Ingredient Focused, Always!
Only local, fresh basil goes into our products. Never imported. Never dried.
Fresh basil, always.
One of the biggest challenges we face as a small food producer is our commitment to using fresh, local ingredients whenever possible. You'd think that would be the norm in our industry, but it isn't.
Many food manufacturers build their products around cost and convenience. We built ours around ingredients. In fact, we care so much about where our ingredients come from that we created our own supply chain to source them directly. It's more work, it's often more expensive, and it isn't always the easiest path—but it's the one we believe in.
That philosophy influences every decision we make.
We'll choose fresh shiitake mushrooms over white button mushrooms. Fresh tomatoes instead of tomato paste whenever the recipe allows. Local hydroponic basil throughout the winter rather than imported basil from thousands of miles away. We use minimally processed Demerara sugar instead of refined white sugar, locally farmed kelp harvested by Maine lobstermen during the off-season, and single-origin extra virgin olive oil from Calabria rather than commodity olive oil blends.
These aren't marketing decisions. They're cooking decisions.
The sustainably-grown fresh kelp in our Seaweed Marinara is harvested clean, cold waters off coast of Maine.
The fresh Calabrian chili peppers used in our products, like our Spicy Calabrian Sauce, are grown in Massachusetts.
We source our extra virgin olive oil from small producers in the region of Calabria, Italy.
Being an ingredient-focused food company isn't always the easiest or the most profitable approach, but we believe the best products begin with the best ingredients. Every jar we make is proof that it's possible to produce food thoughtfully, without compromising on quality or integrity.
Spicy Calabrian Sauce
Inspired by Calabria, the spiciest Italian region, our Spicy Calabrian Sauce is a delicious blend of tomatoes and fresh carrots with tangy Mediterranean olives, capers and wild oregano with a kick from fresh Calabrian chilies.