Grande Cheese
Grande Cheese is a privately-owned grocery chain in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. Its corporate office is located in Toronto, and had been previously located in Orangeville.
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 Grande Cheese in Richmond Hill, ON | |
| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail supermarket |
| Founded | 1955 in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| Founder | Marco Contardi |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 5 |
Area served | Greater Toronto Area |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, delicatessen, frozen foods, general grocery, meat and poultry, produce, snacks |
| Website | http://grandecheese.ca/ |
History
Grande Cheese was founded in 1955 by Marco Contardi, an Italian immigrant who came to Canada from Anzano di Puglia, Apulia, in the same year.[1] Before he immigrated to Canada, Contardi worked for a landlord tending to his sheep and cows where he learned to be a cheesemaker.[1] Upon arriving in Canada, Contardi soon opened Grande Cheese on a small farm in Orangeville, delivering their cheeses to Italian grocery stores, restaurants, and bakeries.[1]
During the 1960s, after a third party marketing and delivery system of milk was established, Grande Cheese moved closer to Toronto, a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) on Milvan Drive. Later, Grande Cheese expanded to a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) facility in Vaughan.[1][2]
See also
References
- "More Than Just Cheese". grandecheese.ca. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- "WALKABOUT: Exploring Orfus Road in North York". toronto.com. March 17, 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.