Angelo Caputo's vs. Joseph Caputo's

I have shopped at the various Angelo Caputo's locations for years. Recently (maybe 9-12 months ago) I guess a Joseph Caputo's opened up in the Palatine area. I see that VI posted about the 'Caputo Brothers' perhaps implying that they were related and friendly, even.

I didn't know what to think of the Joseph Caputo's opening. Are they related? Is it a friendly or comptetitive endeavor?

Also, I have heard rumors of a Caputo's opening on Randall Road. I emailed 'AskAngelo' about this, but never got a reply. Does anyone have any details?

Thanks!

Christine

Christine:

There's some information which may be of help in this specific post:

http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=26913#26913

There's more information further down in the same thread (Bob Kopczinski's post), as well as mention of other Italian groceries, so it might be worth going through the whole thing.

Antonius

The Palatine store is Joe Caputo & Sons. This is their second store. From their Web site:

Joe Caputo's opened its doors at 959 E. Oakton in Des Plaines on August 30, 1989. Guiseppe (Joe) and Anna Caputo and their sons, Natale and Vito, began the family-owned and operated business with a goal to establish a retail fruit and Italian specialty grocery store. Joe Caputo brought over 30 years of grocery retail experience to the business.

I wrote about the store here: http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=37943#37943