Meet Crystal…..

Crystal Food Imports is a market leading wholesale gourmet foods importer/distributor. Founded in 1969, by John A. Ciano, Crystal Food Imports has been the constant leader of innovation in the cheese business Crystal Food Import began as a meat business, in a small shop in Faneuil Hall in Boston. Due to a budding wholesale business, Crystal outgrew its small venue and soon moved to East Boston, close to the ocean as well as the airport.

Our loyal customers thirst for unique products and it is our mission to source and procure the best food products available in our increasingly global world. Though politics and the economy may waiver, the American public’s education and palate for fine gourmet foods continues to grow. Today's customer is more sophisticated and requires more from their food supplier.

Innovation…Crystal was the first importer to bring cheese into the United States by plane. By flying the cheese, customers could place an order and receive it within two weeks, instead of waiting a month or more. Crystal was the first company to introduce Boursin, Edel de Cleron, Mascarpone, and Mozzarella di Bufala to the United States.

Crystal remains the leader in specialty cheeses in the USA. Rare, hand crafted, farm produced cheeses are a specialty of Crystal Food Imports. We import directly from 16+ countries (mostly from Europe).

Products: Over 1250 cheeses and 2000 specialty items from 14 countries. We specialize in rare, handcrafted, farm produced cheeses. Our product line includes but is not limited to: Air Dried Meats, Arborio Rice, Balsamic Vinegar, Breads (cocktail), Breadsticks, Butter (domestic & imported), Capers, Cheese (imported & domestic), Cheese Books, Cheese Sticks, Cheese Supplies, Chocolate (Belgian, Spanish), Crackers, Crostini Tuscan Cracker, De Louis Fresh and Shelf Stable Line, Desserts (imported), Didier Goubet Organic Dry Goods and Condiments, Falwasser Crackers, Flatbreads (Award Winning Le Lingue), Georgelin Sweet & Savory Condiments, Imported & Domestic Meats, Olives, Olive Oils, Truffles, Pastas, Pates, Smoked Salmon, Saussisons and Salame (domestic & imported), Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Tapenades, 34° Fruit Pastes. We truly are “The Gourmet Food People”.
Crystal Food Import currently imports directly from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, France, Spain & Switzerland. Crystal also offers products from Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, Turkey and the United States.

Crystal is a wholesale importer/distributor. We sell to specialty shops, natural food chains, supermarkets, restaurants, food service, cheese shops and mail order catalogs (unfortunately we do not sell to individuals).

We have our own trucks delivering along the East Coast as far down as Virginia and have contracts with common carriers to cover the rest of the United States. We also use airfreight as a fast method of shipping. We research the fastest and most cost effective ways to serve each individual customer.

After 40 years, Crystal is still a family run business. John is joined by two of his children, daughter, Stephanie Ciano-Pace and son, John R. (Jack) Ciano. To keep up with other news and events please visit our website at www.crystalfoodimport.com. We are currently working to bring our website up to date. Please bear with us!

We always strive to find new and exciting products to add to our repertoire. We value your input, if you have any suggestions or requests, please don’t hesitate to share them with your sales person or email us at feedback@crystalfoodimport.com

Please look for us at the N.A.S.F.T. Fancy Food Show in San Francisco , January 18-20, 2009, at Booth # 3607.
Cheers!
 

The Crystal Food Gang