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.
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.
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".
Visit Gramma Jo's
USDA Certified premium quality organic fruits and veggies. Fresh from the farm direct to you!
Visit Gramma Jo's Organics
Okra? Mamey? Pitaya? Strange and Beautiful, look for our new line of expertly selected weird and wacky fruits and veggies.
Visit What the fruit?
Get your "gotcha" brand citrus, avocados and kiwi exclusively at the Anthony Marano Company. Packaged fresh daily!
Get Your GotchaOur Brands
Exclusively available at the Anthony Marano Company! Ask us about our repack capability and private labeling options for your brands too.
Featured Recipes
Jackfruit Carnitas
Ingredients:
Unripe, this fruit can be cooked in curries and other savory dishes, in fact it has been compared to the taste and texture of pulled pork (try it with bbq sauce). When ripe, it is sweet to eat raw with a taste similar to fruit gum. It compliments desserts, ice cream and sticky rice. A good source of protein, potassium, calcium and iron, the jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world and can grow up to 100 pounds each!
20oz jackfruit (about 2-3 cups)
1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
1-2 tsp chopped chili peppers of your choice
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
olive oil and salt as needed
Instructions:
- Sauté onion in oil for 4-5 minutes or until slightly caramelized.
- Shred jackfruit, it will easily pull apart into shreds that look like pulled pork. Add jackfruit and spices to pan with onion and cook for another 4-5 minutes or until the fruit is slightly crisped at the edges. Season with salt to taste.
- Serve with your favorite toppings!
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Jackfruit Meat-less Balls
Nopal Salad
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