Share via: LinkedInFacebookTwitterThe new Met Fresh that opened Aug. 6 at 2014 S. Broad St. in Philadelphia marked the New York-area banner’s entry into the city. Met Fresh is a banner of Associated Supermarket Group, a Port Washington, New York-based organization that provides distribution, marketing, merchandising, promotional services and store financing to independently owned grocers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. In addition to Met Fresh, ASG banners include Associated, Associated Fresh, Compare, Compare Fresh, Met Foods, Metropolitan City Market and Pioneer. Met Fresh originsThe Met Fresh banner grew out of the Met Foodmarket banner, which has operated in communities in New York City, Long Island, and New Jersey for 45 years. As demand for organic and fresh options grew, ASG developed the Met Fresh brand, featuring expanded produce and perimeter services alongside traditional assortments for health-conscious consumers.