The John Zidian Company was founded in 1948 by the late John Zidian, Sr. as a family-owned and operated food wholesaler in Youngstown Ohio.
In 2001 Tom "His son" incorporated o Summer Food Manufacturing 2009. A 50,000 square-foot “Green LEED Certified“ food manufacturing facility, situated on a 6-acre campus complete with an additional 11,000 square foot building housing on-site research and development center, quality assurance laboratories. In 2010, an adjacent building and property were purchased to expand warehousing and distribution. With the 58,000 sq ft addition, the campus grew to a 10 acres campus to accommodate the needs of the rapidly growing company. Summer Garden Food Manufacturing continues to produce its flagship brand, Gia Russa, celebrity chef brands, private label, and store brands.