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Mancuso Cheese Co Inc.
- Address:
- 612 Mills Rd
Joliet, IL 60433 - Phone:
- 815-722-2475
- Website:
- http://www.mancusocheese.com/
- Company Information:
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Santo Mancuso was born in Carlopoli, Catanzaro, a small hamlet in Italy. In 1904, he immigrated to America, leaving behind a young wife who joined him here two years later. He lived in Carbondale, Pennsylvania for one month before he decided to settle in Joliet, Illinois where his older brother, Raphael, lived. His first job was a back-breaking one for he found work in a stone quarry. Yet, even as he labored in the quarry for five brutal years, he nourished the idea of having his own cheese-making business. His first attempt at producing and preserving cheese products was not successful but he was not discouraged.
In 1907, Santo managed; with money he had saved from working in the quarry, to open a small grocery store on the ground floor of his house. He sold imported foods such as oil, cheese, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables. He also sold suits, hats and shoes to accommodate and fulfill his customers' needs.
In 1914, he tried again to set up a small cheese-producing plant in Elwood, Illinois but was unsuccessful again. However, Santo Mancuso was a man of Calabrese origin and the Calabrese are known as stubborn individuals who will not accept defeat in any form. Down but never out for the count.
In 1917, he started producing cheese again and the third time was the charm. He had finally succeeded. From that day forward, ricotta, mozzarella and other Italian cheeses were being distributed to his eager and clamoring customers.
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