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Fujimotos Bid Adieu to Monterey Market

Thursday June 04, 2009 - 07:14:00 AM
Bill and Judy Fujimoto.
Richard Brenneman
Bill and Judy Fujimoto.
A sizable crowd showed up at Monterey Market to bid farewell to Bill and Judy Fujimoto.
Richard Brenneman
A sizable crowd showed up at Monterey Market to bid farewell to Bill and Judy Fujimoto.
Bill Fujimoto.
Richard Brenneman
Bill Fujimoto.

About 200 North Berkeley shoppers gathered along California Street across from Monterey Market Wednesday afternoon to bid a fond farewell to Bill and Judy Fujimoto, who are leaving the business his father built. The Fujimotos specialized in buying fruits and produce from growers they cultivated. And unlike another popular Berkeley grocer, Monterey Market under their leadership often invited its customers to taste before they bought—without the threat of lifetime banishment.