Adams Hometown Market Owner: Bozzuto's Foods Opened: 1996 Previous Tenants: Edwards Super Food Stores (ca. 1960-1996) Cooperative: IGA Location: 1167 Main St, Watertown, CT Photographed: July 9, 2021 I've mentioned that many independents in Connecticut are supplied by Bozzuto's, a food wholesaler based in a suburb between Waterbury and Hartford, including all of the IGA stores in this region. What I didn't know until relatively recently is that Bozzuto's has actually owned a group of IGA stores for several decades, and in 1996, acquired nine Edwards Super Food Stores from Ahold and renamed them Adams Super Food Stores after Bozzuto's founder Adam Bozzuto. They've also acquired various other IGAs and independents -- especially from their own customers who are looking to sell their stores for one reason or another -- over time, rolling them all into what's now called Adams Hometown Markets. The Adams chain now owns 17 stores under the Adams Hometown...