Mezzetta

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| founder = Giuseppe Luigi Mezzetta

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| location_city = American Canyon, California

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| products = olives, pickled peppers, pasta sauces

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G. L. Mezzetta, Inc., commonly known as Mezzetta, is a California food processor that packs olives, pickled peppers and other pickled vegetables in glass jars for retail sale. They also pack and sell wine-based pasta sauces under the Napa Valley Bistro brand name.

The privately held company is headquartered at 105 Mezzetta Ct., American Canyon, California.{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4594103|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828062830/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4594103|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2009|title=G. L. Mezzetta, Inc.: Private Company Information|publisher=Business Week|accessdate=21 December 2009}} It occupies a {{convert|200000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} plant built in the 1990s in the Green Island Industrial Park at the northern edge of American Canyon.{{cite news|url=http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2008/04/15/news/local/doc4804232e3e16f881210827.txt|title=Fortune Smiles on American Canyon|last=Kisliuk|first=Bill|date=April 15, 2008|publisher=Napa Valley Register|accessdate=21 December 2009}} The company selected the location because of the favorable business climate in American Canyon.{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/smbusiness/american_canyon_california.fsb/index.htm|title=A new Napa: No. 11: American Canyon, Calif. Open Spaces. Napa's bounty. A downtown still in the making|last=Overfelt|first=Maggie|date=April 1, 2008|publisher=CNN Money.com and Fortune Small Business|accessdate=21 December 2009}} In 2011, after over a year of negotiation to expand operations with the city, the company indicated that it may move future growth to another state.{{Cite journal

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| first = Michael

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| title = Mezzetta may forget about American Canyon expansion

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| publisher = Lee Enterprises, Inc.

| location = Napa, CA

| date = September 15, 2011

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| accessdate = September 15, 2011}} Mezzetta is among the top ten employers in Napa County.{{Cite web |url=http://lists.northbaybusinessjournal.com/index.htm?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=7093 |title=Private-sector employers -- Napa County |access-date=2017-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127010042/http://lists.northbaybusinessjournal.com/index.htm?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=7093 |archive-date=2016-01-27 |url-status=dead }}

File:Mezzetta products.jpg of various Mezzetta products]]

The company was founded in San Francisco by Italian immigrant Giuseppe Luigi Mezzetta and his son Daniel in 1935. Originally, the company distributed imported specialty food items to delicatessens and restaurants in San Francisco.{{cite web|url=http://mezzetta.com/about/ourhistory/|title=A brief HISTORY: From Italy to America|publisher=G. L. Mezzetta, Inc.|accessdate=21 December 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217100103/http://www.mezzetta.com/about/ourhistory/|archivedate=17 December 2009}} Ron Mezzetta, Daniel's son, began managing the company in 1973. Mezzetta began packaging and distributing its food products for retail sale in 1980. In 1993, Mezzetta purchased Kona Coast Hawaiian Sauces and Marinades. In 1995, the company moved into a new factory in American Canyon, CA.{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SA&p_theme=sa&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFECE2E7D68E9D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Mezzetta Moving Business to Napa|last=Chorneau|first=Tom|date=September 5, 1995|publisher=Santa Rosa Press-Democrat|accessdate=21 December 2009}} The company is now operated by fourth-generation family member Jeff Mezzetta, who serves as president.{{cite web|url=http://resources.bnet.com/topic/g.l.+mezzetta+inc..html|title=G. L. Mezzetta Inc. is in the Food Industry|publisher=BNET Industries|accessdate=21 December 2009}}

At one time, Mezzetta owned the Tulelake Horseradish brand, but sold that business to Beaverton Foods of Oregon.{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CTOR&p_multi=CTSB&p_theme=ctor&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=119158E7B6CF24A8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Tulelake Basin soil cracks out heat: Horseradish farmers operate certified organic operations|last=Juillerat|first=Lee|date=May 11, 2007|publisher=Capital Press|accessdate=21 December 2009|location=Salem, OR}}

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The company sponsors an annual "Make That Sandwich" recipe contest, awarding a $25,000 first prize.{{cite web|url=http://www.makethatsandwich.com/|title=Make That Sandwich|publisher=G. L. Mezzetta, Inc.|accessdate=21 December 2009}}