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With wife, Vicki, the Arcobasso family tradition is more than two decades old, and begins with Mark's father, Joe, and the first "Domenico's" in St. Louis, which was named after grandfather Domenico "Nick" Arcobasso. The Arcobasso dynasty, which includes Mark's three sisters and two brothers, along with founder Joe, has formed a Missouri mini-conglomerate made up of: (in order of year of establishment) Domenico's in Florissant (1978); Concetta's in St. Charles (1985); Domenico's at the Lake of the Ozarks (1988); and Jefferson City's own Domenico's, which Mark opened in 1991. The Arcobasso family success in the food business has been extended into the retail trade with production of their own recipe salad dressings, including their extremely popular house Creamy Italian. Arcobasso Foods, which manufactures and distributes the family salad dressings, was founded in 1987, in St. Louis. Along with contributing to the quality of dining at their restaurants, these bottled salad dressings are available in various supermarkets in St. Louis, Kansas City and parts of Indiana.