A Real Italian Family Honoring A Real Italian Tradition

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-1970s, as the business continued to grow, Rose and James' sons, Russell and Frank, joined the company.

In 1981, a new, larger facility was purchased allowing 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 2012.

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 expanded into frozen Italian entrées, filled pasta, and eggplant products.

To support this and future acquisitions, 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 in 2003.

In July 2006, Rosina announced the acquisition of two more pasta brands - Italian Village and Floresta - adding numerous flavors and formats to its existing pasta portfolios serving both retail and foodservice markets.

Rosina's growth continued in 2010 as the company expanded internationally with the creation of an International Division. Today, Rosina products can be found in Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Jamaica, Honduras, Guatemala, Guam, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Croix, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Trinidad and Tobago, and the US Virgin Islands.

In December 2011, Rosina acquired the San Rallo Pasta Company. The product line features specialty ravioli and eggplant available specifically within the Rosina Foodservice channel. 

To support its commitment to staying ahead of the latest culinary trends and creating new and innovative product and recipes, Rosina opened a 10,000-square-foot Customer Focus Center featuring a state-of-the-art kitchen and pilot lab where the team works with customers to develop products to satisfy their needs.

In 2020, Rosina established Rosina University - a dedicated 7,000-square-foot facility where they offer courses designed to onboard new associates on product offerings and provide professional development to company leadership.

In November 2021, Rosina acquired the Mama Lucia Brand of frozen retail meatballs from Quaker Maid Meats, Inc. Mama Lucia meatballs can be found predominately in the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest within the supermarket, military commissaries, and dollar store channels. 

In 2022, Rosina completed a $73.2 million expansion, opening a 105,000-square-foot protein plant capable of producing 50 million pounds of product annually. 

In 2023, Rosina celebrated 60 years of business. In an era of corporate takeover and private equity, Rosina proudly remains family-owned and operated, boasting four different divisions - Consumer Packaged Goods, Foodservice, Ingredients, and International.

In March 2025, Rosina announced the proposed expansion to its protein plant, going from 105,000-square-feet to 137,000-square-feet. The expansion is being driven by the increased demand for meatballs.