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Newark It's time for another look at the Universal Food Markets stores! The chain of stores has 10 locations under various names (Elizabeth x 2, Rahway, Newark, Orange, Hackensack x 2, Paterson x 2, Camden) of which 7 are Key Food-affiliated (the Hackensack Market in Hackensack and Super El Rey and Eagle Supermarket in Elizabeth are still not Key Food-affiliated). Newark, Orange, and Hackensack were previously Krasdale-affiliated. Newark was a Bravo, and Hackensack and Orange were CTowns. These days, those three are Key Food-affiliated Universal Food Markets joining older locations in Rahway, Paterson, and Camden. While there hasn't been a lot changed in this store, we see new banners temporarily affixed on top of the Bravo logos outside. Inside, there hasn't been much of a change other than replacing the lighting -- a much-needed improvement. This store is clean and well-stocked and seems to be a bit better-run than Orange, although it's quite small. The fixtures we...

115 Meat Market Owner:  Aquilino Belez Opened:  1997 Cooperative:  unknown Location:  115 Roseville Ave, Roseville, Newark, NJ Photographed:  July 2020 The 115 Meat Market in the Roseville section of Newark was previously Aneuris Meat Market and before that, Glenny Meat Market. And before that, it was La Caridad Supermarket -- a name that still appears on the side of the store! Now this is our first store in Newark, and we're going to kind of circle the city clockwise beginning here in Roseville, which is in the northwestern corner of the city. We'll move up through Ampere right over the border in East Orange then pass through downtown Bloomfield and hit the southern tip of Belleville before circling to the east and south through the northeastern corner of Newark: Silver Lake, Forest Hill (with a quick detour back up to Belleville), and Mount Prospect. Then we'll move into the Central Ward, the Ironbound to the east, then across to the West Si...