\u2018Grazie mille\u2019: Vancouver Island deli sold after 4-decade run<\/p>\n
Published 12:50 pm Monday, July 27, 2026<\/p>\n
A beloved downtown lunchtime staple is changing hands.<\/p>\n
Owners Maurizio and Massimo Segato took to social media over the weekend to announce the sale of Italian Food Imports on Blanshard Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur family started the Italian Deli in 1985 as a way to bring a piece of Italy to Victoria. Throughout the years, we have had the privilege to share our lives with you and vice versa,\u201d they shared on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Since the post went up, hundreds of comments have poured in, with many patrons sharing fond memories of their visits over the years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are not enough words to express our gratitude to you all. We have been so fortunate for the support you have all shown us and for the friendships we have formed. We will miss you, and you will always have a place in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n
The transition to new ownership will happen quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cNext week will be our last week at the deli, and we would love for you to stop by and say hello\/good-bye,\u201d they added. \u201cThank you and grazie mille!\u201d<\/p>\n
Shortly after their original post, the Segatos returned to social media to put an end to any speculation that the deli would close its doors for good.<\/p>\n
\u201cRest assured, the deli will live on through the new owners!\u201d the deli shared. \u201cWe are sure Victoria will welcome them and show them the continued support we were so fortunate to receive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Italian Foods Imports is located at 1114 Blanshard St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Grazie mille\u2019: Vancouver Island deli sold after 4-decade run Published 12:50 pm Monday, July 27, 2026 A beloved…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":829968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55,36245],"class_list":["post-829967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver","tag-vancouver-island"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}