EARLY CHALLENGES 718-456-7070 www.mnvprovisions.com 1827 Flushing Avenue • Ridgewood, NY 11385 Eventually, through hard work, sharp marketing and sound administration, the family team succeeded in defeating the renegade company—which went out of business shortly thereafter. M & V continued to grow and prosper. Shortly thereafter, Joe Vallario took Paul and Tony in as partners, giving them shares in the business. The trio continued together for approximately ten years. In that time M & V went through many phases. Manufacturing was expanded dramatically with the purchase of Bedford Provisions. This increased the product line from five to fourteen items, including: ham, bologna, liverwurst, spiced ham, ham bologna, cooked salami, etc. In addition, a retail outlet store was opened in Long Island to serve as a proving ground for M & V’s product line. The wholesale distribution of products manufactured by others was expanding as well. M & V’s customer base kept growing, more room was needed. They bought surrounding properties and expanded into them. In 1975, Joseph Vallario retired from the day to day operations. The running of the company was turned over to Paul and Tony. The two shared control and direction of the company going forward—seeking Joe’s counsel on many issues. Joe passed away in 1989. His wife Rose was also active in the business up until 2008 when she retired. Rose passed away in 2011. A decision was made, for various reasons, to consolidate operations by selling off the manufacturing and the retail operation to concentrate strictly on buying and selling products. M & V’s primary market would be other wholesalers. This included truck jobbers, as well as those with their own warehousing capabilities. M & V would become the Wholesalers Wholesaler. The company has followed this principle since and will continue to follow it in the foreseeable future. Tony’s son Michael joined the company in 1986. In 1994, M & V’s largest competitor, located across the street, went out of business. M & V bought the property and moved across the street into larger, more modern facilities. The old buildings were retained for storage and were eventually converted into a modern computerized warehouse. Tony’s son-in-law Joseph joined the business in 1996, followed by Paul’s son Joseph in 1997. In 2003, M & V moved from our 17,000 square foot facility in Brooklyn to our presentday 40,000 square foot facility in Ridgewood, Queens.
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