Chris Lotito: Creativity, Passion & Knowledge Lead to Innovations

When I went to sell our products, I started to prepare dishes. A lot of people were surprised the owner of the company was preparing the food, but I had culinary background. I was comfortable talking to the chefs and asking what they need, and I was able to come up with products that could address the specific needs.”

Lotito President and Owner Chris Lotito

The cheese whiz: Chris Lotito's willingness to change, experiment has helped take food business to new heights

By Daria Meoli, June 6, 2016


In his white lab coat, Chris Lotito looks as much like a scientist as he does a cheese maker. As he explains all the ways you can prepare and serve his latest specialty food product, cheese folios, it is clear he spends a lot of time on experimentation.

Lotito is the owner and president of the multimillion-dollar Edison-based Lotito Foods, a 100-year-old, third-generation family business that imports cheese and Italian specialty foods, produces private-label food products and provides food services.

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