Del Monaco Foods-About Us

HISTORY
Our family heritage has deep roots in the food business. Our father, Michael, worked as a child in his
father's restaurant in his native country, Italy. As a young boy he had a dream to move to America and
open many restaurants. In his early twenties, Michael met our mother Ernestine while stationed in
Italy as an American soldier (long story). They moved to America with only $100 in their pocket and
married in Lake Tahoe California.

It wasn't long before Michael and Ernestine opened many restaurants sharing their unique style of
Southern Italian cooking in the South Bay Area of San Francisco California. They became known for the
best Italian food and other food concepts including the successful fine dining restaurant, Anthony's
Pier 9. In addition, Michael knew the importance of centralized control over the most prized
restaurant business assets, the food, and in the late 70's opened a central kitchen. This provided
quality, consistency and food safety to every restaurant he owned and operated; this was one of the
greatest reasons for the success of each location and continued growth.

Vic and Tony began working in the family business when they were children as a dish washer and a
pasta maker. Their passion for the food industry grew while learning every facet of the business from
the ground up. In the early 90's Vic started a quick service restaurant concept and opened over 30
locations in three years.

In 1998, Michael decided to sell his restaurants and focus on providing the same central kitchen
benefits to the rest of the foodservice community. Tony joined Michael to start Del Monaco Specialty
Foods which was quickly recognized as a successful, fast growing custom food manufacturer with very
high standards.

By the end of 2003, Vic sold his restaurants and joined Tony and Michael...

"Today, we are carrying on the legacy of our father who passed away in the summer of 2006. His
spirit lives on as Del Monaco Specialty Foods continues to grow and prosper. We welcome you to the
family of Del Monaco Specialty Foods and hope that you, too, will enjoy the success that Del Monaco
Specialty Foods has to offer." - Vic and Tony Del Monaco