In December 2019, it will be two years since the opening of the sushi buffet in Järvenpää's K-Citymarket. Markku Hautala, a rich in ideas and unafraid of innovation, makes sushi from rice sourced from Japan. Hautala himself went to Japan to negotiate the best possible raw materials for his business.
As many as 90 000 wolf packs are produced every week. The Järvenpää food store's trump cards are genuine Japanese ingredients and production methods, as well as freshness. On busy days, sushi is taken away as it is prepared. Järvenpää has become the sushi capital of Finland.
Järvenpää's K-Citymarket could be the best grocery store in the world by the end of 2019
The Järvenpää-based trader is also making history. For the first time, this Finnish grocery store has been selected as one of the six finalists in the World's Best Grocery Store competition. The winner will be announced on 7.11.2019 at the big The IGD *) Store of the Year Award gala in London, where Markku Hautala and his team will travel. Hautala told IL earlier that they have already won. No one from Finland has ever been on the IGD Top 15 list.
*) IGD is an analytics company that tours grocery stores around the world. In 2019, 750 stores were analysed.
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