How about LaFrieda? Can a meat company get that big in the NY/NJ without a little "help"?

Peter Maggio was Angelo Bruno's brother in law.

yup on bruno. But, we aren't related to the Maggios. It's like I said about italian cousins; either we came over on the boat, or lived near them in italy, or lived next door to one of their relatives, and poof!! we are now italian cousins.

No-one in my family, past present or future had/has any involvement in organized crime/mafia business.

http://ourstoryof.com/production_date3.html
I believe this may be the one in Detroit that you mentioned. It is owned by Tony Tocco. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see the special supporters list that has Bommaritto's, Randazzo's, and Andiamos', which is owned by Joe Vicari. Also, the Eddie Greco in the pictures is supposedly involved with the Chicago Outfit, and has other Outfit associates working for him including Ronald Derosa.

I also heard about Roma foods from the owners of.the grocery store I worked for...they claimed that Roma came through and still made it known they had the northeast on lock down, but not sure if its still connected to the Columbos or Sal Profaci (idk if hes even alive still)

Found it interesting the post I put about Ronnie Mozzarella from the Bonnanos was and is such a big earner that crews were fighting over who hed be with since hes just a soldier

Anyone know more about Ronnie Mozzarella?? ..cant find his full name even or more about him like who's crew he's with?..cant find the fuckin article bout him but I do know his company outta Union was originally from Brooklyn and that they do extremely well

It could be the remnants of the NewYork end of Joe Bonnanos cheese operation, not sutr though...

No one has the cheese/olive oil/ Italian import businesses cornered in the Northeast, let alone "on lock down." That's the most absurd thing I've ever fucking heard. Kraft Foods has more of a monopoly on the the food industry than any wiseguy does in this day and age.

Roma foods is clean. The Profaci heirs are all clean. John Profaci and his wife operate Colavita Olive Oil completely above board. They're very community conscious, constantly donating and raising monies for different charities. And it's not a "front."

@MikeyBalls211 --- I don't mean you personally. That's directed at whoever told you that nonsense. I only mentioned it because the Profaci kids, grandkids, and other assorted heirs have worked very hard to distance themselves from the street.

Yeah, the food industry is so corporate. The Mob can't compete on a grand scale like that.

The food industry is already corrupt as is so they wouldn't even have that large of an advantage, lol.

Hope your dad is doing better, PB.

I agree with the two above posts. You can certainly see mob involvement years ago but many of these companies have been acquired by other companies and the mob ties are pretty much a thing of the past. Or you have the descendants of mob guys who run their companies completely legitimate. One can point out the involvement of the mob in these companies being created and having success in the first place but it seems most of these people try to get away from that reputation. As said above, so much of it is corporate today.

Obviously I'm talking about several of the companies listed above. Others, like Cali's company or Sciandra's company, still have a more direct mob link. And you see others too. Some denied permits by the NYC Business Integrity Commission to operate in the wholesale food markets. And obviously still a lot of restaurants owned by mob guys.

Of course, Ivy. But for every Circus Fruits there are literally a hundred Stop and Shops and Publix stores. And as far as suppliers go, it's like I said. The little guy--mob connected or not--can't compete with behemoths like Kraft. You can get everything from your curd to your table cheese from them. And products with a very long shelf life, like olive oils and pastas, you can get anywhere.

PB- No I understand no offense taken, this was just what someone I worked with told me and this was a small italian grocery store that had 2 locations kinda like Top Tomato, but I admit Idk much about Roma foods other than what I was told and thats commendable that they did work hard to distance themselves from the street..but its undeniable that the seed money for that company came from street, which I couldnt care less, lotta dirty money funded legit shit all over the US.

Was anyone able to find shit about the Ronnie Mozzarella guy from the Bonnanos? I know I posted about him a few times before, its driving me fuckin nuts I cant find the article I read about him b/c to me it was fascinating

Michael “Mike the Butcher” Virtuoso he as you can tell from his nickname was a butcher

apparently frank cali owned a wine and food import company

Bontel USA

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/re...rticle-1.310000

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/at...rticle-1.452356

Finally found part of the info about Ronnie Carlucci..his company is huge for their specific market speaking from experience dealing w them when I worked for the italian grocer in hs and did the orders for our Doylestown store...the article sAys they're one of the largest importers of buffalo mozzarella..want to find the article that said Bonnano crews were fighting over who hed be with bc hes such a big earner and it would appear a large portion of his earnings to be legit

True , and with these big company's going legit creates a vacuum. The smaller not so legit company's come along ready to fill the orders of all the Italian and other shops that are using tons and millions of dollars of product.And if they do not come over well they get leaned on.

And with the other smaller not so legit company's start doing business the way the big legit company's are no longer willing to . But the mob steps up to fill the void.

They are still out there just change up to keep L/E one step behind.

Don't forget America loves pizza and there pizza shops and with that comes the guy down the street....

Do grocery stores count? If so, Petes produce in Chicago, one of Gus Alex's nephews, didn't here it here though....

normally a podcast about food....this episode is titled Food Gangsters

http://heritageradionetwork.org/podcast/a-taste-of-the-past-episode-134-food-gangsters/


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Did you know that gangsters controlled nearly all of the food distribution in Depression-era New York City? This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio invites Andy Coe to talk about racketeering in New York City food history. Learn how something as innocent as an egg cream was the cause of major crime. Find out what products were controlled by specific gangsters, and how the food rackets weren’t eliminated from the Big Apple until the days of Giuliani! Learn about Murder Inc., and how competition was dealt with in the 1940s. Calling all fans of The Godfather: you don’t want to miss this installment of A Taste of the Past!

roma foods was luigi piancone..pizza connection guy.he may still be alive, he was sick in fla..good guy..i pretty sure he sold roma..

He's still alive...I remember seeing him a couple years back riding his horse and buggy through the hills of Gladstone/Peapack. I think he spends most of the time down in Delray. They still have a handle on the food biz...From Bari.

Thanks for the update N.J. that is Pizza;s territory

Ever try his espresso , very good, called piancone

Yes I have, not bad.

i was in delray about two weeks ago, i didn't know he was in that area

He bought a mansion in Stone Creek Ranch.

Don't mean to be nosey, but what the heck you doing in NY, it's cold here!

nah ,im in fla, no more n.y.

Nice, enjoy it...I'm sure you did your time.

Happy Holiday's to you and yours.

Thank you .NJ. Merry Christmas ,and Happy New Year to you and your family

Speaking of Peetz, where in the world has he been?

If you're reading this PB, just want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New year.

I've heard Scotto Pizza in the 80s