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Cooperative/Supplier: Key Food Stores
Key Food introduced the Food Universe brand in 2014, but it grew to several dozen stores in the next several years. Grocery wholesaler White Rose -- the primary wholesaler to Associated Food Stores, along with related Met, Pioneer, and Compare Foods stores -- declined and ultimately declared bankruptcy, leading to many dissatisfied supermarket owners. Many left their Associated affiliations and joined Key Food, using the name Food Universe for converted Associated stores. Additional Associated stores continued to join under the Food Universe name for several years in what's maybe the largest single shift in New York City supermarkets. Now, the Food Universe brand has been used on a variety of supermarkets. A bit of trivia: the first few Food Universe stores used a red and white color scheme, before they changed the brand to the now-standard blue and white.
See also: Associated
248 E 174th St, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2022
Owner or Manager: Juan Diaz
Previous Tenants: Bravo (1992-2022)
3470 3rd Ave, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2021
Owner or Manager: Teofilo de Jesus
Previous Tenants: Associated
111 Dreiser Loop, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Teofilo Guzman
Previous Tenants: CTown (opened 2009) > Associated (closed 2014)
119 Einstein Loop, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Teofilo Guzman
Previous Tenants: CTown (opened 2009) > Associated (closed 2014)
2061 Bartow Ave, Bronx, NY
🅿️ Parking Lot
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Teofilo Guzman
Previous Tenants: Compare Foods (closed 2014)
3201 Layton Ave, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Brian Han
Previous Tenants: Lizzie's Supermarket
Notes: This store has kept its longtime Lizzie's Supermarket name alongside the Food Universe brand.
1334 Louis Nine Blvd, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2018
Previous Tenants: Associated (2012-2018)
2358 University Ave, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2017
Owner or Manager: Roberto Espinal
Previous Tenants: CTown
312 E 194th St, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2017
Previous Tenants: BX Supermarket > Compare Foods
1187 Jerome Ave, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2020
Owner or Manager: Teofilo de Jesus
Previous Tenants: Compare Foods
184 W 231st St, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2018
Previous Tenants: Blockbuster Video > Pioneer > Bravo
82 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2017
Owner or Manager: Rafael Amarante
Previous Tenants: Super Foods Supermarket > Compare Foods
675 Morris Ave, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2023
Owner or Manager: Frank Pimentel
Previous Tenants: Fine Fare (2010-2023)
724 E 161st St, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2023
Owner or Manager: Grecencio Diaz
Previous Tenants: Pioneer > Associated
760 Melrose Ave, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2020
Previous Tenants: CTown > Met Foodmarkets > Key Food
148 E 170th St, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2019
Previous Tenants: Associated
148 E Burnside Ave, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2017
Owner or Manager: Jose Olivo
Previous Tenants: Associated (2009-2017)
2080 White Plains Rd, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2020
Previous Tenants: Associated > Compare Foods
1757 Randall Ave, Bronx, NY
🅿️ Parking Lot
Opened: 2021
Owner or Manager: Diomedes Eseano
Previous Tenants: Associated
60 W 183rd St, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2017
Owner or Manager: Roberto Espinal
Previous Tenants: Bravo
50 Van Cortlandt Ave W, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2024
Owner or Manager: Marcos Duran
Previous Tenants: CTown > Food Dynasty
3942 White Plains Rd, Bronx, NY
Opened: 2017
Owner or Manager: Aljenis Lanfranco
Previous Tenants: Pioneer
1982-84 86th St, Brooklyn, NY
🕓Open 24 Hours
Opened: 2021
Owner or Manager: Ennis and Rowhie Said
97 Ave O, Brooklyn, NY
🕓Open 24 Hours
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Bruce Yong Pak
Previous Tenants: Associated
1720 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY
🅿️ Parking lot
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Ali Darhan
Previous Tenants: Key Food (2012-2014)
243 Schenectady Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Opened: 2015
Previous Tenants: Associated (2007-2015)
1038 Rutland Rd, Brooklyn, NY
Opened: 2015
Owner or Manager: Robert Almonte
Cooperative/Supplier: Key Food Stores
Previous Tenants: Associated
1559 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Opened: 2025
Owner or Manager: Charles In Park
Previous Tenants: Rite Aid
243 Ave U, Brooklyn, NY
Opened: 2021
Previous Tenants: CTown (2018-2021)
2424 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY
🅿️ Parking lot
Opened: 2015
Owner or Manager: Shri Persaud
Previous Tenants: Waldbaum's
773 New Lots Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Opened: 2019
Owner or Manager: Danny Espinal
Cooperative/Supplier: Krasdale
Previous Tenants: Associated
Notes: This store left Key Food around 2023, but has retained its Food Universe name. It's now independent and supplied by Krasdale.
4118 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Opened: 2018
Owner or Manager: Eddy Fernandez
Previous Tenants: Clarimar Supermarket > Brooklyn Farm's
1486 Lexington Ave, Manhattan, NY
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Sang Hyeck Kim
Previous Tenants: Associated
538 W 138th St, Manhattan, NY
Opened: 2015
Owner or Manager: Tony Gusco
Previous Tenants: Compare Foods
5069 Broadway, Manhattan, NY
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Aljenis Lanfranco
Previous Tenants: Antillana Food Plaza > Associated
72 Nagle Ave, Manhattan, NY
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Aljenis Lanfranco
Previous Tenants: Antillana Food Plaza > Associated
32-11 Beach Channel Dr, Queens, NY
🅿️Parking Lot
Opened: 2019
Owner or Manager: Efre Diaz
Previous Tenants: A&P > Bravo
34-14 Steinway St, Queens, NY
Opened: 2018
Previous Tenants: Foodtown > Met Foodmarkets
102-21 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY
Opened: ca. 2020
Owner or Manager: Simon Coriat
Previous Tenants: Met Foodmarkets > Fresh n Easy > CTown
96-09 Liberty Ave, Queens, NY
Opened: 2022
Owner or Manager: Nelson Eusebio
Previous Tenants: Compare Foods
222-51 Jamaica Ave, Queens, NY
🅿️Parking Lot
Opened: 2014
Owner or Manager: Robert Ferreira
Previous Tenants: CTown
66-82 Fresh Pond Rd, Queens, NY
Opened: 2015
Owner or Manager: Jose Checo
Previous Tenants: Associated (1998-2015)
127-16 111th Ave, Queens, NY
🅿️Parking Lot
Opened: ca. 2015
Owner or Manager: Bok Gil Choi
44-07 43rd Ave, Queens, NY
Opened: 2015
Owner or Manager: Hong Sik Choi
Previous Tenants: Met Foodmarkets (2004-2015)
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