Zingerman's, or Zingerman's Community of Businesses, is a gourmet food business group headquartered in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...
. The original business and current flagship operation is Zingerman's Delicatessen.
Starting from the original deli, Zingerman's Community of Businesses (ZCoB) has expanded to nine Ann Arbor based businesses with over 500 total employees. Each business has shared ownership between original founders Paul Saginaw and
Ari Weinzweig, and the managing partners who started each business. Each business has its own organizational structure, but they carry out the same standards and commit to the company's values.
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History
Zingerman's Delicatessen was founded in 1982, by Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig, and began serving non-kosher
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traditional Ashkenazi Jewish
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delicatessen
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dishes and sandwich
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es.[ The Deli was originally to be named Greenberg's Delicatessen after a regular customer at Monahan's Fish Market, where Saginaw had been a partner with Mike Monahan, but another business that had that name objected.
In the early 1990s, the co-founding partners generated a plan for their company to 2009, which called for 15 individual businesses generating $20 million in revenue.][
In 1997, Monahan sold his share of the company to Saginaw to focus on his original business venture, Monahan's Seafood Market.]business plan
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when Ann Perrault and Jackie Victor established the Detroit
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-based bakery in 1997.
See also
* List of Ashkenazi Jewish restaurants
* List of delicatessens
* Datz
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References
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External links
Zingerman's website
Companies based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jewish delicatessens in the United States
Jews and Judaism in Michigan
Restaurants in Michigan
Restaurants established in 1982
1982 establishments in Michigan
Culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ashkenazi Jewish restaurants