Red Bank Super Foodtown to close after 50 years in business
The store will shut its doors for good on Saturday.
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The store will shut its doors for good on Saturday.
Empty shelves line the aisles of Super Foodtown in Red Bank — a sight signaling the end of an era for one of the oldest businesses in the community.
The Circus Super Foodtown has been a staple in the borough for half a century, but at the end of this week, the community’s only chain supermarket will close for good, according to the owners.
“It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the Azzolina and Scaduto families announce the closure of our Red Bank Super Foodtown store on or about close of business on May 23, 2026,” President and CEO Louis Scaduto Jr. said in a statement.
The news comes as customers at the Atlantic Highlands and Sea Girt stores have voiced concerns over empty shelves and product shortages at those locations. The shortages, owners say, are due to issues with their primary grocery supplier. On Wednesday, the Middletown-based company posted on social media saying those problems have been resolved, and the stores in Atlantic Highlands and Sea Girt will remain open.
The owners say the closure is due, in part, to growing competition in the area.
“Over the last decade the supermarket landscape has changed and competition has been fierce. Our family-owned business found it difficult to remain competitive amid an emerging shift toward corporate and foreign-owned supermarket models,” Scaduto said. “Sadly, our 50-year legacy serving the greater Red Bank community will come to an end this month at our Red Bank location due to these market changes. We regret so deeply the impact of this decision on our valued team members who stood with us and sacrificed for these many years.”
