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The Beginning In 1978, East Ridge High School student Salvatore 'Soccer Sam' Fantauzzo rented a small storefront at 1985 East Main St in Rochester NY. At the age of seventeen, Soccer Sam had years of experience in the food business. First Job In 1972, Sam's dad had a massive heart attack. Time for Sam to go to work and help out the family. His uncle (Pizano) Fred Mione had just opened the new Fred's meat market at 1978 East Main St. Sam, at the age of twelve, soon went from stock boy to cashier to meat-cutter to weekend manager. Fred's made the best sub sandwich in the area, with fresh bread, fresh cold-cuts and Hellman's mayo, of course. Sam in Charge In the summer of 1976, Fred took...