Heinen’s is a family-owned grocery business founded in 1929, when Joe Heinen opened a butcher shop in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Now led by the third and fourth generations of the family, it operates stores in Ohio and Illinois, along with two warehouses and a manufacturing facility. Its business has grown from its butcher-shop roots to include a private-label food program, with products developed in collaboration with manufacturers and Heinen’s culinary teams.
House of MeatsHouse of Meats is a family-owned butcher shop serving Northwest Ohio since 1972, with six Toledo-area locations offering fresh meat and prepared favorites such as its homemade kielbasa. The business remains in its founding family, with third-generation co-owners Jim Meads and Kate Horner, and it also provides deer processing at its Alexis and Point Place locations. Its stores are built around an old-fashioned butcher’s-counter approach: trained staff, fair prices, and help choosing what to cook.TOLEDO, OH
Holzman Meats & DeliStarted by Erv Holzman in Montgomery in the mid-1970s, Holzman Meats & Deli remains a family-run butcher shop and deli known for hand-cut meats, house-made sausage and prepared foods. Erv’s son Ron now carries on the business, which has grown to twice the size of the original store while keeping its family presence at the counter. Cincinnati Magazine named it one of the area’s best butcher shops in 2016 and has featured its pot pies.CINCINNATI, OH
Pasqualichio Brothers, Inc. / Butcher Van GourmetFounded in 1980 by four brothers, Pasqualichio Brothers, Inc. is a family-owned Jessup, Pennsylvania meat processor and distributor behind the Butcher Van Gourmet private-label line. The company began supplying fresh meat to supermarkets in the region before shifting toward retail-ready, value-added products, including labor-intensive specialties such as bracioles and hand-tied roasts. Its multigenerational operation now serves grocery partners across the United States and international customers through a USDA federally inspected plant and customizable manufacturing programs.JESSUP, PA
Kravitz DeliSince Rose Kravitz opened a neighborhood corner store in 1939, Kravitz Deli has grown into a Mahoning Valley institution built around house-made corned beef, traditional deli fare and family recipes. The Belmont Avenue business is the oldest operating business on that corridor, and after three generations of Kravitz family involvement, ownership passed in 2022 to the family of Matthew Rydarowicz, who continues the deli’s local and family-centered tradition.NORTH JACKSON, OH