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.

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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.

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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

Spicy Okra

Ingredients:

20 oz okra, frozen and cut

1 tbs vegetable oil

1 medium onion, coarsely chopped

3-4 medium size Roma tomatoes, diced, unsalted

1 jalapeno pepper, fresh, pierced 3 times with a forth

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper 

Instructions:

1. Rinse okra in a colander under hot water.

2. Heat oil in 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat. Saute onion for about 3 minutes.

3. Add tomatoes (including juice) and jalapeno pepper and bring to a boil. Sitr the mixture for 8 minutes.

4. Add okra and cook until okra is tender (about 5 minutes).

5. Stir in salt and pepper and discard the jalapeno pepper. Serve. 

Recipe courtesy of FruitsAndVeggiesMoreMatters.org.

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