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.

Tractor

GROWERS

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

Retail Store

RETAIL

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

weighterHandSil

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 Gotcha

Our Brands

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

 

Featured Recipes

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

This fall classic is quite easy to prepare from scratch, try it fresh instead of store bought this year.

Pie pastry for a 9 inch pie pan.

2 cups freshly cooked Pie Pumpkin, seeded, peeled, mashed (Tip – for a deeper flavor, roast or grill pumpkin)

34 cup granulated sugar

14 tsp salt

3 1/4 tsp

Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend

3 large eggs, beaten lightly

1(12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk

1cup skim milk

For Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend
(all ground spices)

3 tbs cinnamon

2 tsp ginger

2 tsp nutmeg

1 ½ tsp allspice

1 ½ tsp cloves

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F
  2. Line a 9 inch, deep, glass pie plate with the pie pastry.
  3. Add spice blend, salt and sugar to cooked pumpkin.
  4. Lightly beat eggs together with both milks, then add to the cooked pumpkin mixture.  Stir well.
  5. Pour filling into pie shell.  Bake at 400°F for 50 minutes.
  6. Chill pie overnight to serve.  Store refrigerated.  
Cooking Tip: Roast or grill pumpkin for a stronger, more full flavor.  Pumpkins can also be baked whole in the oven (just poke a few holes first).


You may also like

Caramel Apple Pecan Cheesecake

Caramel Apple Pecan Cheesecake View Recipe

Chocolate Avocado Cupcakes

Avocado Cupcake View Recipe

Five-Step Michigan Apple Pie

Michigan Apple Pie View Recipe