In The Beginning
Galiffa's Wholesale Pizza Products was started by Arthur E. Galiffa in the early 1950's. He owned a Dairy Bar on the hill of Donora, PA where he sold pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, soda, penny candy, and more. He closed the Dairy Bar to pursue a Pizza Manufacturing business in a small building behind his home on Forth Street on the hill of Donora, PA. He serviced small stores, taverns, clubs, and swimming pools with readymade pizzas and pizza ovens. His wife, Mary, managed the business with him while he worked at his regular job.
The started selling School Fundraiser's first with their readymade pizzas. And then added their Original Galiffa's Pizza Kit. Both products quickly became very popular for fundraiser's because they were fun to make, and the organizations made a nice profit. However they eventually stopped producing the Original Galiffa's Pizza Kit because of the labor involved, but they continued to make readymade pizzas.