OLD WORLD FOODS - Key Persons
Andy Emrisko, Old World Foods founder, has humble roots. Andy is the son of a coal miner, raised in the Appalachian hollows of southeastern Ohio. After spending all day outdoors he would build a tremendous appetite that was lovingly satisfied by his mother who could take the simplest foods and make them delicious. Andy owned a variety of businesses over the years and always found himself drawn to the food service industry. Andy opened his first restaurant in 1989 specializing in Eastern European, home grown and full flavored foods. He dabbled with a number of old family recipes and he too lovingly satisfied the appetites of the factory workers in the Cleveland, Ohio area. He quickly built a reputation for making one of the best potato pancakes. One of Andy's customers suggested that he needed to share these potato pancakes with the world and Andy pondered this suggestion. Soon after, Andy closed the restaurant and devoted himself completely to the creation of Old World Foods.