Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. is a

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based in

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. The company's stores are primarily located in the Boston Metro Area. Roche Bros. also operates the supermarket chain Sudbury Farms. A third banner, Brothers Marketplace, primarily the next-generation concept of the brothers Ed and Rick Roche, has five locations: the first one was opened in

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and a second in

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, both in 2014. Since then three more have been opened:

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in 2018, Duxbury, Massachusetts in 2019, and

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, also in 2019. The Waltham location closed nearly three years after it opened in May 2021.Reiss, Jaclyn
"Omni's exit makes way for new arrival"
''The Boston Globe'', May 22, 2014"Roche Brothers' New Brothers Marketplace Now Open in Waltham"
'' Patch'', May 2, 2018

History

Pat and Bud Roche opened their first store in

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in 1952 as a meat and produce shop. The store expanded to include groceries in 1957. The brothers later passed down the company to their sons Jay, Ed, and Rick Roche. On April 29, 2015, a Roche Bros. store opened in Boston's Downtown Crossing in the space formerly occupied by the original

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.Leung, Shirley
"With new openings, Downtown Crossing to take on European flair"
''The Boston Globe'', April 29, 2014Convey, Eric

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'', April 29, 2015 As of May 2019, the chain had 15 Roche Bros. and two Sudbury Farms locations. In October 2024, a 51% controlling interest of the company was sold to Bozzuto's.

Locations

Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. currently operates in 20 locations.

Roche Bros.

* Acton,

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( Downtown Crossing and

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), Bridgewater, Easton, Marshfield, Mashpee, Millis, Natick, Needham, Watertown, Wellesley,

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, Westwood

Sudbury Farms

* Needham, Sudbury

Brothers Marketplace

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, Medfield,

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References

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