Boyars Food Market

The original Boyars was established in 1924 by Louis Boyar. At the time, Boyars Market was a small fruit and produce stand on the site of the old Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company store located at 13th Street and Asbury Avenue. Since the beginning, Boyars has seen many changes. The first of which was the expansion of ownership. In the mid-1980s, Gail and Scott Ping joined Robert Blutinger (the only remaining original family member) and helped expand Boyars presence. A few years later, Bobby Salvucci a long time summer employee joined the other owners. With the expansion of ownership, Boyars, a once seasonal market, became a year-round store. More changes came to Boyars, the most prominent being the decision to rebuild the market as the original building was not capable of allowing Boyars to keep pace with the ever-growing supply and demand of the customers. In 2004, the original location was demolished and the new storefront was built. Since this renovation, Boyars has continued ...