Dean & Deluca is a multi-source retailer of gourmet and specialty foods, wines and kitchenware. The company s products are sold through its 14 retail stores and cafes in New York, Washington, D.C., Napa Valley, Calif., Charlotte, N.C., Leawood, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo.; a consumer and corporate gift catalogue and an e-commerce site, deandeluca.com. Dean & Deluca also markets its private label products to other retailers and wholesalers. International locations include Marunouchi, Shibuya and Shinagawa, Japan. Joel Dean, Giorgio Deluca and Jack Ceglic founded Dean & Deluca in 1977 with the opening of its flagship store in the Soho district of New York.