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Did you shop at Pantry Pride, Food Fair, Xtra? Take a look at old Miami supermarkets

By Miami Herald Archives

Updated March 19, 2024 12:31 PM

Publix. Aldi. Whole Foods. Trader Joe’s.

But what about Food Fair? Pantry Pride? Grand Union? Woolley’s? Epicure? Xtra? Piggy Wiggly?

Miami’s supermarket landscape has changed through the years. So let’s take a look back to see what the area’s supermarkets once looked like.

Here’s a trip through the Miami Herald Archives:

PANTRY PRIDE

A boarded-up Pantry Pride in Fort Lauderdale in 1997. — A boarded-up Pantry Pride in Fort Lauderdale in 1997. Walter Michot Miami Herald File/1997

Former customers of Pantry Pride in Normandy Isles in Miami Beach check out signs on its closing. — Former customers of Pantry Pride in Normandy Isles in Miami Beach check out signs on its closing. Miami Herald File

A Pantry Pride store in South Florida. — A Pantry Pride store in South Florida. Peter Andrew Bosch Miami Herald File

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FOOD FAIR

A Food Fair grocery store. — A Food Fair grocery store. Miami Herald File

.Paul Daegling, supervisor of industrial relations of Food Fair, explains the operation in 1966. — .Paul Daegling, supervisor of industrial relations of Food Fair, explains the operation in 1966. Bill Sanders Miami Herald File

A news article about Food Fair and Pantry Pride.

An early Food Fair.

A Food Fair in Florida, a precursor to Pantry Pride, Hyde Park and Woolley’s.. — A Food Fair in Florida, a precursor to Pantry Pride, Hyde Park and Woolley’s.. State Library & Archives of Florida

WOOLLEY’S

In 1999 a former Wooley’s store at 2700 Hollywood Blvd. — In 1999 a former Wooley’s store at 2700 Hollywood Blvd. Miami Herald File

EPICURE MARKET

Favorites at Epicure. — Favorites at Epicure. Miami Herald File

Dominick Raneri, finance director at Prestige Imports, parks an LP 560 Lamborghini at Epicure Sunny Isles Beach as Epicure and Prestige Imports host their monthly Lamborghini-tini event bringing Lamborghinis, cocktails and food all to one place at Epicure on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. The event took place the first Saturday of every month at Epicure in Sunny Isles Beach. — Dominick Raneri, finance director at Prestige Imports, parks an LP 560 Lamborghini at Epicure Sunny Isles Beach as Epicure and Prestige Imports host their monthly Lamborghini-tini event bringing Lamborghinis, cocktails and food all to one place at Epicure on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. The event took place the first Saturday of every month at Epicure in Sunny Isles Beach. ALLISON DIAZ Miami Herald File/2011

A&P

A&P store

GRAND UNION

Grand Union store.

XTRA FOOD CENTERS

A view of the crowds at Xtra Super Food Center during a 1983 grand opening. — A view of the crowds at Xtra Super Food Center during a 1983 grand opening. Miami Herald File

In 1987, Barbara Dixon went on a five-minute shopping spree at the Xtra store at 441 and Oakland Park Boulevard in Broward. Here she is filling her second cart at the meat case. She came away with over $1,600 in food. — In 1987, Barbara Dixon went on a five-minute shopping spree at the Xtra store at 441 and Oakland Park Boulevard in Broward. Here she is filling her second cart at the meat case. She came away with over $1,600 in food. Alan Freund Miami Herald File

PIGGLY WIGGLY

The Piggly Wiggly market at 80 Curtiss Parkway, Miami Springs. — The Piggly Wiggly market at 80 Curtiss Parkway, Miami Springs. Randy Bazemore Miami Herald File / 1997

In 1996, Liliana O’Brien worked as a cashier at the Piggly Wiggly in Miami Springs. — In 1996, Liliana O’Brien worked as a cashier at the Piggly Wiggly in Miami Springs. MARICE COHN BAND Miami Herald File

This story was originally published March 13, 2024 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Did you shop at Pantry Pride, Food Fair, Xtra? Take a look at old Miami supermarkets."