Chandi Supermarket is a Latino-owned supermarket in Bethlehem, PA, that sells culturally appropriate grocery items and fresh produce to the surrounding low-income and Hispanic community. The store has been open since 2019 and is a staple in its community as it is the only grocery store for 2.6 miles and the only ethnic foods store for 10 miles. Chandi Supermarket regularly donates food to the Hispanic Center of Lehigh Valley, the only culturally appropriate business to do so. The store also supports its community by providing nearly 30 jobs to local residents.
Chandi Supermarket’s mission is to provide their community with fresh and affordable foods. Funding from the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative will support a 3,000 square foot expansion of Chandi Supermarket’s meat and produce departments, which will increase access to healthy, affordable, and necessary ethnic foods for surrounding low-income, disabled, and food insecure residents.
Community: Bethlehem, PA
County: Northampton County
Region: East
Geographical context: Urban
Date Funded: August 2023