Frisco | May 2022

BUSINESS FEATURE

BY AMBER FRIEND

Edwin Onwukegwu is the owner of K&K African Market in Frisco.

A variety of African groceries can be found at K&K African Market.

Hard-to-nd African shelf staples are oered at the market. (Photos by Amber Friend/Community Impact Newspaper)

K&K African Market Frisco grocer brings authentic African food closer to home I n 2019, K&K African Market opened with the goal of making authentic African food more accessible to the Frisco area. Variety matters, he said, and as the sta learns about dierent products customers are interested in, they are added to the shelves.

K&K African Market 307 Main St., Ste. 210, Frisco 214-494-2553 www.kandkafricanmarket.net Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sun. 1-6 p.m. • Beverages, including soda and dry mixes • Canned goods • Cooking oils, herbs and spices • Flour and fufu, which is made from pounded starches into dough • Noodles and rice • Meat and sh • Produce • Cosmetics WHAT’S ON THE SHELVES? The market oers products both in-store and online. Its stock includes:

But until then, Edwin said the store is still a valuable resource to those who enjoy African food. The products they need for those dishes cannot be bought just anywhere, he said. Locals having access to those ingredients for themselves and for their families as well as a place to meet and connect with their neighbors is important. Frisco, one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, welcomes new residents constantly, Edwin said, and new residents looking for African food often nd K&K. People new to the area connect with other new transplants, and frequent shoppers bump into each other and catch up, he said. At the end of the day, Edwin said he wants to make customers happy.

Before K&K opened, some custom- ers would make the hour-long trek to the nearest African grocery store in Dallas to stock up on food for three to four weeks, said Edwin Onwukegwu, who owns the store with his wife, Irene. Now, for many, the same products are within walking distance. “We discovered that people needed this type of thing in this area,” Edwin said. “When our customers come in, they are always thankful we’ve opened this.” K&K’s shelves are stocked with food that is popular in many African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya, Edwin said.

“We want [people from] every country to come over here and ind something that they would like,” he said. Edwin said he plans to soon expand the market into the open suite next door, oering more products that can be bought in bulk. The main addition, however, will be a kitchen and takeout counter that will serve African food, including jollof rice, which is made with vegetables and meat, soup and the dough-like fufu. The couple hopes to open the expanded space by October of this year, Irene said.

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