Dive Summary:
- Key Food Stores has begun an aggressive brick-and-mortar expansion into New York City with the recent opening of seven new stores across the metropolitan area.
- “The people of Long Beach (Queens) deserve quality supermarkets. This is a very strong community that is still continuing to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy,” stated Gino Palummo, VP of business development for Key Food.
- The company has marked the opening of the new stores with several ribbon-cutting ceremonies. The new store locations throughout New York City are currently in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
From the article:
Key Food also staged a grand opening Friday for a new location at 155 Bay St. in Staten Island. “We are very excited to be a part of the Key Food family,” said store owner Mike Said in a statement. “This neighborhood deserves a convenient supermarket that offers high quality and low prices. We could not be happier to open our doors and be a part of the community.”