Zagara's Marketplace

Grocery delivery service

Pa Zagara (Charlie) opened his first grocery store in 1936 at 7001 Kinsman Avenue in Cleveland. His youngest son Frank grabbed the reins in 1961 and today, Frank’s son John continues the proud tradition of offering a traditional supermarket with specialty foods and outstanding service to shoppers. Zagara’s Marketplace, now located at the corner of Lee and East Overlook, began serving the Cleveland Heights community in 1988.

John Z.
Business Owner
John grew up working in the store as a young man. Upon graduating from Syracuse University in 1986 with a degree in accounting, John took a brief hiatus from the family business and worked as an auditor for Price Waterhouse and as Manager of Finance for MasterCard International in New York City.

John returned to Cleveland and joined his father as an assistant store manager in 1993 and became president of the company in 1996.