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Syracuse Cooperative Market brings affordable produce to Salt City Market
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The Fugees’ “Killing Me Softly With His Song” played over the hum of refrigerators in Syracuse Cooperative Market’s new location at Salt City Market. Shelves were stocked with organic and non-organic produce, with labels boasting sales Fuji apples for $1.99 a pound and four cucumbers for $3 scattered across food and home products.
The market carries local products such as Ithaca Milk yogurt and Byrne Dairy, along with familiar brands like Annie’s, Kettle Brand potato chips and Talenti gelato. Marketing manager Jen Eldridge said the co-op is planning to add a prepared food section with items like sandwiches in the future.
Downtown Syracuse’s new full-service grocer: An inside look (photos)
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First, it is a full-service grocery store.
“You can get your dairy, your produce, your meat, eggs and bread,” said DeChario, the Co-op’s general manager. “You can get your cleaning supplies, toothpaste, napkins your toilet paper. You don’t have to drive anywhere for those things. They’re here.”
The second thing: Despite its connection to the 45-year-old member-owned cooperative store that has served the Westcott Nation for 40-plus years, you don’t need to be a member to shop there. (You don’t have to be a member to shop at the Westcott area store, either).