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31Jul
Operator of New Downtown Grocery Announced
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 12:00PM Bossa Nova operator to run Downtown grocery
Pittsburgh Business Times - July 31, 2007
By Tim Schooley
The owner of a nightclub/tapas bar, Pittsburgh entrepreneur Robin Fernandez is now ready to get into the grocery business.
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership revealed Fernandez as the operator of a long-awaited grocery store to open this fall at the Encore on 7th apartment building in the Cultural District.
Fernandez will call the new store Vidalia Fine Foods.
"My partners and I wanted to offer residents, downtown workers and visitors a small, but complete grocery store with premium items sold at reasonable prices," Fernandez said. "Food quality, convenience and customer service will be our top priorities."
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