Fourth Generation of the Rozzo Family Still Proudly Purveying Fish in Lower Manhattan
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Village Voice] By Karen Tedesco - August 25,2015 -
On a gleaming summer morning, Louis Rozzo steps out the door of a four-story stuccoed building on Ninth Avenue in Chelsea.
This exact spot has been the headquarters of F. Rozzo and Sons (159 Ninth Avenue) since Rozzo's great-grandfather Felix moved his eponymous business here in 1924.
Much of Rozzo's work involves keeping his demanding chef and hotel clients happy; “I'm in the service industry, so whatever they want, I try to deliver.
F. Rozzo's location is also key. Rozzo's hotel customers, especially, can depend on him for quick, last-minute service; “I get a lot of calls from the hotels for second deliveries.” Although 90 percent of his business is in the city, the shop also overnights orders to restaurants in Las Vegas, to chefs he's personally built relationships with in New York. “We don't have any salesman — I'm the only salesman. Word of mouth between chefs really gets me my business,” he says...
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