What is "longo's"

Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc., commonly known as just Longo's, is a family-run grocery chain in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. Its corporate office is located in Vaughan, and had been previously located in Mississauga.

Longo's was founded by brothers Tommy, Joe, and Gus Longo in 1956, who established their first store at the intersection of Yonge Street and Castlefield Avenue in Toronto. This store was about , and had eight family members working there. The Longo brothers opened their second store in 1962, on Woodbine Avenue.

Longo's owns and operates 28 stores in the Greater Toronto Area. A flagship store opened in Maple Leaf Square in downtown Toronto, and a new store opened in Mississauga on February 26, 2015.

In 2004, Longo's acquired online grocery retailer Grocery Gateway, providing Longo's with the largest online grocery retail presence in Canada.

Longo's currently has over 4,000 employees, and has been selected as one of Canada's Top 50 privately managed companies by the Financial Post newspaper for nine consecutive years (2000-2008), achieving platinum status.

Longo's publishes a free magazine called Experience Magazine.

Joe Longo Sr. died in the fall of 2008. Tommy Longo died on 30 January 2011.