FOOD INDUSTRY NEWS FEBRUARY 2021
FOOD
39 CELEBRATING
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INDUSTRY NEWS CONNECTING CHICAGOLAND’S BEST BUYERS & THE MARKET’S LEADING SUPPLIERS
FOUNDED 1982
FEBRUARY 2021
FRESH FARMS DELIVERS AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Photos courtesy of Fresh Farms
Fresh Farms founder Dean Svigos initially wasn’t planning on creating a chain of Chicago-area grocery stores. His family, he says, started out as owners of the former Family Drive-In in Humboldt Park. When they sold that location and set out on the arduous course to build a new location for the restaurant, another idea arose: “We thought a fruit market would be good.” For the first few months the produce market was open, Svigos says, “There were lines two blocks long. Food markets were not a thing in Chicago in 1980. It was just the beginning.” Today, Fresh Farms remains in the Svigos family, operated by Dean and his brothers, John and Mike. The grocery chain has four sprawling locations across Chicago, Niles and Wheeling, jam-packed with a vast array of international products. “We’ll bring the tastes of the world to you,” says Dean Svigos. “We have a motto: to challenge our palate. If you only like mac ‘n’ cheese or steak and potatoes, we’re not for you.” Continued on page 2
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