Stanley Zabar, longtime family business owner, dies at 94

Stanley Zabar, a principal owner of the family grocery business that bears his name, died Monday at 94, according to an announcement from Zabar’s. His death was announced on the business’s social media accounts. Zabar’s spokesperson and his daughter said he died of cancer, according to reports; the family business’s announcement did not state a cause of death.

Zabar worked for decades with his older brother, Saul, to build and operate the Upper West Side business founded by their parents, Louis and Lillian Zabar, in 1934. The family’s statement described Stanley as a quiet force who often worked behind the scenes, with legal and financial expertise that helped shape the store.

While Saul was the public face of the business and led its operations, Stanley handled legal and financial matters. One account also reported that he oversaw the mail-order department, website, prepared foods and cheese business. He was a lawyer and maintained a career in law alongside his work at the store, according to one report.

The brothers expanded their parents’ shop into a well-known grocery and food business on Broadway. Saul died last year at 97. The store is now run by the next generation of the...