Squeezed between corporate grocery chains and discount retailers, Tom's Market in Warrenville stands as a beacon of determination.
Kostopoulos, 44, said he always wanted to run a grocery store. He spent the bulk of his adult life in real estate before opening the Honeymilk restaurant in 2017 in Warrenville. by signing up you agree to our terms of service They took over the grocery store in 2019, keeping the Family Foods name while they invested in site improvements. In December 2020, they unveiled the Tom's Market changeover, naming the store after Kostopoulos' supportive father.
"They love it, but they keep bugging me about when they'll get paid," Kostopoulos said with a laugh."Sometimes there's three generations of us running around. You can't get the mop out of my mom's hand."