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New Store with the Wave Roof Brings 700 Jobs to Long Beach
A mariachi band performed at a grand opening ceremony this morning for Big Saver Foods on Seventh Street.
A newly opened market, which features a preserved 1960s wave roof, is providing nearly 700 jobs in Long Beach, the store's owner said today.
A mariachi band performed at a grand opening ceremony this morning for Big Saver Foods, 2300 E. Seventh St.
The Vernon-based chain has two other locations at 1313 E. Artesia Blvd. and 1500 W. Willow St.
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The grocery stores are owned by India native Uka Solaki, who said the newest store is employing 700 people.
"Seven hundred people means we are helping 700 families," Solaki said.
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Other independent grocers have been looking to open in Long Beach, including Anaheim-based Northgate Gonzalez and Sylmar-based Vallarta Supermarkets Inc., according to the Orange County Register.
--City News Service
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