In the category ‘Independent specialty stores’, VERSwinkel Ip Zilleghem Platse in Zedelgem was elected Neighborhood Supermarket of the Year. The prize is awarded by UNIZO and goes to the specialty store that received the most compliments from customers.
The store offers numerous fresh dishes. In 1994, owners Nancy and Koen bought a Spar branch and after several renovations in 2005 and 2015, the business has since grown into a household name in the region. 6 days a week plus catering after opening hours, it’s quite something.
No pension yet
Now all that hard work is being rewarded with a nice award, what does that say for the future? “We have found a gap in the market with those takeaway dishes. As long as that goes well, we will certainly continue to focus on that. We are now closer to retirement,” Nancy tells kortsuper.be. “I would like to pass the business on at some point. And pass on our expertise and recipes. But we are not there yet,” she concludes.