Executive Summary
Sarrica's Market is a new business located in downtown Moab, Utah. The store is an upscale international grocery and delicatessen with a distinct menu that includes authentic, hard to find ingredients from around the country and the world. The facility will include a sixteen person capacity eating area, deli/kitchen with counter and check out area, grocery/gift area, and a public restroom.
The mission of Sarrica's Market is to provide Moab, Utah's residents and visitors with a combination of quality, authentic, hard to find, grocery items and prepared foods, with good service and a pleasant atmosphere with the warm feel of an Old-World outdoor market. Our store motto is, "eat and enjoy."
The deli will serve sandwiches, salads, specialty drinks, and picnic lunches. Gift items will complement the international theme of the store and include a limited selection of kitchen wares, cookbooks, picnic items, and original hand-sewn items and jewelry. Gift baskets will also be available in the store and over the internet. All the recipes used in the deli will highlight the grocery items sold in the market.
The gourmet and specialty foods market is booming across the country. Consumers are looking for quality food coupled with a quality shopping experience. Many large cities have have entire sections dedicated to ethnic foods and culture. As rural America moves away from agriculture and natural resources, and towards tourism as its main economy source, more and more people are flocking to areas such as Moab. These new populations are starved for the fine ingredients they were able to purchase in big cities and are looking for a rural solution to this problem. Moab's residents and many visitors have expressed the desire for a local gourmet food store.
By making alliances with local farmers and restaurants, as well as international distributors, Sarrica's Market will give customers a combination of "shopping local" and wide gourmet selection...