Chiappetti Meat Company has celebrated a long history of bringing local food to Chicagoland and region masses.
The Chiappetti family, known for delivering quality lamb and veal to the marketplace, got their start in 1927 on a farm in Orland Park, Ill., where Fiore Chiappetti raised sheep and various livestock. Chiappetti Brothers eventually grew and later the business venture flourished in the Chicago Stock Yards District during the 1940s.
"My grandfather came from Italy in 1920 and when he first came to Chicago, he worked for the railroad," said Dennis Chiappetti, a third generation family member in the business. "One day, my grandfather slaughtered a lamb for his family and one of his fellow workers asked 'Can you do that for me?' He said 'Sure.' And then there was another one. So, he thought this might be something that he might be able to do."
Dennis Chiappetti said his grandfather then opened a small butcher shop in Chicago with his brother.
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