Photos: First Cardenas Market in Tucson
Shoppers eat and shop at the new Cardenas Markets, a 50,000 square ft. new hispanic chain grocery store in Tucson, Ariz on November 20th, 2019.
"This is the first Cardenas in Arizona," Adam Salgado, chief marketing officer for Cardenas Markets LLC.
There are other stores in California and under the name Los Altos Ranch Market in Phoenix.
Cardenas Markets offers a buffet, kitchen "La Cocina", coffee and juice bar, as well as a bakery, a Tortilleria and meats, cheese and produce sections. There are items, such as Tamales and Tortillas, that are made from scratch and produced daily, according to Salgado.
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Mario Maravilla, employee at Cardenas Markets, helps a customer at the Tortilleria at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Lisa Noperi picks up pre-packaged meat from the Carniceria meat center at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Rachel Berrellez, right, and her husband, Raul Berrellez, talk in front of the fresh meat grab and go section at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Customers shop at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Customers look up at the menu for La Cocina at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Gabriel Holguin, senior at Pueblo High School, visits the Cardenas Food Bar after playing mariachi music at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Customers look at the different meats at the Carniceria meat center at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Marcela Abarca, employee at Cardenas Markets, bags fresh cheese for a customer at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Richard Valencia, junior at Sunnyside High School and folkloric dancer for Los Diablitos Azules, smiles while listening to the grand opening ceremony at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Customers wait in the check outs lanes after shopping at Cardenas Markets, 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz. on November 20th, 2019.
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Cardenas Markets, located at 902 W. Irvington Rd., Tucson, Ariz., is a 50,000 square ft. new hispanic chain grocery store in Tucson, Ariz. "This is the first Cardenas in Arizona," Adam Salgado, chief marketing officer for Cardenas Markets LLC. Photo taken on November 20th, 2019.
Rebecca Sasnett
Photojournalist
The market, the first in Arizona, is in the former Fry’s store on West Irvington Road near Interstate 19.
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