Launched in 2020, Village Gourmet is a food company built around heritage specialty brands whose partner businesses average 50 years in the trade. It combines the know-how of established producers with national sales support, helping bring neighborhood-butcher quality to supermarket shoppers across the country.
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Gourmet by the BayFounded in 2001 by trained chefs Sidney and Jim Trond, Gourmet by the Bay prepares gourmet foods and caters special events from its home at The Village Shoppe in St. Michaels. Since joining the locally owned shop in 2023, the business has paired event catering and prepared foods with a whole-animal butcher operation, turning local meats into chef-made specialties such as sausages, pâtés and scrapple.ST MICHAELS, MD
Old World ProvisionsFamily-owned since 1983, Old World Provisions carries four generations of foodmaking tradition rooted in New York City’s Lower East Side, where its heritage reaches back to the 1950s. The company manufactures specialty foods for retail and foodservice customers across the United States, including classic deli fare and nostalgic baked treats. Its growing family of brands preserves regional traditions such as the Coney Island frankfurter and German wurst.TROY, NY
Vintage Food CorporationVintage Food Corporation grew from Levent Demirgil’s Brooklyn food stores, opened in 1992, into a specialty-food distributor serving retailers and food-service businesses across the United States and Canada. After moving its headquarters to Kearny, New Jersey, in 2011, the company joined Ziyad Brothers in 2023 and now operates from a 148,000-square-foot warehouse. Its history also includes launching halal meat manufacturing under the MERVE brand in 2001.BROOKLYN, NY
Lipari FoodsFounded in 1938 from a family grocery business, Lipari Foods has grown into a multi-state food distributor and specialty-food provider. It supplies retailers and other food-service markets with global and specialty foods, and its JLM Manufacturing entity supports branded and private-label production. The company says its network serves more than 32 states and traces its roots to making Bazzo’s and Bella Mia sauces.MILLERSBURG, OH