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Jungle Jim's International Market is so much fun and so unique that we have been featured in the Press Media nationwide. We have been on television with shows such as ABC News Good Morning America and the Food Network. We are featured in articles from publications such as Business Week and Supermarket News as well as local media such as Cincinnati Magazine and The Enquirer newspaper.
Jungle Jim’s International Market, and owner Jungle Jim himself, has been featured in numerous articles in publications around the world, including public interest magazines like Redbook and Smithsonian, to trade publications such as Produce News and Specialty Food Magazine, to local and national newspapers.
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MSN: The World's 18 Strangest Bathrooms Bathrooms, whether public or private, encounter plenty of abuse. The constant inflow and outflow of water paired with limited space and high demands on hygiene and efficiency make it one of the most difficult rooms to design. But there are plenty of architects who have stepped up to the challenge. Here is some of the most innovative bathroom engineering in the world. |
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Internationally Touring Pianos Play Me I'm Yours Touring internationally since 2008, “Play Me, I’m Yours” is an artwork by artist Luke Jerram. From the 9th-27th August, 35 street pianos will be distributed across Greater Cincinnati to celebrate the anniversaries of 90.9 WGUC (50 years), 91.7 WVXU (40 years), and 88.5 WMUB (60 years). Located in public parks, streets and squares, the pianos are for any member of the public to play and enjoy. Read more on the website |
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Cincinnati Enquirer Close-knit Chile Culture Fires up for Festival Jungle Jim's event a nod to spicy food's fan base. Let's not call the group of hot-food lovers known as chile-heads "crazy." Let's call them "very enthusiastic, somewhat obsessed and possibly capsicum-crazed." These are folks who enthusiastically down blistering hot sauces, put super-hot ghost peppers in their brownies, consider spending $5,000 for a collectible bottle of hot sauce and travel from many states away to the fourth annual "Weekend of Fire" at Jungle Jim's in Fairfield. It happens Saturday and Sunday. You don't have to be crazed to join them; non-chile-heads are invited, too. After all, spicy foods are a growing mainstream interest these days. |
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Inside Guide to Cincinnati A Unique Cincinnati Shopping Experience Jungle Jims International Market is a Cincinnati shopping phenomenon. Most specialty food stores do not look like this. We're talking 300,000 square feet or 6 1/2 acres that is as much museum as it is grocery store. In fact, Jungle Jim himself calls his place, "a theme park for foodies." |
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IntraFish Behind the Scenes at the Most Unique Seafood Department in the World Juliano Caldas runs one of the most unique retail seafood departments in the world. |
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Progressive Grocer Progressive Grocer Case Study: King of the Jungle Jungle Jim’s POS system is as dynamic and feature-rich as the store itself. Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, Ohio, is considered by many to be a theme park for foodies. Founded in 1974 by “Jungle” Jim Bonaminio, the store started as a small produce stand and has grown to more than 300,000 square feet, stocking upward of 160,000 SKUs of products, more than 60,000 of which are hard-to-find specialty products from around the world. Read more on the Progressive Grocer website |
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Journal News Cooking Hobby Becomes Woman's Second Career Leigh Ochs always kept close to cooking, even though she spent most of her adult life in social work. And barely into her 40s, the aroma of cooking led her to a new career. Now 48, Ochs has taken over the kitchen at The Cooking School at Jungle Jim’s International Market. "The food thing has always wound its way through. It kind of started off as a hobby and it just sort of morphed into what it is today,” said Ochs, who is still a licensed social worker. Read more on the Journal News website |
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365 Cincinnati 365 Things To Do in Cincinnati Day 19 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” takes us to Jungle Jim’s International Market. Spanning more than six acres, this is truly a “food lover’s paradise”. When you pull into the parking lot you’ll know you’ve come upon something unusual. From the monkey holding the entrance sign (below) to the old King’s Island monorail that spans the entire complex, it’s just the beginning of an exciting grocery shopping experience like no other. Read more on the 365Cincinnati website |
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Cincinnati Enquirer 'Jungle' Jim Bonaminio to receive Lifetime Achievement Award 'Jungle' Jim Bonaminio to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Fairfield Chamber of Commerce dinner. The founder of Jungle Jim’s International Market is slated to receive a new award at the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner April 28. Read more on Cincinnati.com's website |
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Supermarket News Smoke Signals Jungle Jim's International Market has more than doubled cigar sales since it began hosting cigar tastings. Even when its 20 degrees in Fairfield, Ohio, cigar enthusiasts can be found puffing away on the heated terrace at Jungle Jim's International Market's Oscar Event Center. For folks there, Thursday night means cigar-tasting night - a chance to catch up with friends, enjoy a drink from the cash bar and try brands like Cohiba, CAO, Arturo Fuente and others. Read more on Supermarket News website (must be a subscriber) |
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Indy North Magazine Its a Jungle in There Ohio's gargantuan grocery store offers everything you want - and a lot more. Touted as one of Time magazine's 50 Authentic American Experiences of 2009 and the No. 1 tourist attraction in Ohio's Butler County, Jungle Jim's may be a grocery store, but it isn't really "competing with other grocery stores' when you consider all that you can find there, it's easy to see why. |
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National Federation of Independent Business Top Independent Stores in America Jungle Jim’s International Market is more than just an average grocery store; it's more like an amusement park. Debby Hartinger of Jungle Jim’s said, “We are not a grocery store, but a destination.” What makes Jungle Jim’s different from other grocery stores? Read more on NFIB website |
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Time Magazine 50 Authentic U.S. Experiences We scoured the country to find places, things and activities that speak to the real America. Some of them are fairly obscure; some of them are not. But they're all fun and diverse, and reveal the genuine U.S. Read more on Time Magazine website |
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Oxford Wine and Art Affair Each year the Uptown Park plays host to the Oxford Wine and Art Affair. The Wine and Art Affair attracts numerous visitors from all over the Tri-State. The showcase event provides the opportunity for Chamber members to advertise, partner or sponsor auxiliary events. This year's event was special for us. Sarah Kaufmann, 'The Cheese Lady' is an important person to us at Jungle Jim's. Sarah was the Creative Services Director at Jungle Jim's for 12 years. She left two years ago to pursue her cheese carving business fulltime. Sarah was part of the Oxford, Ohio annual Wine & Cheese event this past June and had a booth sponsored by Jungle Jim's International Market. During the event, Sarah carved a smoked gouda palm tree, Jungle Jim cartoon tiki god, the show logo, a dugout canoe and Jungle Jim's logo among other carvings. Her carvings are so good that she travels the country carving cheese, has been on television and is even going to be carving a full-size astronaut in the near future. While Sarah was carving, she had samples of the different cheeses she used, with a contest for the favorite cheese sampled. The winners were gruyere and smoked gouda. But the real winners were the people in attendance. Not only were they able to sample great cheese, but they watched a nationally known, top cheese carver at work. » View pictures of Sarah Kaufmann at the event. » Read more on Oxford Press website |
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Retail Superstars Inside the 25 Best Independent Stores in America In his latest book, Retail Superstars, George Whalin captures the essence of what it takes to be a successful independent retailer today. With a critical look at 25 of his favorite independent stores, Whalin uses his strong knowledge of the retail industry to highlight those qualities which make these businesses so successful. He not only proves independent retailers like 'Jungle' Jim Bonaminio can succeed in the highly competitive retail industry, but explains just what sets apart the best retailers from the rest. Read more on Retail Superstars website |
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CityBeat Magazine The Best of Cincinnati Awards 2009 Jungle Jim's International Market has been selected for two Best of Cincinnati honors for 2009. These honors include Best Wine Store and Best Ethnic Store. CityBeat Magazine's Staff and it's Readers joined together for CityBeat's 13th annual Best of Cincinnati issue and cast over 5,000 votes for favorites in multiple categories: Out & About, Jocks, Eats, Public Eye, Urban Life and Goods & Services. |
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Jungle Jim's Monorail Glides To Life Rail System Could Open To Public By End Of Year FAIRFIELD, Ohio -- A one-time feature at Kings Island is now up and running at Jungle Jim's. Jungle Jim's purchased a monorail system 10 years ago from Kings Island. It has been lying in wait in the snake building ever since, just waiting for its day in the sun. Jungle Jim's is nationally known for its eclectic blend of international food items and unique atmosphere. Not to mention its award-winning bathrooms. Electrician Jeff McCleese has been busy working to get the monorail in working order. He said he’s made a few changes to it since its Kings Island days but it’s ready to go now. Once all the kinks are worked out, the rail line will transport passengers from the parking lot to special events at the Oscar Event Center. "You're not gonna put groceries on it, not for shopping. It's for the event center at this point,” Jungle Jim's Director of Development Phil Adams said. No date has been set for its officially opening but Jungle Jims promised that the rail would be open for business within the end of the year. Read Story on WLWT's website |
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The Movie Joy UpdateView The Movie Teaser Trailer - Quicktime Movie File JOY is Coming Between Unbelievable Loss And Unconditional Love - There is joy! Joy the film has a date set to screen in Cincinnati. A select audience will to see the movie for the first time on October 18. Being the birth date of the film’s inspiration, Elizabeth Joy Hassett, the screening will be a celebration and remembrance. This day, July 12, also has great meaning, as it is the second anniversary of her and her unborn twins untimely passing. Writer/producer, and sister, Julie Hassett says it is bringing her family great “joy” on this somber date to announce the film is finally coming to the big screen. The screening will be a celebration of Elizabeth’s life, and will feature a drum circle, a local gospel choir and bands from the film. The Foundation of Joy, the charity started by Julie in Elizabeth’s name, will be holding a charity auction in conjunction with the event that will benefit several Cincinnati area charities. Behind the scenes there is much excitement for the JOY crew. Postproduction for the film is currently taking place in Cincinnati at Lightborne Studios. The film’s soundtrack and musical score is being set and will feature several nationally known artists along with well-known local bands. It will also include original songs for the movie. In Los Angeles, plans are underway for film festival promotional materials inspired by Joy, including a cookbook and documentary. The Joy cast and crew plan to reunite in the fall for the big day. See you on the red carpet! Until then, "spread the Joy", and THANK YOU SOUTHERN OHIO. Stacey Walsh Publicity, RED LOVE FILM- "spread the joy" 513-708-8383 www.redlovefilm.com |
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Having the Best Restroom in America Has Its PerksWhen Cintas began the America's Best Restroom Contest who knew it would create new tourist destinations around the country. Many of the past contest winners have received lots of additional press and patrons as a result of having America's Best Restroom. Participating in the contest provides great benefits. More than 5,000 news stories... |
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Architectural Products MagazineThe restrooms at Jungle Jim's International Market are still making news. This time we are included in an article titled "Developments & Trends in Commercial Washrooms." Architectural Products Magazine is the product magazine of the U.S. architectural market. Architectural Products is a publication solely focused on providing product and product application information to architects, designers and product specifiers involved in commercial and institutional building design. Read More About the Best Restroom in the United States |
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Grocery price hikes have consumers confronting choices"Just because Washington's trying to bury us, doesn't mean we won't fight back," said Jungle Jim's International Market owner Jim Bonaminio, adding that the Fairfield store is slashing prices and losing money in order to keep customers. Click here to read the article |
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100 Things To Do (again)A year ago, "borrowing" inspiration from the "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" book series, the Cincinnati Enquirer created a list for Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Enquirer staff members helped compile the series of must-do and must-see things in the region, everything from chili joints, ice cream parlors, museums, boat rides, and church festivals, to other landmarks and experiences. Jungle Jim's placed number 21. |
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Watch Jungle Jim's VideoJungle Jim takes you on a tour of Jungle Jim's International Market. Video Runtime is 4 minutes 43 seconds - link opens new browser window and streams video from cetconnect.org's website via YouTube. Click Here to Watch Video |
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Good Morning America!We were honored to have the show live from Jungle Jim's International Market on January 13, 2007. Click here to see the photo gallery |
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