On Sept 16, 1936, Mr. David Galloway parked the cart from which he sold dried fruit, nuts, and spices in a Gastown market and opened the doors to his store on Seymour at Robson. On Friday, Sept 16, Galloway’s celebrates 75 years of business in Vancouver. Today, the family-owned business still sells dried fruit, nuts, and spices, as well as 9000 other food items, many of them hard-to-find, such as Aleppo Pepper from Syria, teff flour from Ethiopia, marcona almonds from Spain, manuka honey from New Zealand, rose water from Lebanon, kombu from Japan, and Hunza apricots from Pakistan.
Shoppers often reminisce, “I remember going to the Robson store with my grandmother.” Galloway’s is not just your grandmother’s store. Today, chefs, home cooks, foodies, moms and dads shop at the Richmond or South Burnaby store, or online (serving customers from Japan to Jamaica).
Celebrate With Galloway’s
In honor of 1936 and the humble beginnings of nuts, spices & dried fruits, we’re having three daily sales: Thursday Sept 15 – 36% off all nuts; Friday Sept 16 – 36% off all spices; Saturday Sept 17 – 36% off all dried fruit (think Christmas fruitcake). These deals are available in store and online.
To celebrate the technology changes that have taken place over the years, Galloway’s is hosting an online blog party on Friday, Sept 16 starting at 10 am. Check it out hourly to see what people are saying about Galloway’s and to win some great prizes. During the anniversary week, $75 gift certificates will be drawn daily for in-store customers.
As well, owner Annie Muljiani will cook her famous Chickpea & Potato in Creamy Tamarind Sauce on Friday, Sept 16, at 1pm at the Burnaby store.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT GALLOWAYS SPECIALTY FOODS
“It is so nice to see there are still specialty shops like Galloway’s out there for professional chefs or professional house cooks,” says award-winning Chef Hamid Salimian of Diva at the Met. “Galloway’s has always been my first choice to get any especial ingredients for home or my work. Happy 75th anniversary Galloway’s.”
“With its quality spices and reasonably-priced, one-of-a-kind items sourced from around the globe, Galloway’s contributes to Vancouver’s gourmet food landscape,” says Julian Bond, award-winning chef and Executive Chef and Program Director at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. “It’s a place where the future chefs at PICA get inspired.”
For more information:
Arlene Kroeker
Public Relations
604 209 2003
Bby: 110-8620 Glenlyon Parkway 604 430 6363
Rmd: 7851 Alderbridge Way 604 270 6363
gallowaysfoods.com
