What Mama's Creations does

Mama's Creations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAMA) is a national deli solutions company headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey, operating a multi-brand portfolio of fresh, ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat prepared foods. The company manufactures and distributes products through four core brands: Mama Mancini's (Italian-style meatballs and pasta meals built on family recipes), Crown I (fully cooked ready-to-eat meals, value-added proteins, and side dishes acquired from Sysco in September 2025), T&L Creative Salads (gourmet fresh salads and prepared foods), and The Olive Branch (olive and specialty savory products). Production runs across three USDA-certified facilities in East Rutherford, NJ, Farmingdale, NY, and a 42,000-square-foot Bay Shore, NY plant added with the Crown I acquisition, employing proprietary Modified Atmosphere Packaging and High Pressure Processing technologies to extend shelf life of fresh prepared foods.

The company sells primarily through a sales-led enterprise go-to-market to major U.S. retail chains, distributing to over 12,000 grocery, mass, club, and convenience store locations including Walmart (2,000 doors), Target (expanding to 2,750 doors), Costco, BJ's, Whole Foods, ShopRite, Stop & Shop, The Fresh Market, Food Lion, and Publix. A secondary direct-to-consumer channel includes QVC live appearances with auto-ship and online purchase options reaching 100+ million North American households, plus a nationwide DTC e-commerce platform launched in November 2023 at shop.mamamancinis.com with flat-rate continental U.S. shipping. The company employs 101–250 people (with ~200 added from the Crown I acquisition) and reported FY2026 revenue of $171.71M (39% YoY) and Q1 FY2027 revenue of $52.8M (49.7% YoY), with adjusted EBITDA of $4.9M and net income of $2.1M in Q1 FY2027.

The business model is a transactional product-sale model across wholesale retail, club, convenience, QVC, and e-commerce channels, with pricing negotiated retailer-by-retailer and not publicly disclosed. Revenue mix is dominated by retail product sales, supplemented by QVC live commerce and direct e-commerce. The company targets a $1B revenue goal by 2030 and is actively pursuing additional M&A, signaled by the April 2026 appointment of Fred Halvin (Hormel, $8B+ M&A track record) to the board. No AI/ML capabilities are evidenced in operations or product offerings.

Name

Mama's Creations

Legal name

Mama's Creations, Inc.

Website

https://mamascreations.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mama's Creations is a national deli solutions company that manufactures and distributes fresh, ready-to-eat prepared foods under the Mama Mancini's, Crown I, T&L Creative Salads, and The Olive Branch brands through 12,000+ U.S. retail doors plus QVC and direct-to-consumer e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Prepared Deli Foods

NAICS

Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing (311991), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Deli & prepared foods (retail/foodservice pack) manufacturing (AFAKAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cold Prepared Foods & Meal Components (Sides, Proteins, Family Meals) (CRAHAKAC), Meal Kits Featuring Meat/Seafood (Heat-and-Eat Components) (AFANAFAG)

Keywords

• Fresh deli prepared foods
• Ready-to-eat meals
• Italian meatballs
• Grab-and-go meals
• Gourmet prepared salads

Headquarters

HQ city

East Rutherford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Retail: Revenue generated from selling fresh deli prepared foods to major retail chains including Walmart, Target, Costco, BJ's, Whole Foods, ShopRite, Stop & Shop, and other grocery stores nationwide
2. Product Sales - QVC: Direct-to-consumer sales through QVC platform including live TV appearances, auto-ship subscriptions, and online purchases
3. E-commerce Direct Sales: Direct-to-consumer online sales through shop.mamamancinis.com with flat rate shipping for continental US delivery

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mama's Creations manufactures and distributes fresh, internationally inspired prepared deli meals across four sub-brands (Mama Mancini's, Crown 1, T&L Creative Salads, The Olive Branch). Products include ready-to-eat meals, ready-to-heat meal sleeves, meatballs, pasta dishes, salads, and olive products, sold through 12,000+ U.S. retail grocery, mass, club, and convenience stores plus QVC and an owned e-commerce platform.

Product overview

Mama's Creations is a national deli solutions company operating as a platform of fresh, clean, and easy-to-prepare prepared foods across multiple brands. The core offering consists of Mama Mancini's (Italian-style Grandma-quality recipes including meatballs, pasta dishes), Crown 1 (ready-to-eat meals and value-added proteins from Bay Shore facility), T&L Creative Salads (gourmet salads and fresh foods), and The Olive Branch (olive products from Greece). The company offers diverse product formats including On-The-Go Cups, meal sleeves, roasted chicken strips, international flavors (Korean BBQ, Teriyaki), and stuffed meatballs. Products are distributed through major retailers including Walmart, Target, Costco, and food service channels, with direct-to-consumer e-commerce available through shop.mamamancinis.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mama Mancini's: Home-style old world Italian food brand created from Grandma-quality recipes and ingredients, featuring meatballs, pasta meals, and Italian specialties.
• Crown 1
• T&L Creative Salads
• The Olive Branch

Products and services

• Mama Mancini's Italian-style prepared foods brand featuring Grandma-quality recipes including beef, turkey, and chicken meatballs, pasta dishes, and other Italian classics made with real ingredients; sold through retail and QVC.
• Crown 1 Fresh food manufacturing brand specializing in fully cooked ready-to-eat meals and side dishes (chicken marsala, beef and broccoli, vegetable sides) as well as raw value-added meat and poultry solutions, manufactured at the 42,000 sq ft USDA-certified facility in Bay Shore, NY.
• T&L Creative Salads Gourmet fresh foods brand offering a full line of premium salads, chicken salads, wraps, and prepared foods for deli, catering, and retail; operated by the Morello brothers for over four decades in the Long Island area.
• The Olive Branch Premium olive products and specialty items brand, with olives harvested from family-owned farms in Greece and cured in natural seasonings.
• Mama's Creations (Core Brand) National deli solutions company offering internationally inspired fresh, clean, and easy-to-prepare meals across multiple brands including Mama Mancini's, Crown 1, Creative Salads, and The Olive Branch.
• On-The-Go Cup Line Ready-to-eat meal solution in cup format allowing consumers to heat up meals at home in three minutes or less, featuring meatballs and other prepared foods in single-serve grab-and-go packaging.
• Branded Meal Sleeve Products Fresh ready-to-heat meal format in branded sleeve packaging, including Roman Rice with Chicken Cacciatore, Italian Style Sauce with Pork Sausage, and Classic Beef Meatloaf.
• IDDBA 2025 Expanded Product Lineup Showcase lineup of expanded chicken proteins (Roasted Chicken Strips in four globally inspired flavors), Chicken Stuffed Meatballs, Roasted Vegetables, and International Flavors (Korean BBQ meatballs, Teriyaki Chicken and Fried Rice).
• IDDBA 2026 New Product Showcase Menu innovations showcased at IDDBA 2026 including expanded chicken products with No Antibiotics Ever labeling, broader protein capabilities including pork and vegetables, and globally inspired prepared foods such as Korean BBQ and Mediterranean-style offerings.
• Mama Mancini's Cheese Stuffed Chicken Meatballs Cheese-stuffed chicken meatballs combining convenience and indulgence under the Mama Mancini's brand.
• Direct-to-Consumer E-Commerce Platform Nationwide direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform offering popular MamaMancini's products including Beef Meatball On-the-Go Cups, Beef Meatballs Family Meals, Turkey Meatballs Family Meals, Stuffed Meatballs Family Meals, and Meatball Family Meals Variety Pack for delivery throughout the continental United States with flat rate shipping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Q1 FY2027 revenue grew 50% year-over-year to $52.8 million
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fred Halvin (Board Appointment)coreOthers · 2 April 2026Appointed to Board of Directors with over 35 years of food industry experience and over $8 billion in M&A transactions at Hormel Foods. Aims to enhance M&A strategy and operational governance.
• Sysco CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025Sysco sold Crown I Enterprises assets to Mama's Creations for $17.5 million. Crown I was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco, originally part of J. Kings Food Service acquired by Sysco in 2019.
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPminorOthersLegal counsel to Mama's Creations for both the Crown 1 acquisition and the private placement transaction.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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