John Alfano’s parents bought Doris Italian Market & Bakery in 1982 when the specialty supermarket had a single location in Broward County. The family-owned chain opened its second location two years later in Sunrise. Four more stores followed, including a 24,000-square-foot location in North Palm Beach, which opened in the Shoppes at City Centre on U.S. 1 last year.

Alfano is president of four of Doris’ stores, including the North Palm Beach location. His brother, Joe, heads the other locations. Although the chain got its start in Broward, John Alfano said many of its North Palm Beach customers were already familiar with the markets. “We found a lot of people live in the area who use to live in Broward, Alfano said.