Since 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.
DelGrosso Foods IncTracing 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.TIPTON, PA
Borgatti’s Ravioli & Egg NoodlesSince 1935, Borgatti’s has made handmade ravioli and egg noodles in the Bronx’s Little Italy, using family recipes brought from Bologna by founders Lindo and Maria Borgatti. Still family-owned and now in its third generation of pasta makers—with the fourth generation involved—the shop continues to make pasta by hand and ships its Bronx tradition nationwide.BRONX, NY
Scaramuzza's Pasta Products IncFamily-owned and operated since 1962, Scaramuzza’s Pasta Products makes fresh and frozen pasta and ready-to-eat Italian meals in Clifton Heights. The business began with Clementine DeLoggio and her daughter Mary hand-making ravioli from family recipes rooted in Rosetta, Abruzzo, and remains under the leadership of Bob Scaramuzza Sr. and Bob Scaramuzza Jr. Today, its products reach more than 200 retail locations while the Pasta Shoppe also offers prepared foods and catering.CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA
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