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Contadina

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Brand of Italian-inspired food products

Contadina is a brand of Italian-inspired tomato products and bread crumbs. The brand was established in 1914 by Aiello Brothers & Company. A Chicago wholesaler, Antonio Morici, through Italo Canning bought the entire production of Contadina.2 It is headquartered in San Francisco.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Contadina is a brand of Italian-inspired tomato products and bread crumbs. The brand was established in 1914 by Aiello Brothers & Company. A Chicago wholesaler, Antonio Morici, through Italo Canning bought the entire production of Contadina. By 1918, the Aiello Brothers grew short of capital and Italo Canning purchased their cannery. In the same year, Augustino Morici signed the trademark for Contadina. The Aiellos were then employed by the Morici family. The Carnation Company acquired the brand in 1963; Del Monte Foods acquired the brand of canned tomato products and certain other lines from Nestlé (which acquired Carnation in 1985) in December 1997.2

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