Daniele, Inc.
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Daniele, Inc., is a maker of Italian style specialty foods such as prosciutto, salame, pancetta, capocollo and sopressata. The company was founded in Pascoag, Rhode Island, by Italian immigrant Vlado Dukcevich in 1976. Daniele, Inc. products are sold throughout the United States, as well as foreign markets including Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, South Korea and Colombia.
History
Stefano Dukcevich and his wife, Carolina, escaped Croatia after World War II and settled in Trieste, Italy, where they learned the process of curing (food preservation) charcuterie.[1] Carolina made pork sausages and Stefano sold them to local restaurants. By the 1950s, Stefano and Carolina had built one of the larger salumerias in Northeast Italy.[2]
Stefano and Carolina’s son, Vlado Dukcevich, joined the family business in the 1960s. In 1976, he brought the company to the United States, settling in Pascoag, Rhode Island. Daniele, Inc. now sells to delis and supermarkets throughout the country, and exports to Canada, Latin America and several countries in Asia.
Daniele, Inc. is in its third generation of ownership with Vlado’s sons, Stefano and Davide Dukcevich.
Milestones
- 1977 – Daniele, Inc. sells its first Prosciutto.
- 1986 – Second manufacturing plant is opened in Pascoag, Rhode Island.
- 2004 – Third manufacturing plant is opened in Mapleville, Rhode Island.
- 2012 – Construction of Daniele, Inc.’s 4th manufacturing plant begins in Mapleville, Rhode Island.[3]
References
- ^ Pippa, Jack (June 2008). "Cured for What Ails You". Rhode Island Monthly. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Daniele Inc". Food & Drink. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Davis, Katie (8 May 2012). "Company out to prove naysayers wrong". NBC 10. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- "Ramondo, Commerce Secretary tour Daniele Foods Plant" ABC 6 NEWS January 22, 2015
- "Raimondo, commerce nominee Pryor tour food factory being built in Burrillville" Providence Journal January 22, 2015
- "Gov. Raimondo launches "Make it in RI" tour" WPRO News Talk January 22, 2015
- Cook's Illustrated October 2014 Issue "Supermarket Prosciutto"
- "Reed to visit meat-curing plant expanding in Burrillville" Providence Journal July 31, 2014
- Deloitte Mid-market perspectives 2014 report on America's economic engine 20Assets/Documents/us_dges_AEE_Spring_2014_report_050914.pdf
- Eat Your World "Q&A: Davide Dukcevich, 3rd-Gen Prosciutto Man, Rhode Island" May 29, 2014
- Providence Business News "A recipe for food-industry growth?" April 21, 2014
- "Could Rhode Island Be The Silicon Valley Of Food" October 2013
- Seven Days Vermont's Independent Voice Black River's Processing Plant Is a Boon for Local Meat Industry August 14, 2013
- Langevin Starts Burrillville Tour with Daniele, Inc. at Dave's Marketplace August 2013
- Davide Dukcevich at TEDxProvidence June 2013 (Video)
- Daniele Grilled Pizzas With Chef Kaitlyn Roberts from Easy Entertaining, WPRI FOX Providence, The Rhode Show, April 12, 2013
- These Local Piggies Go to Market By GERRY GOLDSTEIN, Valley Breeze & Observer Correspondent, The Vally Breeze & Observer, April 4-10, 2013 Issue
- Food: Spotlight on Daniele Foods of Pascoag, WPRO News Talk 360, March 15, 2013
- Hog Wild: A Family Food Business Doubles Down on Rhode Island, By John Taraborelli, East Side Monthly, March 2013
- "Daniele Foods expands, creates locally-based line" WJAR NBC10 February 28, 2013 (video)
- Daniele Foods Expands in Rhode Island (audio)
