The Deli Dish

Category: About Us

  • An illustration featuring the Deli purchasing team at work, receiving an order of boxes from the truck, talking on the phone, and putting items on shelves.

    Meet the Deli Detail: The Purchasing Team

    We’re introducing you to our passionate team of experts. Today’s featured Deli crew member is actually an entire team… our Purchasing Team! About the Team Much like our Cleaning Crew, … Continued

  • Meet the Deli Detail: Scott Evans

    Meet Scott Scott joined our Specialty Foods team in 2019, helping to sell everything from sardines to marmalade. “I had been working in food for a long time,” Scott says, … Continued

  • Introducing Wildfish Cannery

    A real catch! While it’s a long way from Ann Arbor to Alaska, Wildfish Cannery carries our same philosophy when it comes to food. For over 30 years – only … Continued

  • Terrific Tuna at the Deli

    If you’re a fan of the Deli, you know we’re huge fans of tinned fish – in fact, even a passerby wandering in for the first time would probably realize … Continued

  • The Corned Beef that Built Zingerman’s Deli

    A Staple of Our All-Time Most-Popular Sandwich Every week, we sell thousands of pounds of Zingerman’s Corned Beef—piled high on sandwiches and sliced for guests to bring home. It’s arguably … Continued

  • Meet the Reubens

    An All-Star Lineup of 8 Stellar Sandwiches The Story of an Iconic Sandwich Who Came Up with the Reuben? That’s a good question! And not one that we have a … Continued

  • Introducing The Brinery

    Fomenting Fermentation Prior to the invention of modern industrial techniques—freezing, canning, chemical stabilizers, etc—fermentation was one of the most prevalent forms of food preservation. Former Deli Kitchen Manager, Andrew Wilhelme … Continued

  • Introducing Commonwealth Packaging

    The Makers of Our Iconic Yellow and Red Bags A Wealth of Experience Commonwealth Packaging Company was founded in 1959 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by college sweethearts, Jay and Diane Maisel … Continued