MIAMI – Salud, formerly called Salud Para Todos, is a family-owned and Latino-focused business founded by patriarch Dr. Rigo Pérez Diaz some 30 years ago.
The family emigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1987, first to Florida, then to New York. New opportunities brought them here.
“It was the late 1980’s in the Dominican Republic. There was a tumultuous political regime. Everything was happening and he decided it was best to come here,” said Sarah Perez Jarrett, Diaz’s daughter.
Dr. Diaz, who is a naturopath and nutritionist, first opened a nutritional supplement store, selling vitamins and wellness products. Then one day he had an epiphany.
“He then quickly realized that he could also create his own product and better serve the community and that’s where Salud Para Todos was born,” explained his daughter.
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