brand spotlight
PHOTOS: MARKY'S GROUP
The Marky's Group
Once known primarily for caviar, this South Florida–based retailer, importer
and distributor is pushing the boundaries of what being in the specialty food
business is all about. Here is a closer look at this company's many components.
BY SUSAN SEGREST
M
arky's, a specialty food retailer, importer and distributor based in Miami Gardens, Fla., was founded in
1983 as a small food store by Mark Zaslavsky and Mark Gelman, immigrants from Ukraine. Today it
has multiple retail outlets, a caviar aquafarm in North Florida, an Italian cheese production facility, a
European e-commerce division in
Germany, distribution facilities in
AT-A-GLANCE
Miami and Panama and a division
• Importer of caviar and other specialty foods
focused exclusively on specialty food
• 4 retail outlets with 6 more launching in 2014
sales to cruise ship lines.
If it seems the company already has a
lot going on, just wait—even bigger plans
are in the works. Christopher Hlubb, president and COO of the Marky's Group, Inc.,
says he hopes to "become the largest provider of gourmet food around."
42
❘ SPECIALTY FOOD MAGAZINE
• Caviar aquafarm
• Italian cheese production facility
• European e-commerce division
• Distribution facilities in Miami and Panama
• Cruise ship specialty food sales division
specialtyfood.com
Christopher Hlubb, president
and COO of Marky's Group
