Our Story

Crafting Delicious Blends Since 1972

Donmar Foods is a manufacturer of chicken soup bases and spices, with a rich history that dates back more than 50 years. Learn all about us below!

Jennifer Menna, President [on the right] and Andy Caradonna, Sales Representative [one the left].

Jennifer Menna, President [right] and Andy Caradonna, Sales Representative [left].

About Donmar Foods

Donmar Foods is a Canadian food manufacturer specializing in high-quality ingredients for commercial and institutional kitchens across Canada. Our extensive product offering includes soup bases, spices, seasoning blends, powdered drink mixes, desserts, food and beverage thickeners and more. We focus on developing dependable, easy-to-use products that help foodservice professionals simplify preparation, maintain consistency and deliver great-tasting results.

Based in Aurora, Ontario, just north of Toronto, our 16,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility supports the production and distribution of products for foodservice customers across a wide range of sectors. Our facility is Kosher and Vegan certified, as well as nut, peanut and trans fat free.

We proudly supply commercial kitchens, including independent restaurants, restaurant chains, fast food franchises and commercial catering companies. Donmar Foods also serves institutional kitchens throughout the healthcare, education and corrections sectors, including hospitals, long-term care centres, schools and daycares, and correctional facilities. Whether serving a single location or a large multi-location operation, we understand the importance of consistent quality, dependable supply and products that perform reliably in demanding foodservice environments.

For more than five decades, Donmar Foods has built its business around quality, consistency, service and long-term customer relationships.

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Custom Recipe Development

In addition to our existing product range, Donmar Foods offers custom formulation and recipe development services for clients with unique product requirements. We work closely with our customers to develop customized ingredient solutions that meet their operational, flavour and application needs.

Investing In the Future

Donmar Foods continually invests in the future of our operations. We regularly upgrade our manufacturing facility with new technology and production equipment, helping us improve efficiency, expand our capabilities and bring additional manufacturing capacity online. We are also taking meaningful steps to reduce our environmental impact, including a transition that began in 2026 to move our core product lines to use more sustainable packaging.

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Donmar History

Founded in 1972 by Donald and Margaret Brown in Willowdale, Ontario, Donmar Foods has been a leading provider of high-quality ingredients for the foodservice industry for over 50 years. Donmar Foods is particularly well known for its soup bases, spices, seasoning blends, drink mixes and desserts. Fun fact: the company’s name comes from combining “Don” from Donald and “Mar” from Margaret.

In 1982, Anthony Menna, an Italian immigrant with a wealth of experience in the food industry, started at Donmar Foods as the Plant Foreman. Ten years later, in 1992, Anthony purchased Donmar Foods from Donald and Margaret. Anthony continued to operate and grow the company with his daughters Jennifer and Tania until 2023, when he transferred the company to them. With Jennifer as President and Tania as Operations Manager, today Donmar Foods continues to innovate and develop new products, alongside manufacturing a wide range of ingredients designed to meet the unique needs of commercial and institutional kitchens.

Tania Menna, Operations Manager [right], working with long time employee Pat Barbato, Chief Mixing Lead [left].

Milestones

Donmar Foods History

These are some of the key milestones we have achieved during over 50 years of business.

Donmar Foods Chicken Soup Bases

October 1972

Willowdale ON, Donmar is Founded by Donald and Margaret Brown

1981

Anthony Menna Joins Donmar as a Production Foreman

1981

July – Anthony invests in Donmar

1981

Moved to Markham

1982

Opened Donmar Health and Beauty – Distribution of Natural Health and Beauty Products

1990

Donmar Receives Kosher Certification for our Bases and Spices from the Kashruth Council of Toronto COR 268

1992

Menna Family Takes over full ownership and management of Donmar

1998

Moved to our current facility in Aurora Ontario

2001

Jennifer Menna joins the operations team at Donmar as a buyer

2002

Tania Menna joins the warehouse team at Donmar in the Health and Beauty Division as a shipper

2010

Donmar received Vegan/Vegetarian certification from VegeCert for all products except our Gelatine based desserts.

2011

Jennifer Menna becomes President of Donmar Foods

2020

Tania Menna becomes Operations Manager of Food Production

2025

New improved packaging launched

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Interested in Becoming a Reseller?

At Donmar Foods, we believe that great partnerships are built on trust, quality, and consistency. If you’re looking for a reliable Canadian wholesale food manufacturer, we’d be proud to support your business.

To learn more about becoming a reseller, please visit the Wholesale Inquiry page.