springboro, Ohio in 2002. In 2005, the company's produce departments were certified organic by the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association. In October 2021, DLM announced plans for a 4th location in Mason, Ohio., which opened in August 2025.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dorothy Lane Market, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • baked good
  • gourmet supermarket chain
  • meat
  • online shop

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1948Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$3.0M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $3.0M in all. PPP loans $3.0M.$0$1M$2M$3M2020 · PPP loans: $3.0M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$3.0M$3.0M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 27, 2020$3.0M PPP loan (first draw) from Minster Bank5To DOROTHY LANE MARKET, INC, Dayton OH; $3.0M forgiven Jun 11, 2021

Sources

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