Pickles was started back in 1998 by the Berner Family. Heirs of world renowned classical chef Woodrow Ingram as a tribute to the great chef and his life's work. In his day Woodrow was among the best chefs in the world showcasing his art in such places as the famed Waldorf Astoria hotel, Catering for the Queen of England & being one of the most in demand Chefs in New York. In the kitchen Woodrow was one of the greatest & to those of us who got to spend time with him out of the kitchen he was truly world class!!
It was just natural that Joyce was born with a cooking gene, growing up learning his philosophies both in and out of the kitchen. Alan who never worked with food before, joined the family in 1970, soon after he too entered the foodservice industry. Thirty-five years later Alan has worked in several areas of food service & is a food purchasing specialist. Greg followed in his grandfathers footsteps starting in the family business at a very young age & today is a Certified Corporate Chef with the honor of being the youngest restaurantuer to win the Top 25 Business award in Central Florida. Kim joined the family business in 2002 & has grown from an office assistant to the Catering Coordination manager.
Pickles original N.Y. Deli was started in an old convenience store in downtown Orlando. The concept was a true New York Style delicatessen that focused all of it's energies on servicing all of the Breakfast, Lunch and catering needs of the business community within Central Florida. Quickly, Pickles quality and service began to get a local buzz. Many business meetings began to take place in our dining room. People from all different income levels began to spend their lunch hours there discussing everything from sports to politics. (Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host Jim Philips reffered to Pickles as the Orlando version of the T.V. show
Cheers.) Pickles quickly became the out of the way meeting place where everyone met for lunch. Then, Orange County Chairman Mel Martinez(Now Senator for the State of Florida), discovered us. Along with the majority of his colleagues, he frequented Pickles on a daily basis. Scott Joseph,
The Orlando Sentinel Food Critic, wrote a full page article, on the food quality and level of service. After this article Pickles' popularity and business grew exponentially.
Now that Pickles retail operations were a success, it was only natural that catering would follow. The meetings that were taking place in the dining room were being moved to the Board room & Pickles followed suit. Pickles was now a caterer & still with the same focus. offering services to cover any need of the Business community. Pickles Catering was selected as the ONLY FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER TO WIN THE TOP 25 BUSINESS AWARD in 2000'. Then several months later the regional president of Boars Head Provisions named Pickles The "Flagship Food service operation" for Boars Head in this region. These humble beginings were the foundation for many of the Awards, Accommodations, Articles & Tributes we have been honored with by the Business community we service. By 2004 Pickles had grown to 6 Retail Restaurants 1 catering facility, over 100 vending machines & several large food services contracts. In 2007 Pickles purchased Deli Fresh Wholesale. A pre - Packaged sandwich & salad manufacturing facility in Longwood Fl. focusing on the private Label wholesale manufacturing of food service menu items. Deli Fresh became Pickles Express wholesale in 2008'.
Pickles Does It ALL! WHOLESALE ~ RETAIL ~ VENDING ~ COFFEE SERVICE ~ CONTRACT FEEDING ~ & OF COURSE CATERING. All handled as completely separate entities; yet all with the same focus.
Handling any need of the Business community with each & every relationship founded on TRUST & RELIABILITY far beyond your expectations!!
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