Contadina is a brand of Italian-inspired
tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
products and
bread crumbs. The brand was established in 1914 by Aiello Brothers & Company. The
Carnation Company
Carnation is a brand of food products. The brand was especially known for its evaporated milk product created in 1899, then called Carnation Sterilized Cream acquired the brand in 1963;
[Weaver, John Downing. Carnation: The First 75 Years, 1899-1974, Los Angeles, Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 1974.] Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods, Inc (trading as Del Monte Foods) is an American food production and distribution company headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. Del Monte Foods is one of the country's largest producers, distributors and marketer of bran ...
acquired the brand of canned tomato products and certain other lines from
Nestlé
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(which acquired Carnation in 1985)
[ in December 1997.
Contadina's products include tomato paste, ]tomato purée
Tomato purée is a thick liquid made by cooking and straining tomatoes. The difference between tomato paste, tomato purée, and tomato sauce is consistency; tomato puree has a thicker consistency and a deeper flavour than sauce.
Differences
The ...
, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes
Stewed tomatoes is a dish typical of the United States, prepared using fresh tomatoes, garlic and herbs, and consumed with bread or meat. Stew refers to the combination of vegetables and food ingredients that are cooked in a liquid medium. Moreo ...
, crushed tomatoes, pizza sauce, as well as a few other products. In the early 1990s, Contadina also sold a "fresh" refrigerated bake-at-home pizza kit in grocery stores, though it received faint praise as "better than frozen", but not as good as a pizzeria pie.[The Pittsburgh Press; December 4, 1991; ]
Contadina Pizza wins faint praise
'; Carolyn Wyman and Bonnie Leblang.
The word Contadina is Italian for "woman of the fields." Contadina products feature an image of young woman in a field.
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External links
Contadina
Del Monte Foods brands
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