Welcome to the Gust Gallucci Co.
Welcome
to the Gust Gallucci Company, a fine purveyor of Italian
and imported gourmet foods, serving the greater
Cleveland, Ohio area for over eighty-five years. Gust
Gallucci, an Italian immigrant from Faeto, Italy, founded
our company. When he came to Cleveland in the early
1900’s he discovered a large Italian population who
longed for products from their homeland. Gust decided he
would discover a way to supply his fellow Italians with
their favorite foods. He began selling his products from
a  large wooden cart. In 1912, he established
his first store on the west side of Cleveland. Soon
people began patronizing his establishment not only for
the quality foods, but also because of Gust’s
amicable personality and overwhelming generosity.
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The Gust
Gallucci Company grew throughout the years and became a
gathering place for Italian Americans and lovers of fine
foods and wines. Gust’s sons, Frank and Ray, joined
the family business and continued to run the store after
their father’s death in 1952. Although the store
changed locations 
four times, his sons never forgot
their father’s business philosophy: Always sell
the best product at the best possible price and provide
good service with a smile and a thank you.
Ray’s son Ray Jr. formally joined the business in
1978 and continues to operate the company today. Frank
retired in 1991 leaving his brother and nephew in need of
additional help. Soon after Frank’s retirement,
Ray’s wife and daughters joined the company to aid
in its daily operation. Recently a fourth generation
family member, Gust’s great grandson Marc, joined
the Gust Gallucci Company to help lead it into the
computer age and Twenty-first Century.