David Javitch – Founder of Giant Foods
David “D.J.” Javitch opened the Carlisle Meat Market, a two-man butcher shop, in 1923, and by 1937, Javitch expanded his vision to create a Giant Food Shopping Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
Grocery
Samuel Kitner (Butcher), George Kitner (Cattle Dealer), and George W. Strock (Grocer) of Carlisle
Our subjects were among butchers and grocers in Carlisle who largely predated or experienced a variety of innovations, including refrigerated and frozen cases.