In the late 19th and early 20th century, Italian immigrants founded many U.S. companies still with us today: Ghirardelli Chocolate, Progresso, Planters Peanuts, Contadina, Chef Boyardee, Italian Swiss Colony wines, and Jacuzzi. Italo Marchiony is credited with inventing the earliest version of the ice cream cone in NYC in 1898 (patented 1903). Read more about the contributions of Italian-American immigrants in Tazia and Gemma (see NOVELS).
