History

The proud tradition of Rosina began in 1963 with a small store front sausage business in Buffalo, NY, servicing neighborhood meat markets, supermarkets and restaurants. Founded by James Corigliano, he named this family-owned business after his wife Rose, which in Italian translates to Rosina.

In the mid-1970’s as the business continued to grow, Rose and James’ sons Russell and Frank joined the company. In 1981, a new larger facility was purchased which allowed Rosina to expand into new markets and make their products available across the country.

In 1997, Russell and Frank assumed responsibility for day-to-day operations, Russ as President & CEO and Frank as Executive Vice President. James continued on as Chairman of the Board until his passing in July of 2012, and Rose, while she remains the inspiration for our recipes, imparts the Italian traditions to the next generation of her family.

To accelerate its growth, Rosina Food Products, through its parent company Rosina Holdings, Inc., has executed two strategic brand and company acquisitions. In 2000, Rosina acquired Celentano Brothers of Verona, NJ – a company with a similar history and rich in its family tradition. With the Celentano product portfolio Rosina was able to expand into frozen Italian entrées, filled pasta and eggplant products.

To support this and future acquisition, in late 2002, Rosina purchased and began renovation on a 90,000 square foot facility in West Seneca, NY, expanding its Buffalo-based operations to support the production of Celentano ravioli, specialty pasta and entrées. Production from Celentano Brothers’ New Jersey facilities was moved to this new West Seneca location a year later.

A few years later, in July 2006, Rosina announced the acquisition of two more frozen pasta brands – Italian Village and Floresta – adding numerous flavors and formats to its existing pasta portfolios serving both retail and foodservice markets.