Paul co-founded Zingerman’s Delicatessen in 1982. It opened as 1300 square feet of combined restaurant and specialty food retail space, run solely by Paul, his partner Ari Weinzweig and two employees. The Zingerman’s Community of Businesses now has 23 partners, employs over 750 people and generates over $60 million in annual sales from nine separate businesses: Zingerman’s Delicatessen, Zingerman’s Mail Order, Zingerman’s Bakehouse, Zingerman’s Training Inc., Zingerman’s Coffee Company, Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Zingerman’s Candy Manufactory, Zingerman’s Creamery and Zingerman’s Cornman Farms.