About Carl's Original Recipe Italian Sausage

Torretta Fine Foods, the home of Carl's Original Recipe Italian Sausage, was founded by Stephen Caruso and Joan Osman (nee Caruso). We are a brother-sister duo whose interest in food and cooking started at a young age. We spent many weekends in the kitchen with our parents, rolling meatballs and dipping way too much bread in the sugo. Carl’s Original Recipe was created from a rediscovered recipe used at our Grandpa Carl’s family restaurant operated in the 50s in downtown Kansas City. Our vision was to create products that aligned with our lifestyle so we focused on locally sourced natural ingredients. Our sausage is made with heritage breed pork raised humanly on Missouri farms. Carl’s Original Recipe Italian Sausage is a high-quality, wholesome product that everyone can feel good about eating.Read their story