Big Y is now open at 24 Mattakeesett St. in Pembroke, Massachusetts, the first of two new locations slated to open in the company’s home state this year.
The store’s bakery offers custom cakes, and the full-service butcher shop provides cut-to-order meats. The seafood department includes sustainable selections delivered six days a week, along with made-to-order items such as fish and chips. In the kitchen and deli, customers can choose from Big Y Quick, Easy meal solutions, hand-tossed pizza by the slice or whole pie, fresh sushi and custom-made subs and paninis. The deli also carries Boar’s Head meats and cheeses, available sliced or pre-packaged.
Products from local partners are featured throughout the store, including produce from Souza Family Farm and Wilson Farm, Yankee Trader seafood products and rye breads and asiago rolls from Fireking Baking Company. The grocery department carries Nantucket Crisps potato chips, Three Gingers Beef Jerky and Lighthouse Keeper’s jams, jellies and hot sauces.
“As Big Y continues to grow, each new store is an opportunity to bring our purpose to life in a meaningful way,” said Michael D’Amour, president and CEO. “In Pembroke, we are proud to carry forward the values that have shaped Big Y for generations, serving our customers with care, supporting our employees and becoming an active part of the community. We are honored to open our doors and welcome Pembroke to the Big Y family.”
The store created 100 part-time and full-time jobs, and hiring is ongoing, according to the company. Applicants can apply through Big Y’s careers page.
Grand-opening festivities begin June 18 and include giveaways, special offers and sample tastings. Members of myBigY earn 500 rewards points when $10 is spent in a single transaction through Aug. 26. Members who shop between June 4-22 will be entered into a grand-opening giveaway for a chance to win one of three prizes – 20,000 points ($200 in groceries), 10,000 points ($100 in groceries) or 5,000 points ($50 in groceries).
About Big Y Foods
Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y Foods Inc. is a family-owned supermarket chain with a local focus, serving communities across the Northeast. With more than 10,000 employees, Big Y operates supermarkets, Table & Vine fine wine, beer and liquor stores and Big Y Express fuel and convenience locations. The company has been named a Forbes Best-In-State Employer in Massachusetts and Connecticut for seven consecutive years and one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America for four consecutive years. Founded in 1936 by brothers Paul and Gerald D’Amour, the company takes its name from an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts, where two roads converge to form a “Y.”