Fairfield family swaps business plans; food becomes health care

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CAP: Robin Zacks, Michael Savoie and Camille Savoie.

PRINT HED: Fairfield family swaps business plans; food becomes health care

Fairfield County residents the Savoies ”“ mother Camille, son Michael Savoie and daughter Robin Zacks ”“ sold their landmark eatery Stella”™s Italian Restaurant in 2014. Now, after 27 years in the restaurant business, more than 15 of them running Stella”™s, a healthcare-themed business plan is replacing the red sauce.

Their old restaurant site, at 7365 Main St. in Stratford, is still a restaurant today ”“ Dante”™s Restaurant and Bar ”“ but the Savoie family, come September, is in the healthcare franchise business.

An older-skewing customer demographic at Stella’s was one of the motivating factors behind the switch to a new sector, the Savoies said. With the move to a health care franchise ”“ associated with New Jersey-based Executive Care in-home care providers ”“ the Savoies will provide professional aides to seniors in the area. The family did not provide the number of new jobs their venture will create at press time.

The new business completes a circle for the Savoies. They said they originally considered the health care field before opening Stella”™s more than 15 years ago.

The family”™s Executive Care office is at 3476 Main St. in Stratford. There will be a grand opening and ribbon cutting Sept. 25.

— Bill Fallon