Family Express to open its first modular convenience stores

Family Express is in the process of executing $100 million in development with new-to-industry stores.

Family Express has announced that its first modularized prototype is being built in Ligonier, Indiana. The Company is expecting to meet its aggressive new development schedule with its new prototype masonry buildings being prefabricated and assembled in a matter of a few days. Family Express is in the process of executing $100 million in development with new-to-industry stores.

The new construction method will be delivering approximately 7,200 sq. ft. masonry buildings with a full kitchen and car wash. “Our objective is to facilitate the rapid development of our Company and to remedy, to the extent possible, weather-related delays that are typical in the upper Midwest,” said Gus Olympidis, President and CEO of Family Express Corp.

Several Family Express Stores have already been prefabricated and are ready to be delivered and erected in multiple locations. “The New FE Prototype is using various masonry materials and Nichiha exterior finishes in an effort to deliver an upscale and contemporary feel,” said Peter Andreou, Vice President of Development.

Family Express has a vertically integrated business model which includes Central Distribution, a Proprietary Central Bakery and a host of Proprietary Brands from JavaWave Coffees, FE Milk, Waters, and unique Ice.