John Boccuzzi, Jr. is the co-founder of BD Provisions, a bulk food store here in Connecticut with locations in Newtown, Fairfield and recently New Milford. Johns full-time job is the North American head of sales for Information Services Group (ISG), based in Stamford, but at night his job is BD Provisions. BD Provisions opened in November 2018 Freshly roasting coffees from all over the world and currently has over 220 bins with rice, nuts, grains, snacks, dried fruit, and candy; and they sell olive oils, vinegar, and local honey.
We had a great conversation diving into John’s background in the professional world before hatching the idea of BD Provisions, what it was like doing a TEDtalk, how BD Provisions has handled COVID-19, the future of BD Provisions, what a bulk food store is all about and so much more!