It's pronounced Saval, like "travel"
The History of Saval Deli
It all started with
Harry & Flora Saval
Saval Food Products Founded
1932
Harry & Flora Saval founded Saval Food Products in Baltimore, Maryland as a processor of Saval Deli & a distributor of deli meats.
Saval Sons Join the Business
1955
The second generation of Saval's began joining in the Family business. Eventually, all four sons would work for the company.
Saval Foods Moves
1966
Saval Foods makes the move up the street to a new processing facility on Corned Beef Row in Baltimore, Maryland.
Acquisition of Neuman-Director
1967
Saval Foods purchases the assets of Neuman-Director- a processor of deli meats in Washington D.C.
Leonard & Murray Saval move to Washington D.C. to head the distribution operation.
Expansion & Consolidation
1989
Saval's distribution operations are consolidated in Elkridge, Maryland while Saval Processing remains in Baltimore - with Jeffrey Saval taking over operations.
Paul Saval named President & CEO of Saval Foods Corporation
1999
Paul L. Saval, brother to Jeffrey Saval & son of Albert Saval is named President & CEO of Saval Foods Corporation after having joined Saval in 1983. Saval Foods Corporation's two subsidiaries are Saval Foodservice & Deli Brands of America.
Still Growing
1989
5,000 foot expansion at the Corned Beef Row facility allowed for further production increases & even more capacity.
Deli Brands of America
2003
Saval Processing is renamed to Deli Brands of America under the guidance of Jeffrey Saval. Deli Brands of America remains in Baltimore, Maryland today and is an adaptive & exceptional force in private label manufacturing of fine deli meats.
Acquisiton of Auth's Meats
2005
Saval purchases the assets of Auth's Brothers Quality Fresh Meats, a processor of cut steaks and distributor of broadline food products.
Deli Brands of America now houses the steak cutting operation in Baltimore, Maryland.
Saval Foodservice Facility Expansion
2006
Saval Foodservice expands its distribution center with a 56,750 sq. ft. dry goods addition in Elkridge, Maryland.
Deli Brands Expansion
2015
Deli Brands of America expands it's processing plant and adds signifigant cooking & chilling capacity to production line.
Center for Logistics & Slicing
2018
Deli Brands of America opens Center for Logistics & Slicing in Baltimore County, Maryland with state-of-the-art slicing capabilities for safe & efficient production of sliced meats.
Brian Saval named Vice President
2019
Brian Saval, son of President & CEO Paul Saval, is named Vice President of Saval Foodservice. Having joined the family business in 2009 as a sales representative in Baltimore City, and later changing roles in 2013 to work in National Sales for Deli Brands of America, he transitioned back over to Saval Foodservice in 2015 to manage the Baltimore Regional Sales Team, delivering record-breaking growth year after year.
Saval Foods Corporation gives back during COVID-19 Pandemic
2020
Saval Foodservice launches Saval Produce, a dedicated produce division of Saval Foodservice
2021
Saval Deli and the Saval Foods companies celebrate 90 years in business
2022
Read more about our Baltimore Business Journal Family-Owned Business award.
Exceptional Products,Family Values
Leadership
The Saval Family continues the traditions set forth by their forefather, Harry Saval, by creating exceptional delicatessan products while adhering to the values of Conscious Business.
We put the "Deli" in Delicious
Commitment from Saval Deli
Exceptional Products, Delivered Fresh to Your Door