Born in Jersey, Raised on Pizza.

The Sauce
Behind the
Slice™

Real Jersey tomatoes. Simple ingredients. Serious pizza-night flavor. Bringing the neighborhood pizzeria experience home since 1950.

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"That's a good‑looking pie."

Don Pepino chef mascot holding a can of sauce

Picked Today.
Packed Today.

Great pizza starts with great tomatoes. Ours are harvested at peak ripeness and packed within 24 hours. No waiting around. No shortcuts.

  • Jersey Grown
  • Vine to Sauce Within 24 Hours
  • No Added Sugar

"Good sauce starts here."

The Don's Lineup

  • Pizza Sauce

    "Open can. Make pizza."

  • Marinara

    "Dip. Pour. Dunk. Repeat."

  • Spaghetti Sauce

    "Pasta night handled."

Meet the Sauces

Friday night. You know what to do.

Jersey Roots,
Pizza nights everywhere.

Ladle, spin, done.

Corner spot, every Friday.

Nothing left but the good part.

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Real Sauce. Real Simple. Since 1950

Born in Jersey.
Raised on Pizza.

Since 1950, Don Pepino has been part of homemade pizza nights, neighborhood traditions, and kitchens where good food brings people together.

Made with Jersey tomatoes and a straightforward approach to great flavor, it's a pizza sauce that lets the pizza do the talking.

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For the People
Behind the Counter.

Behind every great pizza is someone who knows their sauce.

Don Pepino brings ready-to-use convenience, consistent flavor and generations of pizza sauce heritage to busy kitchens.

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"Busy night? We got you."

The Sauce
beyond the slice

  • Italian Braised Beef with Creamy Polenta

    Beyond the Slice

    Italian Braised Beef with Creamy Polenta

    Cajun-seared beef chuck braises low and slow in Don Pepino Pizza Sauce until fall-apart tender, served over buttery stone-ground polenta.

  • Harissa Shakshuka with Feta & Herbs

    Beyond the Slice

    Harissa Shakshuka with Feta & Herbs

    A spicy-savory skillet breakfast: eggs poached in a harissa-spiked Don Pepino sauce, finished with feta and fresh herbs for dipping with warm bread.

  • Chicken Parm Pizza

    Signature Pizzas

    Chicken Parm Pizza

    A fast weeknight pizza topped with Don Pepino sauce, garlicky herbed chicken, and melted mozzarella and Parmesan.

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People Have Opinions
About Their Sauce.

4.9

2,300+ REVIEWS

  • Tastes exactly like the sauce at the pizzeria I grew up going to in Bergen County. Didn't expect that from a can.

    — marie t., hackensack, nj

  • I stopped simmering anything years ago. Open, spread, bake. My kids can't tell the difference and neither can I.

    — frank d., staten island, ny

  • We use it behind the counter at our shop. Consistent every batch, which matters more than people think.

    — angelo's pizzeria, newark, nj