Nassry Mujalli, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, Urban Market owner Sam Mujalli, Key Food Vice President of Business Development John Durante, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, state Senator Michael Gianaris, and CEO Dean Janeway, and Vice President of Strategic Planning Chet Koby get ready to cut the ribbon at the Urban Market grand opening celebration. Key Food Stores Co-operative, a chain of independently owned and operated grocery stores, is proud to announce the grand opening of its newest Urban Market location at 50-01 2nd Street, Long Island City. To celebrate, Urban Market hosted a grand opening celebration on November 14.
State Senator Michael Gianaris, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, city Deputy Commissioner for Business Acceleration Robinson Hernandez, city Department of Small Business Services Client Manager Lisa Ennis, Queens Community Board 2 District Manager Debra Markell-Kleinert and Key Food executives, including Chief Executive Officer Dean Janeway, Chief Operating Officer George Knobloch, Vice President of Strategic Planning Chet Koby and Vice President of Business Development John Durante were in attendance. The grand opening celebration featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, as well as live entertainment for the whole family, giveaways, and an appearance by Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show’s DJ Greg T.
“As the Urban Market banner continues to grow, we are ecstatic to become a member of the Long Island City community,” said Durante. “The store owner, Sam Mujalli, strives to offer customers the highest quality of fresh, organic produce and prepared foods along with the best possible shopping experience.”
At 8,000 square feet, this new Urban Market has a large produce department that offers shoppers equal selections of organic and regular products. Customers will also find an extensive cheese selection, featuring options from countries all around the world. The deli department, headed by an experienced gourmet chef, features catering services. Customers also have the option of having their groceries delivered.
“As we become a new member of the Long Island City community, I look forward to offering customers not only the best selection, but also the best customer service experience around,” said Mujalli. “I’m confident customers will love this store’s classic, old school-themed décor and the unique shopping environment that we have to offer.”
Founded in Brooklyn in 1937, Key Food Stores Co-operative includes more than 165 independently owned and operated grocery stores with over $1.6 billion in annual sales. In addition to Key Food, these stores operate under the Key Food Marketplace, Key Fresh Natural, Food Dynasty, Food World, Holiday Farms, Locust Valley, and Milford Farms brands in all five boroughs, Long Island, Upstate New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Visit www.keyfood.com for more information.
