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www.HartfordBusiness.com • May 6, 2019 • Hartford Business Journal 9 options," Bronin said in a statement. "Sardilli is looking at a significant expansion, and one of our challenges in Hartford is that we don't have a lot of undeveloped land available." Sardilli also considered new sites in Windsor, Bristol and Manchester, but they were not suitable, records show. Humble beginnings Sardilli is a long-standing family owned Connecticut business that traces its roots back to the 1950s. The company laid out its family history in various project documents filed with CRDA and the town of East Windsor. The late Guido Sardilli, the grand- father of Devin and Jason, founded the company as Sardilli Fruit Stand in 1959 in Southington. Along with his son, Don, the family launched Sardilli Produce & Dairy there in 1975. The company relocated to a larger space at the Hartford Regional Mar- ket in 1980 before moving to Locust Street in 1989. Today, its main prod- ucts of fruits, vegetables, dairy and specialty dry goods are distributed to customers that include restaurants, hospitals, schools and caterers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Westchester County, N.Y. Sardilli said it sources from over 80 farms within a 250-mile radius of Hartford, including Glastonbury's Deercrest Farm, Burnham Farms in East Hartford, Blue Hills Orchard in Wallingford, Hickory Hill Orchard in Cheshire and Dzen Farm in Ellington. Barring any unforeseen municipal barriers, the company's next chapter will be in East Windsor. In recent months, Sardilli, owned by parent DDJ Group Enterprises of East Windsor LLC, has won key site plan and wetlands approvals from East Windsor's Planning and Zoning Commission. The company has not yet acquired the South Main Street plot, which is currently owned by John and Daniel Burnham of TJL Investment Trust LLC, according to town records. The land is appraised at $82,900, town records show. If the company obtains certain permits from the state Department of Transportation, East Windsor planning officials say the company will only need zoning and building permits to move forward with the development. Sardilli has occupied more than 22,000 square feet on Locust Street in Hartford's South End since 1989. HBJ PHOTOS | JOE COOPER Thank you for a wonderful night! P R E M I E R S P O N S O R S T H A N K Y O U T O O U R S P O N S O R S P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R S P L A T I N U M V I S I O N A R I E S G O L D V I S I O N A R I E S P L A T I N U M S P O N S O R S G O L D S P O N S O R S E N H A N C E D S P E C I A L T Y S P O N S O R S Kathy and Karl Krapek Luisa and Francisco Borges Tara and Arthur Diedrick Susan & Peter Kelly, Sr. Sandra and Arnold Chase Family Foundation The Mandell-Braunstein Family Print Media: Print Media: Cocktail Reception: Mary and Ed Budd David and Sara Carson Thomas D. Lips Long River Wealth Management Michael and Jo-Ann Nevas Price The Gladys and John Soto Family In Memory of John Soto S I L V E R V I S I O N A R I E S A N D S P O N S O R S Joyce and Burton Ahrens CohnReznick CT Offi ce - Film, TV & Digital Media The Hartford The Simon Konover Company LAZ Parking Judi & Coleman Levy Robinson+Cole Viscogliosi Bros., LLC