OHANYAN’S RECOGNIZED BY CITY OF FRESNO
Business Journal staff
Thursday, 10 December 2009 10:34
The City of Fresno recognized a local meat distributor today as part
of its Prime Time for Business program honoring businesses that have
achieved notable success.
Ohanyan’s Bastirma and Soujouk Manufacturing Company and International
Deli is the latest selection of businesses invited each month by the
Department of Downtown and Community Revitalization to appear before
the City Council to share their backgrounds.
The company, which started in 1975 with a deli at the corner of West
and Shields avenues in Fresno, now distributes its unique Armenian
meat products to fine delicatessens and specialty grocery stores
across the United States.
Owners Jerry Hancer and Marcus Garabetyan closed the original
location earlier this year in order to expand its reach and focus on
manufacturing. The company produces more than 15,000 pounds of meat
per week at its factory at 3296 W. Sussex Way, distributing bastirma,
soujouk, salami and prosciutto to markets as far as Los Angeles,
Chicago, New York, Michigan, Texas and Florida.
"Once you taste their product, you’ll wonder why it is not more
widely available," said Craig Scharton, Director of the Department
of Downtown and Community Revitalization. "It’s incomparable to what
you can find in most deli cases, and the product is a reflection of
the rich Armenian culture that we embrace as a community,"