Blessing Food Store is a refugee-owned grocery store in Lancaster PA that specializes in Burmese produce and grocery items, as well as provides ethnic foods to the nearby Latino community. The store has been open since 2019 and has made a name for itself in the immigrant and refugee communities throughout the Lancaster area by providing quality grocery items at affordable prices.
Funding from the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative supported the purchasing of new equipment for Blessing Food Store’s produce and frozen foods sections and for a commercial vehicle. These purchases helped the store reduce product spoilage and allow it to continue to serve its diverse community healthy, affordable and culturally relevant foods.
Community: Lancaster, PA
County: Lancaster County
Region: Central
Geographical context: Urban
Date Funded: August 2023