NEWS | EVENTS

(May 2020)
As our nation begins to open up businesses, let us assure you we can and will be there for you. We have continued to produce the absolute best in quality, taste, and uniqueness, found in all of our products. Going above and beyond the safety protocols. Look for our products by name in your local restaurants and supermarkets. 

COVID-19

(April 2020)
As we continue to navigate through these uncertain times, even though the restaurant industry has been hit pretty hard, we at Liuzzi continue to produce the healthy, fresh cheese that can be found in many local supermarkets. Watch our interview with FOX 61.

(March 2020)
During this time as the world continues to endure the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to assure our customers and supply chain partners that we are taking all necessary steps to remain in operation. We will continue to service the public and make sure that their food needs will continue to be filled during these times.

2019 Employee Appreciation Day

We want to take a moment to thank all of our dedicated employees here at Liuzzi Cheese. Each person at our organization works exceptionally hard to deliver the best possible products for our customers. Since 2007, Liuzzi Cheese has been a member of and proud winners of many top awards by the American Cheese Society. This year was no exception. We were recognized and won in 5 different categories. The Liuzzi family is grateful for our employees embracing the value of working together as a team and it shows in our accomplishments!
And for that… we thank you!

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Find us now at an additional 2 locations as we partner up with Big Y in Milford & Derby

Proud to be a part of the Big Y family now with 2 new stores in Milfrod & Derby, CT. Come pick up a variety of our Artisan cheeses.

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Liuzzi Cheese wins 5 top awards at ACS Competition

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Hamden, CT – The American Cheese Society Judging & Competition, the largest of its kind for American-made cheeses, takes place each year at the ACS Annual Conference. This event celebrates and respects the craft of every cheesemaker. Liuzzi Cheese is thrilled to announce that five of their products brought home top awards:

Ricotta Di Bufala1st Place
Smoked Burrata1st Place
Burrata2nd Place
Filoncini3rd Place
Smoked Fresh Mozzarella3rd Place

“We’ve been entering the competition since 2007,” said Liuzzi President and CEO Ralph Liuzzi. “Ninety-nine percent of the time we come out with some sort of award.”

Liuzzi runs a hands-on operation, where on any any given day you’re likely to see co-founders Lino Liuzzi, 83, and his brother Nicola Liuzzi, 67, testing quality and stirring giant vats of cheese in various stages of completion. It’s no surprise this fifth-generation cheesemaking operation’s founder, Lino Liuzzi, a native of Noci, Italy, has been making cheese since he was 5 years old.  It all began in 1826 in the Puglia region, the “heel” of southern Italy.

They continue to craft some of the best Italian cheeses in America. “In the category of Italian cheeses, we are a small fish in a big pond,” said Liuzzi Vice President for Sales and Marketing Carmine Durante. “We focus on the artisan style of making cheese here. ... We love to source local. The more we can source local, the better it is for us.”

This year’s American Cheese Society competition saw a total of 1,742 cheese and cultured dairy products from 257 companies entered. The competition recognizes products for their achievements in flavor, aroma, texture, and appearance.

Liuzzi offers extensive lines of Italian cheeses made from both cow’s milk and buffalo milk, including fresh mozzarella (in various sizes and shapes) and ricotta, burrata, provolone-style caciocavallo, filoncino, scamorza, stracciatella, basket cheese and various smoked cheeses.

Right now, you can get Liuzzi cheese — including certified kosher ricotta — in about 22 states, as well as at Big Y and Garafolo family-owned Shop Rite stores, Adam’s stores and Stew Leonard’s, as well as many independent stores.

“We like to stay with local, independent, family-owned” stores or chains whenever possible, said Ralph Liuzzi.

Brothers and founders of Liuzzi Cheese Nicola, left, and Lino Liuzzi with bocconcini, or “bite-sized” mozzarella at Liuzzi Cheese in Hamden.
Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media
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PHOTOS: (L) Brothers and founders of Liuzzi Cheese Nicola, left, and Lino Liuzzi with bocconcini, or “bite-sized” mozzarella at Liuzzi Cheese in Hamden. (C) Company founder Lino Liuzzi holds an aged wheel of Sabbioso, a hard parmesan-style cheese used for grating, at Liuzzi Cheese in Hamden. (R) Fifth-generation cheese maker Ralph Liuzzi moves racks of Scamorza mozzarella, in red nets, and Caciocavallo provolone, in white nets, in the aging room at Liuzzi Cheese in Hamden. Photos: Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media

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CT Style Interview with Elm City Market

We had the pleasure of partnering up with Elm City Market and demonstrated how to make
fresh mozzarella on a segment that was aired on CT STYLE! Ralph Liuzzi, the owner and
Carmine Durante our VP of Sales are proud to be a local business serving the community!
Call for details about our products and upcoming events. (203) 287-8477.

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Fancy Food Show

Liuzzi was proud to be an exhibitor for the 5th year, at the Fancy Food Show this June 2019. Held at the Jacob Javitz Center, this was the largest specialty food industry event in North America and the premier showcase for industry innovation. This was the place to see and taste the future of food!

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Liuzzi at the Grand Opening of ShopRite in Cromwell

Here we are at the Grand Opening of ShopRite in Cromwell, CT, May 18, 2019. We are proud to have a large variety of our products available here.