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Luke married at age 18 after high school. He went to work with his father, Tony
Lucidonio in food trucks and other odd jobs to support his growing family. In the early 1990s Luke, his brother, Nicky, and their father bought a property near the expressway in South Philadelphia. To compete with other
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Philadelphia area and a line of frozen sandwiches. Through a partnership with Rastelli Foods Group, the business now has several franchised locations in
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and other drugs as a teenager, he now uses that experience and the fighting and hustling of his youth to tell kids that difficulties can be overcome.
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He was the host of "Tony Luke's
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local businesses, the original Tony Luke's stand offered a more diversified menu, offering
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in 2010 and plans on opening 60 more in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Luke's restaurant franchise, Tony Luke's, has expanded from its original
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