Jerry's Homemade

Login My Cart Visit us in Englewood, NJ! It would be impossible to tell the story of Jerrys without going back a few years. Around 1972 Jerry Turci started a business wholesaling cosmetics and fragrances in a small store on 17th Street in New York City. At that time 17th St. was the center for fragrance wholesalers. Some were wholesale to the trade... only and others like Jerry were open to the public. Based on Jerrys commitment to offering only the very best products at the lowest possible price he became well known and quite successful. His skills as a shrewd buyer sharpened as did his talent for knowing exactly what the customer was looking for. As time passed the need for larger and less expensive warehouse space facilitated the move to New Jersey. At first the New Jersey location handled only warehousing but there was an area that was zoned for retail. Jerry decided to make a storefront and open to the public and felt if we do $1,000.00 a week, why not? Along with the cosmetics and perfumes he started to sell candy from Perugina. Other packaged food vendors started to approach Jerry with their products and slowly a food store was evolving. One day he chose to sell brick oven bread from Hudson County when his customers complained that they could not find good bread locally. The combination of goods plus the low prices became the talk of the town and the store was always busy. A few walls came down and the retail space expanded. At about this time, Jerry and his wife made their first trip to London and of course a visit to Harrods. Jerry marveled at the Food Courts and realized they backed up to the Cosmetic Departments. Why wouldnt the same idea work in New Jersey? As soon as he arrived home more walls came down, a large kitchen was built, a delicatessen counter was constructed, cold cut vendors contacted and incredibly a food market took over. The cosmetics and fragrances were pushed to the back. The philosophy has stayed the same, always the best products at the lowest possible prices. Jerry found his true ...Read More