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Island Empanada closes two locations as costs climb
Island Empanada closes Rocky Point and Shirley storesFounder Roy Pelaez tells GLI that rising expenses and more cautious customers forced the homegrown chain down to four locations Island Empanada closed its company-owned Rocky Point store for good on Sept. 8, just after Labor Day. Its Shirley location, which a franchisee has run, closes permanently at the end of the business day today, Wednesday. |
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