G&G Market Exec Talks About Taking Over Old Pacific Market Location

Councilmember Pam Stafford and John Dunn, interim assistant city manager, met with Teejay Lowe, the chief executive officer for G&G Supermarkets last week to talk about possibly opening another location at Mountain Shadows Plaza in Rohnert Park, in the space.

"It's in his court, but there is interest," Stafford said.

Belforte said she knows that there's interest in that location from two other people.

When asked about moving to Rohnert Park, Lowe, who's the son of one of the original founders, wrote in an email that "G&G Market is always looking to expand into areas that will allow us to conveniently serve or customers."

"The potential opening of a G&G Supermarket in Rohnert Park would be predicated on the potential customer base being identified, the cost of the real estate and the overall financial viability of such a project," Lowe said. "Rohnert Park is a great community that supports local companies like G&G Supermarkets."

The grocery store currently has two stores, one at 701 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy. in Petaluma and at 1211 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa.

According to the company's website, G&G was started in 1963 by  Gee Kai Gong and Robert Gong. The store did so well in Santa Rosa, that in 1972 they replaced the original building with a 25,000 square-foot market. Since, it's expanded almost four times that big, to 96,000 square feet today. A few features include a deli, a space dedicated to Chinese take-out and a huge produce area.

The site is owned by the North Coast Investors Group, who has locations in Scottsdale, Ariz. and Eureka. Project managers were not available for comment.