Italian food is a customer favorite in restaurants thanks to its variety and broad appeal to customers. Now, operators selling Italian dishes have a new partner within the industry: Armanino Foods. This supplier offers a blend of Old World flavors with modern practices and efficiencies to help one's business thrive.
Understanding Armanino Foods
Armanino has roots deeply tied to Italy, as its founders, Mary and Gugliemo Armanino, hailed from the Liguria region, known as the birthplace of pesto. Gugliemo was a row-cropping farmer, and Mary had a pesto recipe passed down through generations of her family.
The Armaninos, unmarried at the time, emigrated to San Francisco, California, where the
climate was similar to that of their home country, where they later met and married. Their son Bill was interested in how the family's farm could integrate into the food industry. Working for Kraft, Bill helped bring his family's chives there, which were incorporated into the brand's sour cream.
But it didn't stop there. Billy started marketing his mother's pesto under the Armanino Foods name, and it became the first mass-produced pesto sold in grocery stores.
Over the decades, Armanino Foods has grown and now sells various pastas, meats, sauces, and more. Each product's traditional flavors and ingredients reflect the company's humble past while also being forward-thinking and utilizing high-tech processes to deliver its products to customers around the globe.
Streamlining Operations With Armanino Foods
Customers want consistency and reliability with their food. Fortunately, Armanino Foods has many products that complement each other to create incredible taste combinations. There are a wide variety of pesto options, including artichoke pesto, southwest chipotle pesto, and roasted garlic pesto. For more unique flavors, try their Chimichurri sauce or Romesco sauce to pair with menu offerings.
For operators, the ability to purchase each ingredient from a single supplier helps streamline their operations and deliver better consistency for their customers. Because Armanino has such a diverse product selection, operators can enhance or expand their menus accordingly with fewer growing pains.
Enhancing Menu Offerings and Customer Experience
Italian food has broad appeal across demographics, age groups, and income levels. Everyone loves good Italian pasta, especially when made with care and attention to detail.
Because Armanino products are designed to be easy to serve, they can benefit virtually any foodservice establishment. Restaurants can start adding popular Italian dishes to their menus, and schools and universities can begin offering pasta or other Italian food in their cafeterias.
Even hotels and resort clubs can benefit. Armanino Foods products are delicious enough for a refined palate but also appeal to families, especially those with small children. When in doubt, an operator can take advantage of these products.
Another advantage is that Armanino offers vegetarian and gluten-free food options, too. This way, operators can cater to more demographics without complicating their kitchens.
Collaborative Partnership Approach
Buying Italian food for an expanded menu requires the right equipment and setup to prepare each dish correctly. Fortunately, Total Source is a one-stop shop for foodservice operators across the spectrum. The ability to connect foodservice businesses with both food suppliers and equipment manufacturers sets Total Source apart.
Ovens, grills, fryers, and more are more accessible to incorporate into a commercial kitchen when an operator can source everything from one distributor. Total Source ensures better consistency and more versatility for operators within the industry, giving them the flexibility to cater to more customers, one dish at a time.
