ZINGERMAN'S

Zingerman’s (also known as The Zingerman’s Community of Businesses) is a family of small food-related companies and entrepreneurial ventures. All the businesses are located in the Ann Arbor area and are operated by one or more partners who share ownership and manage the businesses. Zingerman’s businesses include Mail Order: an online shop for Zingerman’s food, gifts, and more; Deli: an Ann Arbor institution that offers corned beef sandwiches, farmhouse cheeses, estate-bottled olive oils... , varietal vinegars, smoked fish, salami, coffee, tea, and more; Bakehouse: a shop that makes traditional breads and pastries; BAKE!: a hands-on teaching bakery for home bakers; Roadhouse: a restaurant serving American food; Creamery: a producer of hand-crafted cheese and gelato; Catering: a catering service company that serves office meetings, small parties, and large events; Coffee Co.: a wholesale roaster serving cafes, restaurants, and businesses; ZingTrain: a consulting company specializing in training, service, merchandising, specialty foods, and staff management; Candy Manufactory: a wholesale candy maker; Cornman Farms: a working farm growing 42 acres of vegetables and raising more than 150 animals; Press: a publisher of books about food and the food world; Zingerman’s Food Tours: a division that offers behind-the-scenes guided tours of artisan food makers around the world; and Dancing Sandwich Enterprise: a partner of each of the other firms. Zingerman’s was co-founded by Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig in 1982 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.More