Lioni Latticini Inc. was founded in 1980 on 15th Avenue in Brooklyn and expanded to a full production facility in New Jersey in 1997. They are recognized as an award-winning, nationally distributed producer of the finest whole milk mozzarella products in the United States. Despite the impressive growth, Lioni Latticini has remained a family business, and evidence of this ethos remains alive in the memory of one of the co-founders, Salvatore Salzarulo.
Born in Lioni in 1949, Salvatore grew up working as a bread maker in his father’s bakery. He served with distinction in the Italian military and later met the love of his life, Michelina. They married in 1974 and soon began their own family. Teresa was born in 1975. Life was good.
