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In 1918 our grandfather Dominick DiMatteo opened his first deli and food store on Chicago’s Northwest side. The quote on the door read: “Dominick’s belongs to customers.” It is a philosophy started in 1918 and held by the family to this day.
Dominick DiMatteo, born in Sicily, founded the chain in 1918. The second Dominick's opened in 1934. In 1950, the DiMatteos opened their first supermarket , a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m 2 ) store.
- Dominick DiMatteo
- Retail (Grocery)
- 1918 in Chicago, Illinois
- Subsidiary
Oct 10, 2013 · Some 90 years ago, Sicilian immigrant Dominick DiMatteo opened a tiny grocery store on Chicago’s West Side. Through the years, the small family business grew exponentially into a thriving...
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Nov 9, 1993 · Dominick DiMatteo Jr., 75, chairman of Dominick’s Finer Foods Inc., saw the giant food chain grow from a West Side “Ma and Pa” store to 101 retail food outlets in the Chicago area.
Nov 9, 1993 · CHICAGO (AP) -- Dominick DiMatteo Jr., founder and chairman of the Dominick's Finer Foods grocery chain, died at his home of lung cancer, his family announced Monday.
Dominick's Finer Foods Inc. This retail grocery business was founded in Chicago by Dominick DiMatteo, who was eventually succeeded by his son Dominick Jr. In 1968, when it had grown to a chain of 18 stores, the company was purchased by Fisher Foods of Cleveland, Ohio.
Oct 14, 1998 · When Sicilian immigrant Dominick DiMatteo Sr. opened his first grocery store on West Ohio Street 73 years ago, he put his first name on the tiny market so customers would feel more at home...
