Tracing its roots to an Italian immigrant’s pasta-sauce recipe from 1914, DelGrosso Foods makes pasta sauce as America’s oldest major family-owned producer in the category. Founded by Ferdinand and Mafalda DelGrosso, the company remains part of a family of food businesses that also includes prepared foods for fundraisers and takeout.
Michael's of BrooklynSince 1964, family-owned and operated Michael’s of Brooklyn has paired a Brooklyn, New York Italian restaurant with a nationally sold line of pasta sauces cooked and packed at the source. Now in its third generation, the business carries family recipes into its dining room and ships sauces, pasta and biscotti beyond the neighborhood. Michael’s is also known for its substantial Italian menu and a dining room that has become a gathering place for politicians and power brokers.BROOKLYN, NY
Victoria Fine FoodsFounded in 1929 by an Italian immigrant family in Brooklyn, Victoria Fine Foods makes pasta sauces with fresh vegetables, premium ingredients and a deliberately slow kettle-cooking process. Its sauces cook for 90 minutes rather than being rapidly heat-processed, preserving the homemade character at the heart of the brand’s “Ingredients Come First” philosophy. The company also draws on regional Italian traditions, including recipes inspired by Bologna, Tuscany, Calabria and Naples.BROOKLYN, NY
MID'S True Sicilian Pasta SauceFamily-owned MID’S True Sicilian Pasta Sauce makes jarred pasta and pizza sauces from recipes handed down through founder Mideo’s Sicilian family. Based in Ohio, the company still follows Mideo’s original method, slow-simmering fresh ingredients in open kettles for two hours rather than steaming them, with each jar carrying 28 ounces of sauce.NAVARRE, OH
Talluto's Authentic Italian Food, IncFounded in 1967 when Philadelphia chef Joseph Talluto bought a ravioli machine, Talluto’s now makes more than 90 varieties of pasta and sauces at its Folcroft facility. The third-generation family business also operates three Italian specialty markets in the greater Philadelphia area, carrying its handmade foods and continuing the family’s neighborhood-store tradition.FOLCROFT, PA