Meet the Makers
Stephen Corradini
BALDUCCI'S HEAD MERCHANT
What we choose, how we choose it, and how we know it’s right for you are the very things that define our value. I’d like to present a few of the people behind the products we choose for you, whether our name is on the package or not. They’re Makers: a proud group of entrepreneurs changing the shape of the food industry. We’re proud to have them on our team and delighted to present their products to you. Some are exclusives. Many are brand or product introductions, the first of many we’ll bring as we present food and flavors you won’t find anywhere else. Finding the new is as important to us as it is to you. Let us know what you think!
Featured Makers
Mike D’Ottavio
D’Ottavio Farms
Conventional and Organic Fruits and Vegetables
One of the largest and most respected farms in New Jersey, growing over eighty conventional and organic fruits and vegetables, including 150 acres of blueberries.
Rich and Sherry Marolda
Marolda Farms
Fresh Produce
A dedication to freshness and flavor runs all through their family farm, producing some of the most beautiful vine-ripened tomatoes, leeks, herbs, greens, watermelon and butternut squash grown anywhere.
Formisano family
Formisano Farms Inc.
Farm-Fresh Produce and Beautiful Perennials
For four generations this family has taken pride in both their innovation and customer service as they deliver the freshest herbs, lettuces, vegetables and the prettiest blooms of summer.
Jade Zimmerman & Anna Helm Baxter
Poppi Kits
Organic Cake Kits
Locally-made, 100% organic, whole grain cake kits make it easy and fun to create bakery-quality cakes at home with decorative frosting and fondant.
STEVEN IOANNOU
NOUNÓS
Old World Greek Yogurt
A thick, velvety, protein-rich yogurt that’s traditionally crafted from a Greek family recipe and is nothing short of luxurious.
MATT WEISS
RIND SNACKS
Healthier Dried Fruit
Delicious dried fruit snacks made using the whole fruit—including the rind—to maximize flavor and nutrition.
JENNIFER STURMER
HUMMINGBIRD FARMS
Tomatoes grown hydroponically in Ridgely MD in a soil-less greenhouse, to improve quality and extend the season.
GEORGE, GEORGE JR. & JOAN RUDE
griggstown farm
Homemade Pot Pies
Made completely from scratch right on the farm and filled with six different fresh vegetables and large chunks of all natural meat.
Van Cleve Family
Van Cleve Seafood
Chesapeake Blue Crab Pie
Old family recipe from Spotsylvania, VA made with a short crust and creamy crab filling.
Bob Carlson
art cream
Small-batch Ice Cream
Artisan ice cream made in small batches using 100% certified organic milk and cream from a family-owned single source dairy herd.
Gail, Lois & Amy Hepworth
HEPWORTH FARMS
Local Organic Produce
This seventh-generation, organic family farm delivers healthy and delicious produce from Milton NY.
Eric Pedersen
Ideal Fish
Sustainably Raised Branzino
Fresh, domestic branzino from Waterbury, CT that are rightly heralded as the purest fish in the world.