Contadina
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
Area served | United States |
| Owner | Del Monte Foods |
| Website | Contadina |
Contadina is a brand of Italian-inspired tomato products and bread crumbs. The brand was established in 1914 by Aiello Brothers & Company.[1] The Carnation Company acquired the brand in 1963;[2] Del Monte Foods acquired the brand of canned tomato products and certain other lines from Nestlé (which acquired Carnation in 1985)[2] in December 1997.[3]
Contadina's products include tomato paste, tomato purée, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, pizza sauce, as well as a few other products. In the early 1990s, Contadina also sold a "fresh" refrigerated bake-at-home pizza kit in grocery stores, though it received faint praise as "better than frozen", but not as good as a pizzeria pie.[4]
The word Contadina is Italian for "woman of the fields." Contadina products feature an image of young woman in a field.
References[]
- ^ "Our Story | Contadina". www.contadina.com.
- ^ a b Weaver, John Downing. Carnation: The First 75 Years, 1899-1974, Los Angeles, Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 1974.
- ^ "Del Monte Foods, Inc". Del Monte Foods, Inc.
- ^ The Pittsburgh Press; December 4, 1991; Contadina Pizza wins faint praise; Carolyn Wyman and Bonnie Leblang.
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