Colavita USA Employee Directory

Food and Beverage ManufacturingNew Jersey, United States51-200 Employees

Colavita USA is a mid-sized, family-owned company in the food and beverage manufacturing sector, based in Edison, New Jersey. It operates in the United States as a distributor and marketer of Italian specialty foods, with a focus on olive oil and pasta under Colavita-branded offerings. The company traces its roots to two Italian family operations in Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Molise, one producing olive oil and the other durum wheat pasta, which have connected under the Colavita umbrella and served American consumers for more than two decades. In March 2025, Colavita USA completed the acquisition of Vitelli Foods LLC, owner of the Luigi Vitelli brand. The company has pursued expansion and partnerships over time, including a 2018 move to establish a Dixon, California facility to support processing and bottling of 100% extra virgin olive oil sourced from California. In 2026, Colavita USA partnered with the Food Education Fund to present the 8th Annual Colavita Culinary Challenge at Platform by the James Beard Foundation.

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