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Key Food top bidder for Food Emporium banner

Fresh off the acquisition of 23 stores in the A&P bankruptcy auction, Key Food Stores Co-operative is also after the brand name, banners and intellectual property of A&P’s Food Emporium banner.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

November 3, 2015

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Fresh off the acquisition of 23 stores in the A&P bankruptcy auction, Key Food Stores Co-operative is also after the brand name, banners and intellectual property of A&P’s Food Emporium banner.

A&P has asked the court overseeing its bankruptcy case to approve the sale of The Food Emporium banner, trademarks, domain names, e-commerce business and mobile application for $1.75 million, and will take the bid to auction should a higher offer arrive.

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The Food Emporium assets were not included in a separate, ongoing auction of A&P’s intellectual property assets now being sought by consultant Hilco Streambank.

Key Food, with 225 stores located primarily in New York’s outer boroughs, last month was a surprise winner in bidding for four Food Emporium locations in Manhattan: sites at 3rd Avenue and 68th Street; Union Square; 8th Avenue and 50th Street; and 10th Avenue and 42nd Street.

The proposed agreement includes a license allowing Key Food to use the Food Emporium banner and signage in stores through the end of the year.

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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