It's been an interesting couple of years for Bozek's Meat and Groceries. Founded in 1991, the store moved to an expanded location on Caniff in 1998, but was shuttered by a severe fire in 2006. Undaunted, the Polish specialty market has reopened, bigger and better than ever.
Shoppers will still find homemade soups, pierogi and sausage, as well as imported refrigerated, canned and jarred goods, but some things have changed. Relocating some of the business's operations allowed for the expansion of the meat department, gearing it to wholesale and bulk family purchases. Actual retail space grew from 8,000 to 11,000 square feet.
The renovation also allowed owner Michael Bozek to take stock of his customer's demographics and needs. "It is changing in Hamtramck, it's not an old Polish town anymore," he says. "We have Middle Eastern customers now -- We were not catering to them before, but we are trying now."
Source: Michael Bozek, Bozek's Meat and Groceries
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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