Pat LaFrieda

In 1964, Pat LaFrieda the first and his son Pat LaFrieda the second (our father, known today as Pat Sr.) take full ownership over LaFrieda Meats from our great-uncle Louis LaFrieda and change the name to Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors. Our father is only 18 years old at this point, but he had been working in the butcher shop since age 12. As the business grew, the shop changed locations from West 14th Street, to Little West 12th Street, and then to Bleecker Street. In 1980, the company moves to its home of 30 years on a block-long property on Leroy Street (the street would later be renamed to Pat LaFrieda Lane).