Coppa's Fresh Market

Coppa's Fresh Market is a family-owned Canadian grocery retailer serving the Greater Toronto Area. The business emerged from the Coppa family's long involvement in supermarket retail through Highland Farms, a grocery chain founded in 1963 by brothers Charles Coppa and John Louis “Louie” Coppa. In 2013, the brothers divided their interests in the Highland Farms business. Three former Highland Farms locations associated with Louie Coppa—the North York, Vaughan, and one Scarborough store—were converted to the Coppa's Fresh Market name under a new company controlled by Louie Coppa. The Coppa's format combines conventional supermarket shopping with an emphasis on fresh food and Italian-influenced grocery merchandising. Its assortment has included fresh produce, meat, seafood, prepared foods, bakery items, dairy, pantry products, frozen foods, beverages, and other everyday grocery categories. The retailer has also used private-label products to extend its identity beyond store branding. In 2015, it introduced the Nonna Francesca label, named for the owner's grandmother. The initial range included fresh pasta, pasta sauces, pizza, and frozen entrées, reinforcing the company's family-oriented and Italian culinary positioning. Coppa's Fresh Market has operated primarily as a localized supermarket chain rather than a national brand. The company expanded its physical presence during the 2010s, including the opening of a King City location in August 2016 and a downtown Toronto store branded Market 63 in February 2019. Market 63 closed in January 2022. The North York location subsequently closed in March 2026, and the King City location closed in May 2026, leaving the Scarborough store as the chain's remaining location according to the cited reference material. The brand's development reflects a broader transition from a shared family supermarket heritage to a more concentrated, owner-led retail operation. Its principal distinguishing features are local ownership, fresh-food merchandising, an established Toronto-area presence, and products associated with Italian family cooking. The business remains substantially regional in scope, with no indication in the cited material that it is publicly listed or part of a large national grocery conglomerate.

Coppa's Fresh Market is part of the Coppa family's history in Canadian supermarket retail. Charles Coppa and his brother John Louis “Louie” Coppa established the Highland Farms grocery store chain in 1963. The chain developed as a regional supermarket business serving communities in and around the Greater Toronto Area. The family's business interests were divided in 2013. As part of that separation, three former Highland Farms stores associated with Louie Coppa were rebranded under the Coppa's Fresh Market name. The locations were in North York, Vaughan, and Scarborough. The change created a distinct retail identity while preserving the family's experience in supermarket operations. The new company was owned by Louie Coppa. The Coppa's name was positioned around fresh grocery shopping and family ownership. Its stores offered the broad assortment expected of a supermarket, together with a particular emphasis on fresh departments and Italian-oriented products. This positioning was developed further in 2015 through the introduction of Nonna Francesca, a private-label brand named after the owner's grandmother. The original Nonna Francesca range consisted of fresh pasta, pasta sauces, pizza, and frozen entrées. The label gave the retailer a branded platform for products associated with home-style Italian cooking. During the 2010s, the business experimented with a wider geographic footprint. A King City store opened in August 2016. In February 2019, the company opened Market 63 in downtown Toronto, using a separate store name for that urban location. Market 63 closed in January 2022. The company later contracted its network further: the North York location closed in March 2026, and the King City store closed in May 2026. The cited account identifies the Scarborough store as the chain's remaining location. The resulting business is a small, privately owned regional supermarket operation rather than a national chain. Its history is defined by family ownership, the separation of a joint supermarket heritage into a new brand, selective expansion, private-label development, and later consolidation of the store network. The brand's continuing identity is tied to Scarborough and the wider Toronto grocery market, with fresh-food retailing and Italian-inspired food products as central elements.

• 2026

  North York store closed

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  The North York location closed in March.

• 2026

  King City store closed

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  The King City location closed in May.

• 2022

  Market 63 closed

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  The downtown Toronto location shut down in January.

• 2019

  Market 63 opened

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  The company opened a downtown Toronto store branded Market 63 in February.

• 2016

  King City store opened

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  A Coppa's Fresh Market location opened in King City in August.

• 2015

  Nonna Francesca private label launched

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  The retailer introduced a private-label line named after the owner's grandmother, initially covering pasta, sauces, pizza, and frozen entrées.

• 2013

  Coppa's Fresh Market created through family business split

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  After the Coppa brothers divided their supermarket interests, three former Highland Farms stores associated with Louie Coppa were rebranded as Coppa's Fresh Market.

• 1963

  Highland Farms founded

  [1]Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org

  Brothers Charles Coppa and John Louis “Louie” Coppa founded the Highland Farms grocery store chain, establishing the Coppa family's supermarket retail foundation.

A family-owned, community-oriented supermarket emphasizing fresh foods, local Toronto-area service, and Italian-inspired grocery products.

• Private-label Italian foods · 2015

  Nonna Francesca

  Nonna Francesca is Coppa's Fresh Market's private-label food range, introduced in 2015 and named after the owner's grandmother. Its initial products included fresh pasta, pasta sauces, pizza, and frozen entrées. The line supports the retailer's emphasis on family-style Italian cooking and gives the store a proprietary branded assortment alongside national and other supplier brands.

• Grocery retail · 2013

  Coppa's Fresh Market supermarket assortment

  The retailer's core assortment covers the principal supermarket categories, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, bakery, dairy, prepared foods, pantry groceries, frozen products, beverages, and specialty foods. The brand is particularly associated with fresh-food shopping and Italian-influenced grocery merchandising in the Toronto area.

• 2019

  Open the Market 63 downtown formatStrategy

  Background

  Coppa's Fresh Market pursued a presence in central Toronto beyond its established suburban supermarket locations.

  Action taken

  The company opened Market 63 in downtown Toronto in February.

  Aftermath

  Market 63 later closed in January 2022.

  Source

• 2015

  Launch the Nonna Francesca private labelProduct launch

  Background

  The retailer sought to develop a proprietary food identity connected to the Coppa family's heritage and Italian-style cooking.

  Action taken

  Coppa's Fresh Market introduced Nonna Francesca products, beginning with fresh pasta, pasta sauces, pizza, and frozen entrées.

  Aftermath

  The private label became a distinctive part of the brand's grocery offering.

  Source

• 2013

  Rebrand selected Highland Farms stores as Coppa's Fresh MarketStrategy

  Background

  The Coppa family's supermarket interests were divided between the two brothers after the long-running Highland Farms business had been jointly associated with the family.

  Action taken

  Louie Coppa placed three former Highland Farms locations under a new company and changed their branding to Coppa's Fresh Market.

  Aftermath

  The change established Coppa's Fresh Market as a separate, family-owned regional supermarket brand.

  Source

1. 1Coppa's Fresh Marketen.wikipedia.org