About Us



Salvatore Sgroi, the owner and operator of Bella Italia Pork Store & Catering of Jackson grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, NY. His family came to America from Carini, Sicily in 1967.

"My dad opened his first store in 1970, J & J Meats, on New Utrecht Avenue & 69th Street in Brooklyn. I was raised in this business. There I learned the art of being a butcher, making homemade sausage and fresh mozzarella. At home with my mom and grandmother, I was surrounded in Italian tradition and the love of homemade Italian food."

After leaving the New York Mercantile Exchange in 2008, with the help of his wife Theresa, Bella Italia Pork Store and Catering proudly opened its doors in Jackson, NJ in January 2009.

Our mission at Bella Italia is to provide our customers with exceptional Italian Specialties using the freshest ingredients. Customers enjoy our homemade prepared foods, signature panninis and subs, fresh baked breads, full line butcher department and imported Italian products. We cater for all occasions and parties of all sizes.

What makes Bella Italia of Jackson stand out from all the rest? Quality food and exceptional customer service. You'll understand once you visit our store. To Sal, its not just about whose next in line, he gets to know his customers personally.

Most notable comment from our customers, "You can't come in here hungry."
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