Bogopa Buys 14 Western Beef Stores

Food Bazaar's parent company is acquiring 14 of Western Beef's 19 New York supermarkets, including four on Long Island.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Organic Food

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Bogopa Service Corp., parent company of Food Bazaar, is reportedly acquiring 14 Western Beef supermarket locations, including four on Long Island. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Why it matters

The deal would expand Food Bazaar's supermarket portfolio from 38 to 52 locations and grow its Long Island footprint, while the acquired stores represent most of Western Beef's New York presence.

Western Beef operated 19 New York stores, and Bogopa's acquisition would move 14 of them under Food Bazaar, taking its count from 38 to 52. Purchase price and deal financing remain undisclosed.

The players

Bogopa Service Corp.

Bogopa Service Corp. is the parent company of the Food Bazaar supermarket chain, which it is expanding through this acquisition.

Food Bazaar

Food Bazaar is a supermarket chain founded in 1988 by Francis An that operates stores in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Western Beef

Western Beef is a New York supermarket chain that opened its first warehouse-style store in Queens in 1980 and is now employee-owned.

Francis An

Francis An founded Food Bazaar in 1988 and built it into a regional supermarket chain.

The details

Long Island Business News reported on October 15 that Bogopa is acquiring the stores, which include Carle Place, West Hempstead, Elmont, and Roosevelt. Food Bazaar, founded in 1988 by Francis An, already runs three Long Island stores in Brentwood, Westbury, and Hempstead and operates across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

• 1980: Western Beef opened its first warehouse-style supermarket in Queens.
• 1988: Francis An founded Food Bazaar.
• Earlier in 2026: Western Beef established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and became 100 percent employee-owned.
• October 15, 2026: Long Island Business News reported the acquisition.
• Within weeks of the October 15 report: The transaction was expected to close.

Market Landscape

Bogopa's deal follows Giunta's Meat Farms' recent purchase of King Kullen, which added 24 supermarkets and four Wild by Nature locations. Together these moves show regional grocers consolidating New York-area supermarket footprints.

Shoppers at the 14 acquired Western Beef stores, including the four on Long Island, may see changes to store operations and product selection once the deal closes. Customers in Carle Place, West Hempstead, Elmont, and Roosevelt could gain a nearby Food Bazaar location.

The takeaway

Consolidation among regional supermarket chains can change which stores are nearby and which brands shoppers see on their local shelves, so watching closing announcements is worthwhile for Long Island and New York shoppers.