No sugar added. Made from fresh ingredients. All natural. No preservatives. Vincent James Perone (1929-2003) was born in hackensack, new jersey. Perone moved to greenville, sc in 1949 to attend furman university on a football scholarship, where he excelled. Perone opened greenville's first italian/kosher delicatessen in 1956 and became known as a pioneer of the restaurant business introducing many new foods to the south. http://cookingwithvinceperone.com. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/cookingwithvinceperone. The Story: http://cookingwithvinceperone.com.