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Di Bruno Bros. Expanding: More Deli, Take-out & Kosher Options

The gourmet food market will take on an additional 700 square feet in the Ardmore Farmers Market.

Expect to see more roasted meats, more deli options, more prepared foods and an expanded kosher deli at this winter. The gourmet food market’s location at the will be gaining an additional 700 square feet of space, which should be ready by the first week of December, owner Bill Mignucci Jr. said. 

“We’re very grateful to our customers and the community, and we’re trying to give them a better selection,” Mignucci said.

Di Bruno’s, which opened at the Farmers Market and has from local foodies, will be expanding its conventional deli offerings, offering more house-roasted meats, and also expanding its prepared food selections. The hope is to offer family-style portions, like “rigatoni and meatballs for four,” later this winter.

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Mignucci said Di Bruno Bros. has also received a number of requests for a larger selection of kosher-style deli products, and will be obliging customers in that request this winter as well. The menu will include different fish salads and Jewish-style corned beef and pastramis.

Some new menu items will be available the first week of December, but others will be phased in over the first quarter of 2012.

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“The people in Ardmore appreciate great food and great service, and we like to celebrate great food and great people.”—Bill Mignucci

The expansion is relatively small—only one additional stall in the Ardmore Farmers Market will be leased—but Mignucci said it’s the support in the Ardmore area that has given them the ability to grow.

“The response from the community, from customers, from fellow merchants—it’s been one of the warmest receptions a new business could ever expect,” Mignucci said. “It’s a reflection of the pent-up demand in the area. The people in Ardmore appreciate great food and great service, and we like to celebrate great food and great people.”

The small size of the Ardmore Farmers Market location is well-suited for the current economy, since it allows the store to be efficient in its expenses and labor, Mignucci said.

Di Bruno Bros. is also optimistic that they will be able to attract Foodsource customers, following the September closing of the Bryn Mawr food store.

“We’re very fortunate to have a legacy of 72 years,” Mignucci said. “Di Bruno’s is part of the fabric of the area, not only in Philadelphia, but in the Philly suburbs as well. We’re very fortunate, very blessed, that we have customers who choose to shop at Di Bruno’s.”

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