please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message 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 has roots in american families since world war i beginning in 1914 . the carnation company acquired the brand in 1963 ; del monte foods acquired the brand of canned tomato products and certain other lines from nestl which acquired carnation in 1985 in december 1997 . contadina s products include tomato paste tomato pur e 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 . 1 the word contadina is italian for woman of the fields . contadina products feature an image of young woman in a field . references edit the pittsburgh press ; december 4 1991 ; contadina pizza wins faint praise ; carolyn wyman and bonnie leblang . external links edit contadina v t e del monte foods brands contadina kibbles n bits meow mix milk bone pounce related del monte fresh produce co. v. dole food co. del monte kenya del monte note fresh del monte produce this brand name food or drink product related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title contadina & oldid 740418203 categories del monte foods brandsbrand name food products stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2010all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 september 2016 at 23 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view