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For over 80 years our family has been in the business of producing and marketing fresh-packed California fruit and tomatoes. In 1939, second generation Italian immigrant Frank DiNapoli sold his first case of Blenheim apricots from his San Jose cannery he named Sun Garden Packing. The company would later expand to process peaches, fruit cocktail, Asparagus and of course tomatoes.

Frank’s son Richard took the reins of the company in 1974 and his son Rob in 1991. While each generation has imparted their influence on the cannery and its output, each can of DiNapoli Tomatoes still yields a fruit that is deep red in color, soft and fragile in texture with a sweet, natural taste. DiNapoli brand tomatoes have earned the trust of chefs and pizza makers across America as a tomato similar to Italy’s legendary San Marzano—but grown and produced right here at home.

How It's Made

DiNapoli tomatoes are always packed from fresh tomatoes grown in California’s Central Valley farm belt. The tomatoes are rushed to the awaiting cannery where they are weighted, graded for quality and processes within an average of six hours from harvest.

The canning process, in short, goes like this:

Every harvested tomato is washed, sized and sorted for off color, broken or stems so that only the highest quality fruit is transported into the factory. We then sort again to set aside any ripe tomatoes that are not eligible for mechanical peelers such are soft, small or broken tomatoes. Nothing goes to waste though—sorted fruit makes its way into our purees or ketchup (because you don’t have to be perfect looking to taste great!).

Peeled tomatoes are sorted again to ensure no skin of other defects remain, then are packed into non-BPA enameled cans, topped with a red, rich juice, seamed then cooked and cooled to preserve their fresh packed flavor and smell.

Over sixteen lab tests are performed and recorded throughout the tomato’s 75 minute journey through the factory. Our mission is to make sure you receive the highest quality Mother Nature, our farmers and production team can offer.

Bon Appetit,
Rob DiNapoli

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