Stello Foods is a Pennsylvania-based sauce and condiment producer that grew from a family recipe into a contract packaging and private-label business. The company was founded in 1990 when Nickki Stello used his grandmother Rosie's red pepper spread as a college entrepreneurship project. Early batches were sold from the family's porch in Punxsutawney; by 1993 they opened a larger production facility in the town's former hardware store, expanding equipment and capacity. Stello Foods now manufactures a variety of pasta sauces, salsa, barbecue sauces, hot peppers and specialty spreads for its own brands and for third-party labels. Committed to capturing the essence of a Sunday Italian dinner, the company uses local ingredients when possible and welcomes inquiries from individuals seeking co-packing services.