Compare Foods

Specialties

We specialize in ethnic products from all over the world. We have a full deli where we make hot panini sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, and a fresh bakery. We bake fresh Dominican style cakes and also have pan sobao straight from the island of Puerto Rico name Mi Pan. We also offer a home away from home. Where all customer are known on first name bases and we treat our customers like family.

History

Established in 1989.

In 1978, the Peña family embarked on a journey which would lead to the formation of Compare Foods. That year the Peña family opened their first supermarket in Woodside, Queens. After the initial success of this first store, the family expanded in the supermarket business, eventually having stores in Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan.

With the experience of operating these stores, Eligio Peña had the vision of a supermarket chain that would provide quality products, exceptional service and low prices to the community. This new chain would be known as Compare Foods. After three years of working to make this dream a reality, the first Compare Foods opened its doors to serve the community on October 1989 in Freeport, New York. The success with which the first store was met encouraged the family to open a sister store in Brentwood, New York. Today, the Peña family operates stores in New York City, Long Island, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachussets, South Carolina and North Carolina

Meet the Business Owner

Paulino P.

Business Owner

Paulino arrived in Bridgeport, CT in 1993 where he started his first supermarket. The supermarket was established in 1993 on east main st Bridgeport CT known as the east side. It was a small little supermarket. In 2001 he embark in a new journey that would lead him to making a brand new supermarket with lots of space and also a bigger parking space where more customer would be able to shop more comfortable and relax.