The story of Little Foot Foods starts all the way back in 1929 with the birth of Joan Dycha (then Dabrowski) in Poland. In 1938, along with her mother and sister, Joan, immigrated to Canada to rejoin her father, who had gone over ahead of them years prior. Growing up in Windsor, Joan and her sister spent a lot of time hanging out with friends in the Polish community. Joan was known for her beauty and won a few glamour shot! Joan married at 21 and a few years later she was the mother to two children (Victoria and Ralpp (our Co-owner Rachael’s Dad – Do you see where this is going). Joan always loved to cook and would make everything from scratch! She questioned why anyone would get takeout food when she could make the meal herself! She was known amongst friends and family as an excellent chef, often utilizing a wealth of family recipes, which included pierogi, cabbage rolls and borscht.
As growth happens, in 2021 we started to make plans to shift into a larger facility to keep up with demand, and to expand our production to a level where we could service more than just the Windsor Exxez County. Not long after, we found our new home in Oldcastle, ON. It wasn’t too far a drive from our old retail location and it’s more centralized location and greater amount of space allowed for the opportunity to better service our clients and customers. Better known as Pierogi HQ, our primary retail hub for our now 50 flavours. (35 of which are available exclusively through use) along with a host of fantastic locally produced products. We are also the home of Robby’s Gourmet Sausages, and the only place to get his great items outside of his popups! With a decade of business under our belts, we couldn’t be more excited for the future with plans to expand our distribution throughout Ontario, and to continue creating new and the unique pierogi for the masses.
Owned In: Ontario
Made In Windsor, ON:
- Pierogies
- Vegan Pierogies
- Cabbage Rolls
- Vegan Cabbage Rolls
- Mac & Cheese
- Spaghetti
- Bell Pepper & Rice
- Mushroom Rice
