While the Urena brothers own and operate the new grocery store in Brentwood, a Port Washington-based company, Associated Supermarket Group, owns the store name and six other banners: Compare Fresh, Associated Supermarkets, Associated Fresh, Met Foods, Met Fresh and Pioneer Supermarkets. There’s not enough money on the payroll to hire extra people,” he said. “When you’re a small bodega, basically the owner has to do multiple tasks. It’s easier to run a larger grocery store, he said. His only bodega now is Riverhead Deli & Market, which opened in 2019. They grew up working in their father’s bodegas, said Jose Urena, who began owning his own bodegas 20 years ago. The Urenas, who were raised in Far Rockaway, have a long history in the retail food business. The store employs 30 people, Jose Urena said. Get the Biz Briefing newsletter! The latest LI business news in your inbox Monday through Friday.
Beside the grocery store is a 4,000-square-foot laundromat that Jose Urena and a different partner own. The 8,000-square-foot store is in leased space in a newly built 12,000-square-foot shopping center. The Compare Foods store, which opened in September, held a grand opening event Thursday. “Within walking distance, they have fresh vegetables, their meats, their main grocery needs, their dairy products,” said Jose Urena, 42, of Blue Point. With the opening of the new Compare Foods at 1070 Islip Ave., nearby residents can walk to the store to buy fresh food, said Jose Urena, who owns the store with his brother, Ramon. Two Suffolk County brothers have opened a new Hispanic-format supermarket in Brentwood because there was a need in the community, one said. Jose Urena, co-owner of Compare Foods, a Hispanic-format grocery store that has opened a new store in Brentwood. Whatever you do though, don’t buy your beer at Compare Foods though, they’re considerably higher than everywhere else we looked.Brothers open Hispanic-format grocery store in Brentwood Our second choice would be to venture in to Bed-Stuy to Pioneer for your burgers and whatnot. If you want to get the best value for your barbecue supplies, you’re better off going to Target - you can also stock up on the fun stuff like tiki torches and table settings there too. Met Food Market (Prospect Heights): $6.99/6 pack Pioneer Food Stores (Bed-Stuy):Not in stock
COMPARE FOODS BROOKLYN PLUS
Lowest Price: Target (Atlantic Center): $10.99/12 pack plus depositįood Bazaar (Prospect Heights): $6.99/6 pack Highest Price: Compare Foods: $24.00/two 6 packs plus deposit Rolling Rock bottles (12 pack or two 6 packs) Met Food Market (Prospect Heights): $8.99/12 pack Pioneer Food Stores (Bed Stuy):$9.99/12 pack Pathmark (Atlantic Center): Price not availableįood Bazaar (Prospect Heights): $8.99/12 pack Lowest Price: Key Food (borough wide): $7.99/12 pack plus deposit Highest Price: Compare Foods (Bed Stuy): $15.98 two 6 packs plus deposit ($13.98 for two 6 packs) Met Food Market (Prospect Heights): $3.99 Lowest Price: Target (Atlantic Center) $2.79 Highest Price:Key Food (Park Slope) $4.89 Met Food Market (Prospect Heights): $1.99ĭRANKS Country Time Lemonade, regular, quart jar Lowest Price: Pioneer Food Stores (Bed Stuy) $.98 Highest Price: Key Food (Greenpoint) $3.00 Met Food Market (Prospect Heights): $3.19 Lowest Price: Target (Atlantic Center): $1.79 Highest Price: Tie! Key Food (borough wide)/Pioneer Food Stores (Bed Stuy)/Foodtown (Williamsburg): $3.29/Food Bazaar (Bushwick) $3.29 Target (Atlantic Center) $4.89 (no vegan burgers available price for All-American patties only)īUNS AND ACCOUTREMENTS Stroehman’s Dutch Country Potato Rolls (hotdog or hamburger buns) 8 count: Met Food Market (Prospect Heights): $4.97 Lowest Price: Compare Foods (Bed-Stuy): $4.29 Highest Price: Foodtown (Williamsburg) $5.99 Lowest Price: Tie! Food Bazaar (Prospect Heights)/Met Foods (Prospect Heights): $2.99įoodtown (Williamsburg): $2.99 (with club card only)īoca Burgers, original vegan patties, box: Highest Price: Pioneer Food Stores (Bed Stuy) $5.49 Met Food Market (Prospect Heights): Not in stock Lowest Price: Pioneer Food Stores (Bed Stuy) $5.99įood Bazaar (Prospect Heights): Not in stock BURGERS AND DOGS Bubba Burgers,1/3 lb patties Highest Price: Key Food (borough wide) $11.99
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