Nino Salvaggio International Market is located at 17496 Hall Road, Clinton Township. ‘We are working hard to continue his legacy,’ said Nocolella, who is married to Salvaggio’s daughter, Andrea. Clair Shores in 1979 before adding one in Troy, followed the Clinton Township location, which opened in 2003.

Nino Salvaggio was selling strawberries and produce from a roadside stand when he went after a bigger goal. And I know all of the products are first-class, that’s why I shop here.’ ‘When I come through here, they call me by my name. ‘It’s the personal touch that I like,’ Tocco said. Longtime customers such as Michael Tocco of Macomb Township are appreciative of the enhancements. The market also has baked goods, a butcher shop, floral arrangements, groceries and a cafe.

Loren has run some of the Detroit area’s premier restaurants such as Opus One and Epoch Restaurant Group.īecause display cases are more energy-efficient and take up less space, opening up more space for the shopping experience, Nocolella said.Īlso as part of the investment, there was a general ‘updating’ and freshening up of the 56,600-square-foot store and addition of a new community room. The items - which from marinated beef kebobs to herb chicken with potatoes to fresh seafood - are prepared by the culinary staff, headed by Chef Pete Loren, then packaged for the display case. ‘Our customers have been asking for these gourmet-to-go items, something they can put right on the grill when they get home.’

‘With so many families having after-school activities and soccer games, there’s less time to cook,’ Nocolella said.

It’s in direct response to comments made by on-the-run customers who increasingly are pressed for time, according to general manager Frank Nocolella. The grocer recently invested $800,000 in the store on Hall Road in Clinton Township, with a portion of the funds going to one dozen new refrigerated display cases carrying a variety of grab-and-go, easy to cook gourmet food items and meals. Although customers are welcome to hang out, the staff at Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace is looking for ways to get people out of the store faster these days.

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