About Nimapara Sweets

The Nimapara Sweets is a brand new addition for our community and the neighborhood, but it has always been some what of a “sweet spot” in Odisha. It’s a historical landmark for many. In the 1940′s it started as Santa Rita Food Shop on Santa Rita Avenue, which is now known as Los Altos Avenue. Over the years the business changed hands with ownership and different families operated a local market.

In the late 1960′s the location was known as “Foodland” and established itself as the neighborhood local mini-market. The children at the local schools frequented Foodland for their after school candy fixes and neighbors purchased basic food items. Stacy Savides Sullivan was one of those local kids who grew up in Los Altos and visited Foodland after school.

Fast forward to 2008, the building located at 994 Los Altos Avenue sat empty on the market gathering dust and cobwebs for about 4 years. Stacy, her husband Peter, and their 2 boys, who live close-by, saw an opportunity to create a special place for the neighborhood and the wider community. Their intent was to revamp the old market from the past and create a charming local shop where people could gather and the Los Altos tradition of the little neighborhood shop would live on. The Sweet Shop concept was born