Today, Stella D'oro's line of high-quality products includes a delectable variety of Italian-style cookies, breakfast treats, and baked to golden perfection breadsticks. Product details …
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The since-closed factory in the Bronx. Stella D'oro is a brand of cookies and breadsticks owned by Snyder's-Lance. Stella D'oro means "star of gold" in Italian, and the cookies are inspired by Italian baking. Its products include breadsticks, Swiss Fudge and other cookies, biscotti, and their S-shaped breakfast treats.
The company's Swiss fudge cookies being made without milk or butter, Stella D'oro has a devoted following among Orthodox Jews who follow Jewish dietary guidelines. [3]
The ovens turned cold for good on Thursday at Stella D'Oro. The famous Bronx maker of Italian cookies and breadsticks closed its gates as the 3 p.m. shift walked out, leaving nearly 150 plant workers jobless. "I'm very sad," said Mike Filippou, 45, a mechanic at the plant for 14 years.
The Stella D'oro Biscuit Company was established in 1930 by Italian immigrant Joseph Kresevich. The family also operated a restaurant next door to its manufacturing facility on West 237th Street at the north end of Kingsbridge in the Bronx, New York City.