Mezzetta packs pickled peppers and much moreLoading
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    In a routine repeated many times a day with various foods in the high-volume Mezzetta facility at American Canyon, a worker pours olives from a barrel into a vat on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, for processing into something tasty.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    In a routine repeated many times a day with various foods in the high-volume Mezzetta facility at American Canyon, workers pours olives from a barrel into a vat on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 for processing into something tasty.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    A conveyor belt carrying the G.I. Mezzetta Inc.'s biggest seller, peperoncini, at the American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    A worker sorts the G.I. Mezzetta Inc.'s biggest seller, peperoncini, at the American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    G.I. Mezzetta Inc. plant manager, Frank Massimillo, keeps an eye on a conveyor belt carrying carrying the company's biggest seller, peperoncini at the American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    A worker inspects jars at the G.I. Mezzetta Inc.'s American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    A conveyor belt carrying the G.I. Mezzetta Inc.'s biggest seller, peperoncini, at the American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    A conveyor belt carrying the G.I. Mezzetta Inc.'s biggest seller, peperoncini, at the American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    A conveyor belt carrying the G.I. Mezzetta Inc.'s biggest seller, peperoncini, at the American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    A conveyor belt carrying the G.I. Mezzetta Inc.'s biggest seller, peperoncini, at the American Canyon facility on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta executive chef Natalie Knight and R&D chief consultant Peter Kirkpatrick prepare panini sandwiches and personal size pizzas using Mezzetta ingredients at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta R&D chief consultant Peter Kirkpatrick prepares personal size pizzas using Mezzetta ingredients at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta R&D chief consultant Peter Kirkpatrick prepares personal size pizzas using Mezzetta ingredients at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta executive chef Natalie Knight prepares panini sandwiches using Mezzetta condiments at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta executive chef Natalie Knight prepares panini sandwiches using Mezzetta condiments at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Jeff Mezzetta, CEO and fourth generation Mezzetta in his office the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Jeff Mezzetta, CEO and fourth generation Mezzetta in his office of the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta food technologist Shea Rosen at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta R&D chief consultant Peter Kirkpatrick prepares personal size pizzas using Mezzetta ingredients at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    Mezzetta executive chef Natalie Knight prepares panini sandwiches using Mezzetta condiments at the test kitchen of the Napa Valley family-run company on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The sample room at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The sample room at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The sample room at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The sample room at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The sample room at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The sample room at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The sample room at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at American Canyon.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles.
    The warehouse at Mezzetta, the Napa Valley family-run company that jars A-list condiments, including olives, peppers and pickles at the American Canyon facility. on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

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