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
Poached Pears with Vanilla and Anise
Ingredients:
Serve this classy dessert warm or cool, alone or with vanilla ice cream.
4 ripe but firm white pears (Bosc, Bartlett, Warren, Anjou)
4 cups water
1/3 cup sugar
4-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
2 tsp Madagascar vanilla extract or paste
1 tsp whole cloves
5 star anise pods
1 cinnamon stick
lemon juice as needed
whole star anise and vanilla bean pods for garnish
Instructions:
- Peel the pears, leaving the stems intact and immediately submerge them in a bowl with water and lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Add water, sugar and vanilla to a 4-quart pot and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Break cinnamon sticks and anise pods in half, add all spices (cloves, anise, cinnamon, ginger) to pot and reduce heat to a simmer.
- Add pears to pot, cover and cook for 20-30 minutes or until the pears can be pierced with a fork.
- Remove pears from heat and store in refrigerator for no less than 2 hours (the longer the pears remain in the liquid, the stronger the flavor will be).
- Garnish with vanilla bean pods and whole star anise to serve.
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