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Local sauce maker acquires manufacturing facility
Local sauce maker acquires manufacturing facility
A local pasta sauce maker has purchased the manufacturing facility that helped him get started.
Paul Guglielmo, founder and CEO of Guglielmo Sauce, has acquired the Genesee County firm of Permac Enterprises Inc. Financial details of the transaction, which was finalized in early May, were not disclosed.
Permac is one of six USDA cannery manufacturing plants in New York state and specializes in taking recipes from individuals, restaurants or food production brands and adjusting them for large production. Recipes range from marinara sauces to hot sauces to salsas for brands across the Rochester region.
“I’m living out my dream,” said 37-year-old Guglielmo. “I started Guglielmo Sauce in 2014 and it grew beyond what I ever could’ve imagined. Today I own a well-respected, well-oiled manufacturing facility; the one that helped me start Guglielmo Sauce on Day 1. Permac was my first partner. This team is a group of some of the hardest working partners and I’m excited for the opportunity to lead our team, grow this manufacturing facility, and turn out great products for stores and customers across the markets we serve.”
Permac was founded in 2004 by Tony Perry, who will remain with the firm for three months during the transition. Permac’s additional two team members will remain with the firm, officials said.
As CEO, Guglielmo will manage all operations, marketing, production, sales, business strategy and growth for the organization, whose name he will announce at a later time. The first major change Guglielmo has undergone is a new 5,000-square-foot facility on Appletree Avenue in Bergen. For the last 15 years, Permac has been housed in a former pizza shop in the town.
Guglielmo’s goal is to double sales in the first year. Permac currently uses two 35-gallon kettles to produce its customers’ products. In time, Guglielmo said, he plans to add equipment and double production efforts. Meanwhile, Guglielmo plans to rebrand the manufacturing facility this summer.
Permac’s first client under Guglielmo’s leadership will be his own Guglielmo Sauce.
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