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Lombardi’s Prime Meats, one of the last corner butcher shops in South Philadelphia, has changed hands

Rob Passio, who owns Giunta's at Reading Terminal Market, said he sought a challenge when he bought the business that Vince Lombardi founded in 2001 in Packer Park.

New owner Rob Passio (center) and worker Vince Lombardi, grandson of the founder, slice chicken cutlets at Lombardi's Prime Meats, 1801 Packer Ave.
New owner Rob Passio (center) and worker Vince Lombardi, grandson of the founder, slice chicken cutlets at Lombardi's Prime Meats, 1801 Packer Ave.Read moreMichael Klein / Staff