Today we’d like to introduce you to Carlo Crocetti.
During the Fall of 1917, Carlo and Vincenza Crocetti, with their son Alfred, opened up neighborhood Italian grocery store, C. Crocetti & Son, with less than $500 to their name, an Italian family sausage recipe and something called the “American Dream”.
For over 35 years in East Boston, the Italian sausage business thrived along with the continual additions of other Italian meats and deli specialties. Along with a new member of the family, Carl Crocetti, (third generation), business began to grow to the wholesale levels servicing a growing number of Boston area restaurants and delicatessens. All along the way, their secret family sausage recipe remained the same.
In 1977, Alfred and his son Carl moved their entire operation from East Boston to East Bridgewater, Ma. acquiring Oakdale Packing Company. Still specializing in Italian sausage, the family also offered all cuts of heavy western steer with emphasis of Choice, Prime and Angus along with expanding into pork, lamb and veal, creating the signature Oakdale Farms product line while maintaining the Crocetti’s line. During that time the family welcomed Carlo Crocetti, born 4th generation in 1975.
In addition to maintaining Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing Company, in 1990 the family began a wholesale manufacturing division forming South Shore Meats in Brockton, Ma. This business focused primarily on providing portion control cuts of beef, pork, lamb and veal to all of the major foodservice distributors in the New England Area.
TRADITION, QUALITY and CUSTOMER SERVICE is what started this company and it remains intact with past and future generations to come.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
No “Smooth Roads” here… more like a battlefield! Every day is a punch in the face. You just have to have perseverance. Cultivating company culture and taking care of the customer is a sure path to victory.
One of the main struggles on a daily basis is encouragingly pushing for people to simply “Do Their Job”.
That starts with our vendors, thru our facility, then to the distributors all the way to the end user. Our end goal is to ensure that the expectations of the consumer of our portion control steaks is exceeded.
Please tell us about South Shore Meats.
We are New England’s #1 wholesale portion control meat manufacturing facility processing the absolute finest cuts of Beef, Pork, Lamb and Veal to white table cloth establishments throughout the Northeast Region.
We are the home to the Original Oakdale Farms Bourbon Street Marinated Sirloin Steak and Turkey Tenderloin Tips!
Our Goal of Tradition, Quality and Customer Service is what started our company and it remains our passion for future generations to come!
Contact Info:
- Address: 12 Taylor Ave Brockton, Ma 02302
- Website: www.southshoremeatsonline.com
- Phone: 5089410458
- Email: carlocrocetti@gmail.com
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- Other: www.crocettis.com
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