Founded 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.
Gluten Free
Kosher
Non-GMO
Compliance program
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
Rao’s HomemadeRao’s Homemade grew out of the Rao family’s legendary New York restaurant, turning its slow-simmered Italian sauces into pantry staples alongside pasta, soups and frozen meals. Founded in 1896 by Charles Rao in East Harlem, the brand still emphasizes small-batch cooking and whole-peeled Italian tomatoes, with its original sauce created so more people could enjoy the restaurant’s signature taste at home.NEW YORK, NY
Grandpa Pete's Sunday SauceRooted in the Serro family’s Sicilian heritage, Grandpa Pete’s Sunday Sauce makes small-batch tomato sauces and homemade-style pasta from all-natural ingredients. The recipes trace back to Pete Serro’s mother and grandmother, carried from Alcamo, Sicily, to Brooklyn and later jarred by his son Charlie and family. Made in New York, the company sells its sauces and dinner packs across the Northeast and online.
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