Five generations of Joel Brodman’s family have sold meat — to consumers initially and then to restaurants and grocery stores — and he recently embarked on an expansion project that would increase his workforce by more than 25%.
Brodman joined the family business, now called Casanova Meats Inc., in the 1980s, eventually taking over from his father. Casanova’s two retail stores were replaced by a wholesale distribution operation that supplies delis, small markets and more than 700 restaurants in the metropolitan area.
