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ROY — A Weber County staple will soon be closing its doors.
Candi and Dominic Sacco, the duo behind Sacco's Produce in Roy, will close the produce shop after 75 years in business and 53 years at their Roy location, according to a post on the business' Facebook page Thursday. Sacco's last day will be Saturday, April 23.
Dominic Sacco told KSL.com that he and his wife are retiring, and the decision to close is bittersweet. He said he's been at the business for about 40 years, and it's just the right time to retire.
"A lot of people are happy for us, but they're sad to see us go," he said.
But Weber County residents shouldn't worry about the produce shop going away, and that includes the shop's large banana sign that drivers on I-15 have noticed for decades.
While Candi Sacco wrote in a Facebook post that the couple has sold the property, there will soon be another set of faces operating the produce shop. Dominic Sacco said a local farmer purchased the building and the produce shop is expected to reopen. He added that part of the shop will be a real estate office.
"It's still going to be here, which will be good," he said Friday. "You know, we like to see someone continue what we've been doing. We're all about local."
Dominic Sacco said his father started the business back in 1969, and Sacco's has been a local, family business ever since. He said they've carried it on as long as they could. In 2019, their nephew, Carlo Sacco, closed his produce shop at 3042 Washington Boulevard in Ogden. The location is now home to a housing complex with a familiar name — the Carlo on Washington apartments.
The Saccos won't be going far. Aside from some traveling, Dominic Sacco said they'll be sticking around and going fishing. They might even pick up a new hobby.
"We live on a golf course, we might as well start golfing," he said with a laugh.
