A&P Lives On
Sometimes people will bring up the old A&P supermarket chain to remark upon some particular item they used to get there that they can’t find anymore.
They’ll say, “I wonder what happened to the old A&Ps?” or “Too bad they aren’ t around anymore.”
Ah, but they are around, just not in North Carolina.
The Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., originally founded in 1859, is alive and well. Based in New Jersey, it has 435 stores in eight northeastern states. Those stores operate under six different names, but some of them are A&Ps.
You can read more about the company at aptea.com.
But it does sell some of the favorite items that older customers remember so fondly. That includes the Jane Parker fruitcakes it has sold for 79 years.
These fruitcakes also can be bought online and shipped all over the world. Go to janeparker.apfreshonline.com for more info.
