This is how it all started, thanks to you and to each of the people who have visited our store.
The idea of San’s Latin Market came to life in 2003, when we arrived in this beautiful country we are now proud to call our home. Far from our beautiful Mexico, one of the things that we missed the most besides our family was the food from our homeland. I can still remember the excitement I felt when I found the ingredients I needed to prepare my favorite dishes or came across the candies from my childhood! Little by little, we were able to find brands from Mexico and other Latin American countries.
We Support Our Local Seasonal Agriculture Workers With Services To Connect Back Home
The Agricultural Worker's program is an important part of why we are here today and it's where we got our start. With a mobile store, we supplied our customers in the south and north Okanagan with our Latin American items, and in 2009 that we started to offer money transfers, as it was a service that helped the workers who struggled with the language barrier (we currently send money all over the world!). Then in 2013, we put down roots here in Kelowna and now have a permanent location on Cooper Road.
We are a young family who loves building our new life together here in Canada while still honouring our Mexican heritage and sharing the richness of our traditions. We love helping people from different cultures discover new foods and find items they are searching for after trips to Latin America while helping our local Latin American community easily access the flavours and ingredients of home.
We look forward to growing and building our business while helping serve our community in the Okanagan.
Sandra & Alex
Community partners
We believe that it is very important to work as a community to grow together. That is why we are always happy to receive products from other local or international entrepreneurs that can be adapted to our business model.
These are some independent brands that you can find in our store. Wide variety of products from textiles to jewelry and delicious authentic food from different Latin American countries.
We love working with entrepreneurs and other businesses. If you have any ideas you can get in touch at info@sanslatinmarket.ca, we would love to hear from you.