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Peter Castellana, Jr. Italian / Irish 2002 Recipient President/CEO
Western Beef Supermarkets/Junior Food Outlets Peter
and his brothers grew up alongside their father in the food service
business. His main goal was
to bring discounted supermarkets into low-income areas.
Concentrating on the inner city and its abandonment by other large
supermarkets, he ascertained the ethnic backgrounds, population density
and food preferences of the people in each neighborhood. Learning the neighborhood, its people and their needs helped
him to design a supermarket style that makes shopping an economical and
pleasant experience. Peter
believes strongly in giving back to the neighborhoods and his generosity
is well known. He is a strong
believer in the giving principle and he knows that is why God
blesses him. Peter
was educated in Queens Parochial schools and graduated from La Salle
Military School as Captain. He
is happily married to his childhood sweetheart, Marie and they have four
lovely children, Peter III 21, Marielle 19, Christina 17 and Andrew 15.
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