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S & S
Meat Company has been in business since 1926, it was founded
by John Scavuzzo. Scavuzzo traveled from Palermo, Italy in 1909,
and in 1911, he opened his first butcher shop in Chicago. He
later moved to Centerville, Iowa, where he worked in the retail
meat business, and in 1926, he settled in Kansas City and established
S & S meat company.
John Scavuzzo had three sons, Santo, Eddie, and Carl. They all joined
their father to help run S & S. The three sons helped their father
until they were called to serve their country in World War II. When they
returned, they continued in the business with their father and three sisters,
Helen, Grace and Mary. Santo (years later), took over as president and
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Santo
Scavuzzo, along with his wife Molly had a son (John Anthony),
and a daughter (Sandra). John started working at S & S in
1962, at the age of fifteen John was running invoices up and
down the stairs for his father. By the age of Eighteen, John
had become a master butcher and helped run S & S until 1970
when he, (like his father) was called to serve his country. In
1972 John returned with his wife Pam and new son (Santo). John
rejoined his father, and worked by his side until Santo passed
away in 1985.
John Anthony Scavuzzo and his wife Pam have four sons and a daughter.
They all currently work for S & S Meat Company and Scavuzzo Inc. (the
distribution center founded in 1996). Santo, Richard, John E., Steve,
and Molly have all done their part working at S & S during school
breaks keeping the family tradition alive. |
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