{"id":3936,"date":"2025-10-28T17:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/iconic-p-e-i-general-store-changing-hands-after-more-than-80-years\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:48:04","slug":"iconic-p-e-i-general-store-changing-hands-after-more-than-80-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/iconic-p-e-i-general-store-changing-hands-after-more-than-80-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic P.E.I. general store changing hands after more than 80 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PEI\u00b7NewAn iconic Prince Edward Island general store known provincewide for its famous meat pies is changing hands after more than 80 years of business under one family. Clow\u2019s Red and White in Hampshire sells a little bit of everything, and has been in the Clow family since the 1940s. Clow\u2019s Red and White, known for its holiday meat pies, has new ownersBrittany Spencer  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Oct 28, 2025 3:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesNorman Clow, former owner of Clow\u2019s Red and White in Hampshire, P.E.I., says the new owners will continue to make the store\u2019s signature products \u2014 especially the meat pies. (Jane Robertson\/CBC)An iconic  general store in Prince Edward Island is changing hands after being run by the same family for more than 80 years.Clow\u2019s Red and White in Hampshire sells a little bit of everything, but it\u2019s loved especially for its meat pies, which have become a holiday tradition for many Islanders over the years.During the eight decades the store has been open, loyal customers have also come back for its homemade beef jerky and peameal bacon.The general store was run by the Clow family since the 1940s, and has now been sold to new owners.\u201cIt started back in 1942 with my grandfather\u2019s uncle, Judd Clow. He built it,\u201d said Norman Clow, who has been running the store since 2015.The store has been operated by many generations of Clows \u2014 including Norman\u2019s grandparents and his parents \u2014 and their history is proudly displayed in old photographs and paintings that hang on the walls, showing how the store has grown over the years.The history of Clow\u2019s Red and White is proudly displayed in old photographs and paintings hanging on its walls, including this painting depicting Norman Clow\u2019s father in the 1970s. (Jane Robertson\/CBC)\u201cI\u2019ve been here since I was a little boy,\u201d Clow said. He started out helping his dad stock the store and eventually worked as the butcher. He and his dad gradually built the store up to what it is today.\u201cIt meant a lot to be able to serve the community. They\u2019re a big part of my life and I hope they continue with these [new owners],\u201d he said.\u201cPeople are coming here especially for that. So that makes you feel pretty good.\u201d\u2018Mixed emotions, for sure\u2019Clow said customers shouldn\u2019t expect any major changes under the new ownership. He said they plan to keep all the same staff who currently work there and will continue to make the general store\u2019s signature products.\u201cThey\u2019re going to continue with everything we do \u2014 meat pies, especially,\u201d Clow said.\u201cOur potted meat. Our beef jerky. The stuff that we do hands-on. That\u2019s all going to continue.\u201dOne of the new owners, Dwijesh Patel, has already been working in the store for the past few months to learn everything he can about running the businesses. He said he plans to carry on the store\u2019s legacy in the community and won\u2019t be changing the products or services the store offers.New owners Krunal Patel, left, and Dwijesh Patel say they plan to keep all the same staff who currently work there and will continue making the general store\u2019s signature products. (Jane Robertson\/CBC)\u201cWe just keep the same quality for the same things,\u201d he said, adding that the Red and White\u2019s customers have been very friendly and made him feel welcome.\u201cEvery community member here are connected to each other, so we\u2019re going to try these things like we\u2019re also connecting with people.\u201d Co-owner Krunal Patel added: \u201cIt\u2019s very important to us, it\u2019s a big foot to fill in\u2026. We\u2019re going to try our best. We\u2019ll work hard as well to bring this business to another level.\u201dClow said the only change customers should notice after his departure is a new face behind the counter. The Red and White general store has been run by many generations of the Clow family, beginning with Judd Clow in 1942. (Jane Robertson\/CBC)\u201cMixed emotions, for sure. But I\u2019m very confident in the two people who bought this business that they\u2019ll continue it as we did.\u201dWhen it comes to securing meat pies for the holiday season, Clow said it\u2019s business as usual. Staff will start preparing for Christmas orders next month, and customers can submit their pie orders the same way they do every year.Clow will be staying on for the next few months to help the new owners get through their first Christmas season. Then he said he\u2019s looking forward to taking some time off.To the customers he\u2019s met over the years, he said he hopes this isn\u2019t goodbye.\u201cI\u2019d like to thank each and every one of them,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve met many people here from the community and they\u2019re not just a name\u2026. I became friends with a lot of people.\u201dABOUT THE AUTHORBrittany Spencer is a multi-platform reporter and producer with CBC Prince Edward Island. She\u2019s covered politics, health care and the justice system. She\u2019s a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University\u2019s journalism program and joined CBC in 2017. You can reach her at brittany.spencer@cbc.caWith files from Gwyneth Egan<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEI\u00b7NewAn iconic Prince Edward Island general store known provincewide for its famous meat pies is changing hands after more than 80 years of business under one family. Clow\u2019s Red and White in Hampshire sells a little bit of everything, and has been in the Clow family since the 1940s. 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