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Jungle Jim's International Market

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Supermarket in Ohio, United States

Jungle Jim's International Market, formerly Jungle Jim's Farmer's Market, is a large specialty supermarket in Fairfield, Ohio, United States, with a satellite location in Union Township, Clermont County, both near Cincinnati. The main location is roughly 200,000 square feet (4.6 acres or 18,580 square meters), and has been described as a theme park of food. Jungle Jim's offers one of the largest wine selections in the United States, live seafood tanks, and an in-store cooking school.2 It was founded by Jim Bonaminio.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Jungle Jim's International Market, formerly Jungle Jim's Farmer's Market, is a large specialty supermarket in Fairfield, Ohio, United States, with a satellite location in Union Township, Clermont County, both near Cincinnati. The main location is roughly 200,000 square feet (4.6 acres or 18,580 square meters), and has been described as a theme park of food. Jungle Jim's offers one of the largest wine selections in the United States, live seafood tanks, and an in-store cooking school. Each week, the store is visited by about 82,000 shoppers, whom founder "Jungle" Jim Bonaminio calls "foodies". Many of the specialty foods in international departments are difficult to find elsewhere in the Greater Cincinnati area, and customers have been known to drive from other cities for the store's wide variety of food. Jungle Jim’s is also known for its use of animatronics as well as other displays.2

Corporate structure

Jungle Jim's International Market sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Jungle Jim's International Market Fairfield
    • Jungle Jim's International Market Eastgate Owned · Union Township, United States

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Jungle Jim's International Market reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Jungle Jim's International Market
  • Jungle Jim's International Market Eastgate

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Jim Bonaminio in 1971.1

In 1971, "Jungle" Jim Bonaminio set up a semi-permanent produce stand in a parking lot in Hamilton, Ohio. Over the next three years, Bonaminio moved the stand to several vacant lots throughout the area until he bought a plot of land. Due to the industrial zoning of the land, the city of Fairfield was reluctant to issue a permit for a commercial fruit and vegetable stand. After discussing an exception made for nearby fast food chain Arthur Treacher's, the city commission approved the permit. The first store opened in 1975 with 4,200 square feet of space.

Bonaminio continued to expand the store, adding products at customer request and enlarging and re-arranging the store. In 1988, after visiting specialty markets in Chicago, he decided to make the store an international market as well as introduce the jungle theme. Today, Jungle Jim’s is known for its wide variety of international foods such as various cheeses, exotic meats, breads and wines.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jungle Jim's International Market, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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Subsidiaries and ownership

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  • Jungle Jim's International Market
  • Jungle Jim's International Market Eastgate

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Timeline

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