Kaival Patel, the new manager at John's Friendly Market in Haddon Heights. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
John’s Friendly Market Passes to New Owners
New manager Kaival Patel took over the shop on Monday after his family purchased it from the daughters of its namesake, John Johnson. Patel says he plans to keep things the same, and make small improvements over time.
The first New Jersey location from Alexandra and Jacob Cohen opens its doors five years after the couple developed the recipes behind it in their Lower Merion home.
The cigar lounge and private club established by the Gorshin family of Haddonfield will relocate from its Mechanic Street home to new digs in the former Collingswood Fire Station. Former Disney imagineer Mitch Gorshin, who has designed spaces for international luxury brands, says the leap will allow the business to expand in a location ideal for future growth.