- CEO
- Morrie Fogelbaum
- Full Time Employees
- 10
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Address
- 2910 South Sheridan Way Oakville ON Canada L6J 7J8
- IPO Date
- Nov 7, 2008
- Business
- Romana Food Brands Corp. (RFBC) operates as a holding company in the consumer staples sector, focusing on the acquisition and management of food processing plants specializing in Italian products, including fresh pasta, filled pastas, sauces, pestos, and premium thin crust, rising crust, and stuffed crust pizzas. The company offers manufacturing capabilities for branded and private label products targeted at retail and foodservice customers in the packaged foods industry. Headquartered at 2910 South Sheridan Way in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, Romana Food Brands was founded on October 19, 2006, and primarily conducts operations in Canada with facilities in Montreal, Quebec.
Its core offerings encompass fresh pasta varieties; filled pastas; sauces and pestos under the Pasta Romana brand; premium pizzas produced at a 60,000-square-foot Montreal facility capable of 5,000 thin crust pizzas per hour and 5,000 rising or stuffed crust pizzas per hour; and private label manufacturing for foodservice establishments. The company serves grocery retailers, foodservice providers, and institutional clients, emphasizing authentic Italian-style products with scalable production for growth in the North American market.
In recent strategic developments, Romana Food Brands, formerly known as Blackbird International, pivoted from prior renewable energy initiatives to enter the Canadian food processing sector, acquiring Pasta Romana in early 2018 and Pizza Romana later that year to build its portfolio of Italian specialty manufacturing assets. These acquisitions enhanced production capacity and positioned the company for expanded private label opportunities and brand growth, with no major funding rounds, partnerships, or new launches reported in 2024 or 2025. Leadership under Chairman and CEO Morrie Fogelbaum, supported by key executives including VP of Sales Patrick Filippone and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions Anthony Papa, continues to prioritize operational efficiencies and sales expansion.