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California-based Vallarta Supermarkets will open its first Arizona location in 2026.

The store will feature fresh ceviche, a guacamole station and an aguas frescas bar.

Vallarta started as a family-run carnicería in 1985.

A California-based supermarket chain will open its first Arizona location in Glendale in January 2026.

Vallarta Supermarkets sells 12 types of fresh ceviche and makes tortillas and pastries on site. Each store also features a make-your-own-guac station, an aguas frescas bar and a dulcería with candy from Mexico and Central America.

Based in Santa Clarita, California, the chain began in 1985 as a family-run carnicería and has since expanded to over 60 stores in California.

"We felt it was time to expand the brand and Arizona was a natural next

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