Lafayette restaurateur Ema Haq recently purchased a $2.2 million property along Willow Street for his growing food service business.

Haq, who owns Bailey's Seafood & Grill and Ema's Cafe, is expanding his offshore catering and housekeeping company, Bailey Support Services, and his food distribution company, Emaco, at the Willow Street complex, which includes multiple office buildings and a warehouse on about 8 acres of land. He's also starting a new meat processing company that will specialize in halal and kosher versions of Louisiana specialties, such as boudin and tasso, for a national and international market.