OLD BRIDGE – Seabra’s Market, a supermarket with an emphasis on Portuguese and Italian products, is opening later this month on Route 516 and Gaub Road.
The store is scheduled to open Feb. 27 in a 20,000-square-foot space in the Browntown Shopping Center.
“We’re excited to open our newest location in Old Bridge,” said Omar Rodriguez, vice president of operations at Seabra’s Market. “We’ve been looking to expand and Old Bridge is the perfect location. Old Bridge is a family-oriented community. It’s a town of tradition. We’re a family-owned business with family values and Old Bridge fits perfectly with that. The residents also appreciate good food and that’s what we offer.”
The store will be open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Seabra’s Market is opening later this month in the Browntown Shopping Center on Route 516, Old Bridge.
“Our demographics fit their model and this is a great addition to our township and the community. It helps with job creation,” said Steve Mamakas, executive officer of the Old Bridge Mayor’s Office of Economic Development.
The Feb. 27 grand opening celebration will include food tastings, demonstrations and music.
The site was previously occupied by SuperFresh and Walgreens. Walgreens relocated to the front of the site several years ago. SuperFresh closed months after opening in June last year.
The new store will include a bakery, which will have a variety of European specialties, and a coffee shop, Rodriguez said.
The market will also offer online shopping, he said.
The store will initially employ about 60 full-time and part-time workers, most of whom are Old Bridge residents, Rodriguez said.
Future plans include opening a liquor store adjacent to the market, he said.
Seabra’s Market has other locations in Newark, Union and Elizabeth.
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Seabra’s Market is looking to open other locations in southern New Jersey, Rodriguez said.
In addition to Walgreens, Seabra’s Market will join Jersey Strong, Dollar Tree, 7-Eleven and Wendy’s in the shopping center.
Rodriguez said Seabra’s Market is not affiliated with Seabra Foods.
Seabra Foods will be opening at Port Plaza, a redevelopment project that includes the former Laffin Chevrolet site on the corner of Main and Reid streets, South River.
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