{"id":366595,"date":"2026-06-19T02:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/366595\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:20:24","slug":"international-supermarket-in-san-jose-caters-to-influencer-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/366595\/","title":{"rendered":"International supermarket in San Jose caters to influencer crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

An international supermarket store<\/a> finally opened its doors in the Bay Area<\/a> amid a flurry of social media fanfare from influencers who were the first ones to score an exclusive look inside the first California location.<\/p>\n

The Canadian-based T&T Supermarket<\/a> officially debuted on Thursday in San Jose with a grand opening of its Asian-themed grocery store at the Westgate Center, located at 1600 Saratoga Ave.<\/p>\n

An international supermarket store finally opened its doors in the Bay Area amid a flurry of social media fanfare from influencers. TikTok\/ttsupermarket<\/p>\n

However, the first people inside the 55,000 sq. foot store weren\u2019t customers but content creators who got a sneak peek on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Influencers hit the specialty market<\/a> \u2014 armed with their lights and phones \u2014 to film some of its unique products with close up shots on popular Chinese street foods, Taiwanese style sticky rice rolls, and more.<\/p>\n

Influencers hit the specialty market to film some of its private-label products. TikTok\/soos.foods<\/p>\n

Videos on TikTok showed them inside the market promoting items the food chain is known for like huge sushi plates for $30, dim sum, bao, traditional sticky rice and viral mango egg tarts.<\/p>\n

Others were filmed dancing through the aisles of the new supermarket or visiting the counter of the enticing Chinese crepe station.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the food here feels like it\u2019s picked by locals,\u201d content creator and product manager Yuming Lu told the SF Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Others were filmed dancing through the aisles of the new supermarket. TikTok\/aangatar7<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very authentic and legit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Customers then showed up by the hundreds on Thursday with more videos surfacing online showing people lined up outside the store waiting to get inside to get their hands on products the store is known for like ready-to-eat meals, Asian beauty products, fresh produce, and baked goods.<\/p>\n

The store features thousands of products across Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian and other Asian cuisines, according to the company.<\/p>\n

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The store is known for its ready-to-eat meals, Asian beauty products, fresh produce, and baked goods. TikTok\/jessical3690<\/p>\n

Shoppers can also expect to find some of the market\u2019s private-label products like pork soup dumplings, green onion pancakes, kalbi sauces and Taiwanese-style sausage, per the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cSan Jose is a long-anticipated store,\u201d Tina Lee, the company\u2019s CEO, said in a statement.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re bringing more than just exciting, high-quality foods. We\u2019re exporting a new way of life from Canada: one that\u2019s deeply food-centric, celebratory, rich in tradition and fresh-obsessed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grand opening is the first of several locations in the Bay Area with one opening in San Francisco and Newark later this year and a third in <\/a>Millbrae<\/a> next year.<\/p>\n

Shoppers can also expect to find some of the market\u2019s private-label products like pork soup dumplings, green onion pancakes, and more. TikTok\/soos.foods<\/p>\n

The T&T store is located at the Westgate Center, located at 1600 Saratoga Ave in San Jose. T&T Supermarkets<\/p>\n

T&T was founded in Vancouver in 1993 and headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The company operates more than 39 stores across Canada and the United States \u2014 including its first US store in Bellevue, Washington, that opened in 2024.<\/p>\n

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