Polly-O

Polly-O is an American cheese manufacturing company.

Polly-O
Product typeCheese products
OwnerKraft Heinz
CountryU.S.
Introduced1899
MarketsWorldwide
Previous ownersGiuseppe Pollio
Kraft Foods
Websitewww.kraftbrands.com/pollyo/

Information

Polly-O was started by Giuseppe Pollio in Brooklyn in 1899 and bought by Kraft Foods in 1986. Pollio brought his family's traditional cheese-making Italian traditions to America with him. About 100 years ago when Pollio first came to America, he went to Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York and set up his ricotta and mozzarella kettles on the beach after coming through Ellis Island.

Polly-O cheese is sold in many US grocery chain stores and is well known for its ricotta, mozzarella, and string cheeses. Most Polly-O cheese is manufactured in Campbell, New York. Polly-O is one of the largest producers of Italian cheeses. This company produces almost one hundred million pounds of cheese each year. [1] Huffington Post calls the company's string cheese line "a work of art".[2]

References
  1. "Polly-O". Kraft Brands. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. Kate Bratskeir. "We Tested 11 String Cheeses And Separated The Winners From The Losers". Huffington Post, November 6, 2014.
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