Sav-More Supermarket opens in Chesterfield

In a spot once occupied by a Winn-Dixie store, two area entrepreneurs are taking a stab at the grocery business.

Mike Mazurski, who has a background in radio, and restaurateur Andres Moreria have opened Sav-More Supermarket at Beulah and Hopkins roads in Chesterfield County.

The 44,000-square-foot Winn-Dixie closed in 2005. The property stayed empty until Sav-More moved in.

Mazurski, who is a friend of the property owner, said he was taken to view the store and said he immediately saw it as a place that could serve Hispanic residents in the Richmond area. The grocery opened Dec. 11.

The store does not solely cater to Hispanics. The area, he said, is about one-third black, one-third white and one-third Hispanic but is universally lower income.

"We want to be the Ukrop's for the lowto moderate-income areas," he said.

The store carries brand-name products and less-expensive private brands.

Still, while Sav-More caters to all customers, Hispanics are a large part of the plans.

Mazurski owned seven area radio stations before selling them in 2005. One of the stations was La Selecta, WVNZ (1320-AM), a Spanish-language station.

He said the Sav-More has 24 feet of shelf space reserved for Goya products. Goya Foods, which has a distribution center in Prince George County, distributes beans, rice, seasonings and Spanish, Mexican and Hispanic specialty foods.

Sav-More also has an in-house copy center called Su Oficina.

To help him start the store, create a ready-to-eat hot-food section and operate the in-store 55-seat café Taco Naco, Mazurski teamed with Moreria. Moreria owns Restaurante El Quetzal on Broad Rock Boulevard in Chesterfield.

"We're putting out a good" product, Moreria said.

Taco Naco serves Hispanic foods, including burritos, and rice and beans, but also has ribs, shrimp and fried chicken.

Retail bakery opens

3 Fellers Bakery opened its first retail bakery last week in Goochland County.

Owner Susan Feller converted the front part of her baking facility, a two-story farmhouse on River Road, into a space where she can sell to the public.

The bakery makes only gluten-free products.

She is maintaining her staff of six and will continue supplying two local Good Foods Grocery stores, Rebecca's in Charlottesville and six Ukrop's in the Richmond area.

Feller said she will bake gourmet items as opposed to the more standard fare she sells at stores.

Package store moves

The Packaging Store moved this month, about 200 yards.

Owner Mel Williams said the new shop is more than a quarter larger, at 4,200-square feet, than the previous location.

The old store, in The Shops at Willow Lawn facing West Broad Street, moved several doors west toward Ben Franklin Crafts and now faces Willow Lawn Drive.

New jobs in Henrico

Henrico County officials announced that The Shops at White Oak Village created more than 1,000 new jobs.

The center in the eastern part of the county employs 1,146.

"White Oak Village is a real success story and is providing a significant boost for our local economy," said County Manager Virgil R. Hazelett.

The $160 million, 900,000-square-foot center on Laburnum Avenue and Interstate 64 opened in October.
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