Burritts Fresh Markets have been in the retail business offering top quality meat, seafood, wine and specialty groceries for 23 years. In 1987, Ken and Kurt Burritt ventured to create a small corner butcher shop in Traverse City, Michigan. Ken had a background in restaurant management, and Kurt had worked in meat markets for years. They called their store Burritts Meat Market. In just a short time, they found that their town was looking for more than a meat market - Traverse City needed a gourmet specialty store, so in 1988, the brothers expanded the store to include produce, groceries, beer, wine, and specialty products. By 1995, Kurt was ready to move on, to home school his two children and travel the country. Ken and his wife, Teri, took this time to reinvent the store and boost the supply of wines from around the world. 2002 brought even more changes to Burritts, when Ken bought out the neighboring Carlsons Fish Market. He brought in more local products, enlarged the fish department, and changed the name of the store to fit the evolving philosophy of fresh, quality foods.