Key Food Fresh & Natural Owner: Johnny Taveras Opened: 2012 Previous Tenants: Finast > Foodtown > CTown Supermarkets Cooperative: Key Food Stores Location: 574 Jersey Ave, Downtown, Jersey City, NJ Photographed: December 2020 We're here visiting the Key Food of Jersey City! Although Key Food is the market leader in New York City, it took quite a while for the cooperative to really gain a foothold in New Jersey. This location was a natural choice, opening back in 2012 in a former CTown -- especially since it's only a mile and a half west of Manhattan, although yes, it is across the river. The store, at only 7900 square feet, is one of the most space-efficient supermarkets I've ever seen. We enter to produce in the front part of the first aisle, with a deli at the back and meat lining the back wall. The last aisle has frozen foods on the inside of the aisle and dairy on the outside wall. The store was extensively remodeled when Key Food moved in an...