FOOD MARKETS EXPANDING

Big Y’s newest family market is open in Brookfield, Connecticut, at 14 Candlewood Lake Road. The market is the first of three new markets coming to the state this year. The location offers a bakery, full-service butcher and seafood department with six deliveries of fresh, sustainable seafood every week. The kitchen and deli feature Ready to Heat, Eat or Cook Big Y Quick, Easy Meals, including, hand-tossed pizza available by the slice or whole pie, freshly made sushi, made-to-order subs and paninis with Boar’s Head Premium meats and cheeses. Also available by slice or pre-packaged in the deli.

It will also have a wide assortment of quality products and specialty items from local partners, including Arethusa Farm specialty cheeses, Liuzzi Italian specialties in the deli, Bear’s seasoned wings, Hummel products and Lamberti sausage in the butcher shop, Deep River chips in the kitchen, Lyman Orchards in produce and Gina Marie Bakery and Chabaso Bakery artisan breads in the bakery.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for us to bring our legendary customer service and quality products to the Brookfield community,” said Michael P. D’Amour president and CEO of Big Y. “We have had the pleasure of serving many neighboring communities for years. Now we’re excited to get to know our customers in Brookfield.”

In addition to quality products and unmatched customer experience, the family market is bringing 100 part-time and full-time job opportunities. All interested applicants should apply at bigy.com/careers.

Grand opening festivities are taking place from now through June 26 and include giveaways, offers and sample tastings. New myBigY members will receive 500 myBigY Rewards points just for signing up. Discounts are available every day for myBigY members using their Big Y Membership, based upon their grocery purchases.

New locations are also underway in Middletown and Westport, Connecicut and Uxbridge, Massachusetts. These locations will bring Big Y’s total number of supermarkets to 77 stores.

One of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England. Big Y operates locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut ,including supermarkets, Table & Vine Fine Wines and Liquors and Big Y Express gas and convenience locations with over 10,000 employees. Big Y has been recognized by Forbes as a Best-in-State Employer in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and in 2023 for both Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and for Women. Founded in 1936 by brothers Paul and Gerald D’Amour, the store was named after an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts, where two roads converge to form a “Y”.