Mezzetta

We are a family-owned food and beverage manufacturing company founded in 1935. We make and sell specialty food products like olives, peppers, pasta and pizza sauces, pickled vegetables, hot sauces, marinades, and maraschino cherries. We also offer Kona Coast Teriyaki Sauce.

We source our ingredients globally, working with local farmers to ensure product quality. Our products go through quality checks during production. We distribute our products to 32,000 stores across the U.S.

Giuseppe Mezzetta founded the company in San Francisco’s North Beach, importing Mediterranean staples. Today, Giuseppe’s great-grandson, Jeff Mezzetta, leads the company and launched our pasta sauce line.

Our purpose is to make high-quality products from the finest ingredients. We believe sharing food brings happiness and connects people. Our vision is to inspire more people to find happiness in everyday life through food.

We have core values we call ‘Core Ingredients for success’. ‘Crunchy Crunchy’ means we believe in continuous improvement and making better products. ‘Connection’ means creating authentic, honest, and transparent relationships with our teammates, customers, and consumers. ‘Own It’ means taking responsibility for our actions and results, learning and growing along the way. ‘Vibrance’ means fostering positive energy and celebrating together.

We are a family-owned business with 201-500 employees, and we value every voice and perspective. We foster an inclusive, values-driven, and collaborative work environment.

We support our teammates and celebrate successes, encouraging continuous learning, engagement, and challenge as we pursue high-quality products. We empower our employees to engage with local communities, offering paid time off to volunteer.

We have two main locations: a production facility in American Canyon, California, and an administrative office in Larkspur, California.

Our employee benefits include paid vacations and holidays, comprehensive healthcare plans, 401k with company match, paid community volunteer time, education reimbursement, free products and discounts, a pre-tax commuter benefit, and flexible work options.