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Friendlyâs, which has just over a 2 percent share of the ice cream market nationwide, will now go head-to-head with rival brands such as Breyers, Edyâs, and Turkey Hill that dominate supermarket sales, according to SymphonyIRI Group, a Chicago market research firm.
A new era began March 27, 1991 as Tops Friendly Markets, which had grown to 145 total stores and 11,000 associates, was acquired by Ahold, a major international food retailer based in the Netherlands. The same year, the first Tops Friendly Markets International Super Center opened in Amherst.