John Tsiones Built a $100 Million Hispanic Grocery Program From Zero at Dearborn

The Inspired Stories Podcast · Aug 6, 2026 · 48m

🎙️ From Getting Fired at 16 to Running Purchasing for the Midwest’s Leading Hispanic Supermarket Chain

John Tsiones, Director of Purchasing at Cermak Fresh Market, spent 30 years building one of the most specialized careers in Hispanic grocery — from growing a zero-dollar Hispanic program to nearly $100 million at Dearborn wholesale, to 11 years at Fiesta Market, to transforming a 15-store chain of independent-minded locations into a unified regional powerhouse with double-digit growth. His story is one of relentless curiosity, gut-driven buying, and a refusal to get comfortable.

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