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Article: Large grocers, wholesalers appeal to Latinos
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- June 23, 2009
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After moving to the U.S. 10 years ago, Juana Carabarin still wanted to cook Mexican food for her family but often didn't have time to go to specialty shops for the ingredients.
Now the Publix grocery near her home in Norcross, Georgia, carries products used in Mexican cuisine _ including corn husks for tamales, chilies in the spice aisle, chorizo and queso fresco in the refrigerator case and some branded items. So she no longer has to make do with stand-ins.
Several major chains are expanding their specialty offerings to capture business from Latinos, the country's fastest-growing population and already almost one-sixth of the U.S. total.
Other retailers are opening ...