private founder giuseppe luigi mezzetta headquarters american canyon california united states area served california products olives pickled peppers pasta sauces owner jeff mezzetta website http mezzetta.com g. l. mezzetta inc. commonly known as mezzetta is a california food processor that packs olives pickled peppers and other pickled vegetables in glass jars for retail sale . they also pack and sell wine based pasta sauces under the napa valley bistro brand name . the privately held company is headquartered at 105 mezzetta ct. american canyon california . 1 it occupies a 200 000 square foot 19 000 m2 plant built in the 1990s in the green island industrial park at the northern edge of american canyon . 2 the company says it selected that location because of the favorable business climate in american canyon . 3 in 2011 after over a year of negotiation to expand operations with the city the company indicated that it may move future growth to another state . 4 a gift basket of various mezzetta products the company was founded in san francisco by italian immigrant giuseppe luigi mezzetta and his son daniel in 1935 . originally the company distributed imported specialty food items to delicatessens and restaurants in san francisco . 5 ron mezzetta daniel s son began managing the company in 1973 . mezzetta began packaging and distributing its food products for retail sale in 1980 . in 1993 mezzetta purchased kona coast hawaiian sauces and marinades . in 1995 the company moved into a new factory in american canyon ca. 6 the company is now operated by fourth generation family member jeff mezzetta who serves as president . 7 at one time mezzetta owned the tulelake horseradish brand but sold that business to beaverton foods of oregon . 8 mezzetta s plant in american canyon ca the company sponsors an annual make that sandwich recipe contest awarding a 25 000 first prize . 9 references edit g. l. mezzetta inc. private company information . business week . retrieved 21 december 2009 . kisliuk bill april 15 2008 . fortune smiles on american canyon . napa valley register . retrieved 21 december 2009 . overfelt maggie april 1 2008 . a new napa no. 11 american canyon calif. open spaces . napa s bounty . a downtown still in the making . cnn money.com and fortune small business . retrieved 21 december 2009 . waterson michael september 15 2011 . mezzetta may forget about american canyon expansion . napa valley register . napa ca lee enterprises inc. retrieved september 15 2011 . a brief history from italy to america . g. l. mezzetta inc. retrieved 21 december 2009 . chorneau tom september 5 1995 . mezzetta moving business to napa . santa rosa press democrat . retrieved 21 december 2009 . g. l. mezzetta inc. is in the food industry . bnet industries . retrieved 21 december 2009 . juillerat lee may 11 2007 . tulelake basin soil cracks out heat horseradish farmers operate certified organic operations . salem or capital press . retrieved 21 december 2009 . make that sandwich . g. l. mezzetta inc. retrieved 21 december 2009 . san francisco bay area portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mezzetta & oldid 724754874 categories food manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in napa county californiafood and drink in the san francisco bay area1935 establishments in californiaitalian american culture in california 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 11 june 2016 at 07 48 . 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