Our Produce

For more than 70 years, the fresh produce specialists at the Anthony Marano Company have been dedicated to sourcing and selecting the perfect products for our customers, generation after generation.

Tomato

Roma, Grape, Vine Ripe, Gas Greens & Greenhouse Specialties

Berry and Tropical

Grape, Avocado & Asparagus

Fruit

Melons, Citrus, Stone Fruit & Tree Fruit

Dry Veg and Ethnic

Cucumber, Squash, Corn & Hispanic Specialties

Organics

Full Line of USDA Certified Organic Fruits and Vegetables

Potato and Onion

Wet Veg

Leafy Greens, Root Vegetables, Mushrooms, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts

IWD/Frozen and Dairy

Butter, Cheese, Eggs and Full Line of Frozen Vegetables, Soups, French Fries

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Full service produce distribution for retail, food service and wholesale customers.

We love our customers and it shows!

For more than 70 years, the Anthony Marano Company has provided exceptional service, produce and pricing to stores, distributors, processors and ingredient-based companies.

GROWERS

We've created partnerships with quality farms, worldwide, for more than 70 years.

RETAIL

Delivering the best service, selection and value to customers throughout the Midwest.

FOOD SERVICE

As one of the first suppliers of tomatoes to restaurants in the Chicagoland area, the Anthony Marano Company has perfected the art of providing produce for food service customers.

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Our co-founder, Josephine Marano, hand selected only the best produce for her customers and family. We continue her tradition in our exclusive brand named for her, "Gramma Jo's".

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USDA Certified premium quality organic fruits and veggies. Fresh from the farm direct to you!

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Okra? Mamey? Pitaya? Strange and Beautiful, look for our new line of expertly selected weird and wacky fruits and veggies.

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Get your "gotcha" brand citrus, avocados and kiwi exclusively at the Anthony Marano Company. Packaged fresh daily!

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Our Brands

Exclusively available at the Anthony Marano Company! Ask us about our repack capability and private labeling options for your brands too.

"Business is sensitive. It develops when cultivated. It goes where invited. It prospers when cared for."
Anthony Marano
Founder
1947-1987
"Our employees are our number one priority. If we take care of them, they will take care of the customer."
Anton T. Marano
CEO
1987-2015
"Good leadership fosters creativity, healthy conflict, collaboration, empowered employees, and results."
Anton J. Marano
CEO
2016-Present

Featured Recipes

Apple Chutney

Ingredients:

2 apples, cored and diced

½ cup red onion, diced

2 tbs olive oil

1 tbs garlic, minced

1 tbs fresh ginger, minced

¼ cup red wine vinegar

1 cup apple cider

1 orange (segmented)

2 tbs honey

2 tbs diced roasted red peppers

1 tbs chopped cilantro

1 tbs butter

salt and pepper to taste

*Suggested varieties: Red Delicious, Fuji, McIntosh

Instructions:

Use a sauce pan and heat on medium heat. Add olive oil to the pan. After the oil is warm add the onions and sauté until slightly tender which will be about 2 minutes.
Add three-quarters of the apples and lightly sauté for another minute.
Add minced garlic and ginger, and stir briefly. Deglaze pan with red wine vinegar.
Add apple cider to pan and place on medium heat and reduce sauce by two thirds.
After chutney is at correct thickness reduce heat to low and add in the peppers, the remaining apples, orange segments and the honey and stir.
Add in the butter to glaze the sauce and the cilantro. Taste sauce and adjust with salt and pepper as needed.

Recipe courtesy of the Michigan Apple Council.