gus sclafani products extra virgin olive oil pasta san marzano tomato and vinegar website http www.sclafanifoods.com sclafani foods is an importer of italian specialty foods which includes flagship products such as extra virgin olive oil pasta san marzano tomatoes and vinegar . based out of norwalk connecticut the gus sclafani corporation distributes their products across the united states primarily in the northeast . contents 1 company history 1.1 1911 1.2 2001 1.3 2008 1.4 2010 present 2 references company history edit 1911 edit sclafani s italian food stores c. 1930 175a w. main street . stamford ct courtesy of the stamford historical society . founder gus sclafani introduced the sclafani brand in 1911 which included a wide array of imported authentic italian specialty food products . 2001 edit in december 2001 the editors of food & wine 1 held a blind taste test of 18 brands and the gus sclafani corporation s minestrone emerged as a favorite . 2008 edit in late 2008 the gus sclafani corporation helps cement standards for olive oil . on november 5 connecticut was the first state to adopt regulations to establish a standard of identity for olive oil products sold in the state . 2 3 4 5 2010 present edit in october 2010 the gus sclafani corporation s tomatoes were selected as a chef pick for essential italian ingredients in food & wine . 6 the gus sclafani corporation celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2011 and was featured in the norwalk hour . 7 ceo and president of the gus sclafani corporation luciano sclafani jr. was selected as grand marshal of the 2013 columbus day parade . 8 references edit taste test soups . food & wine . american express publishing corporation . december 2001 . retrieved august 6 2011 . product sclafani minestrone staff comment homemade tomato taste . interesting bite in this 90 year old connecticut based family business the recipes come from grandmother eleanor sclafani . horizontal tab character in quote at position 69 help connecticut is first state in the nation to enact allergy safeguards for olive oil . medical news today . medilexicon international ltd. november 23 2008 . retrieved august 6 2011 . in response to the growing consumer demand for olive oil and the potential that fraudulent and adulterated olive oil could cause illness to consumers lt. governor michael fedele and consumer protection commissioner jerry farrell jr. today announced the adoption of the state standards for olive oil sold in connecticut making the state the first in the nation to enact such a provision . olive oil standard dead link archived 11 february 2011 at webcite sclafani helps set standards for olive oil . the hour publishing co. retrieved august 6 2011 . quinlan christine october 2010 . essential italian ingredients . food & wine . american express publishing corporation . retrieved august 7 2011 . sclafani tomatoes the whole peeled tomatoes seasoned only with salt are slightly sweet with a firm texture . essential italian ingredients . thehour.com . retrieved august 7 2011 . stamford s sclafani gives columbus day parade flavor . stamfordadvocate.com . retrieved october 10 2013 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sclafani foods & oldid 742044139 categories companies based in norwalk connecticutamerican companies established in 1911food and drink companies established in 1911food and drink companies of the united stateshidden categories cs1 errors invisible charactersall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from september 2016articles created via the article wizard 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 1 october 2016 at 09 33 . 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