Tropical Foods

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Tropical Foods is a 27,000 sq ft Caribbean and Latino grocery at 450 Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury, Boston, founded in 1974 and serving 13,000+ customers a week. In September 2026 owners Ronn Garry Jr. and Randy Garry sold it to its employees, with transition financing from Apis & Heritage...

Why employee ownership

Becoming 100% employee-owned was important to me and my brother. (Co-owner Ronn Garry Jr.)

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Oct 2026

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