From Our Family Kitchen to Your Storefront
The Coco’s Wholesale Story
Where It All Began
Every jar of sauce has a story, but ours starts long before there was a warehouse or a delivery truck. It started in a bustling Nashville kitchen, where my mother Lucy and my uncle Mike spent hours perfecting the recipes that would one day become household staples.
It was 1964. The smell of simmering tomatoes, garlic, and fresh herbs filled the air. Friends, family, and neighbors would gather around the table, tasting and laughing as Lucy stirred and tasted again and again. Every batch of sauce was an act of love, patience, and devotion — values that still guide our business today.
The classic Luciana’s Marinara Sauce captured the essence of Italian comfort food: rich, balanced, and comforting. And when Lucy experimented with a little heat, Luciana’s Spicy Marinara Sauce was born — bold, fiery, and unforgettable.
Carrying Tradition Forward
In 2009, we founded Coco’s Wholesale & Imports, building on the legacy of Coco’s Italian Market & Restaurant, a Nashville favorite. What started as serving our neighborhood grew into a mission: to bring authentic Italian flavors to grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, and specialty markets across the region.
Our sauces are still made and packed by our family’s longtime partner, who has been with us since those early kitchen days. Every batch is slow-simmered, hand-checked, and bottled with the same care Lucy insisted upon.
When you stock Luciana’s Marinara or Spicy Marinara, you’re not just offering another jar of sauce — you’re offering decades of flavor, heritage, and family tradition.
Why Stores Love Our Sauces
- Authenticity: Time-tested recipes that taste like home.
- Quality Ingredients: Fresh tomatoes, herbs, olive oil, and natural flavors.
- Versatility: Perfect for pizzas, pastas, lasagnas, or as a dipping sauce.
- Repeat Business: Customers come back for the taste they trust.
Our sauces have become staples in mini-marts, grocery stores, and liquor stores, not because we tell them to, but because customers keep asking for them.
From Our Family Table to Your Shelves
Running a store isn’t just about inventory — it’s about curating products that your customers love. By partnering with Coco’s Wholesale, you bring the richness of Italian tradition to your shelves. Our sauces connect families to meals they’ll remember, just like Lucy’s original Sunday dinners.
Whether it’s the comforting depth of Luciana’s Marinara or the lively spark of Luciana’s Spicy Marinara, these sauces deliver quality, authenticity, and a story your customers can taste.
Join Our Family of Retailers
We take pride in helping stores bring something special to their community. When you carry our sauces, you’re not just stocking jars — you’re offering a slice of Italian tradition, hand-crafted and lovingly maintained for over fifty years.
From our family table to your shelves — Buon appetito!
A Little Heat, A Lot of Heart
When Tradition Meets Passion
Not all recipes need to change to stay exciting — some just need a little heat.
My mother, Lucy, had always been known for her classic marinara sauce. But one night, after a particularly lively Sunday dinner, my uncle Mike joked that her sauce could use “a little Italian attitude.” Lucy laughed — then reached for the crushed Calabrian chili flakes she had tucked away in the pantry.
That’s how Luciana’s Spicy Marinara Sauce was born — on a whim, at a kitchen table filled with family, laughter, and wine.
The result was perfection: the same rich tomato base, layered with a warmth that builds with each bite. It was more than just spice — it was personality. Bold, memorable, and full of life.
The Fire That Keeps on Burning
Today, nearly sixty years later, that fiery sauce is still handcrafted the same way.
Our longtime family partner — who has been making and packing our sauces since 1964 — keeps Lucy’s methods alive with the same care and devotion she showed in her kitchen.
Every batch is slow-simmered for hours, allowing the flavors to deepen until the tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and red pepper harmonize perfectly. There’s no rushing it. This is how tradition tastes — steady, simple, and real.
What we love most about Luciana’s Spicy Marinara isn’t just its flavor; it’s the story it tells. It’s the story of an Italian woman who brought her heritage to Nashville and built something lasting, one pot of sauce at a time.
Bringing Heat and Heritage to Your Aisles
Our customers say the spicy version flies off the shelves faster than we can make it — because it offers something people rarely find anymore: authenticity with a spark.
From grocery stores to liquor stores and small markets across the South, Luciana’s Spicy Marinara Sauce has become a favorite for anyone who loves food that feels handmade.
It’s not just the heat that makes it special — it’s the love behind it. Every jar carries the essence of family dinners, long conversations, and the kind of food that never goes out of style.
Our Legacy, Your Shelf
At Coco’s Wholesale & Imports, we don’t just distribute products — we share stories.
Our marinara sauces connect us to our roots while bringing something extraordinary to the modern table.
So when you open a jar of Luciana’s Spicy Marinara, you’re tasting more than a sauce — you’re tasting a legacy that’s been simmering since 1964.
From our family table to yours — Buon appetito!
