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Safie Culinary Traditions

For almost 90 years, our kitchen has been preserving the robust flavors of Michigan’s harvests, and at Safie Specialty Foods, old world traditions are the rule and not the exception.

The vision of Safie Specialty Foods remains true to classic tradition in creating culinary masterpieces. Our passion for food and love of cooking dictates a level of quality that will never be compromised in the ingredients we use or in the service we provide to our customers.

  • 3rd Generation Family Owned and Operated Company.
  • All Safie products are proudly made in the USA.
  • Most Safie gourmet pickled products are Gluten-Free and Kosher Certified.
  • All products are made in small batches and hand-packed to ensure superior quality.
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From Our Kitchen to Yours

With large, silver kettles simmering on the stove, our unique blend of all-natural ingredients creates an exciting aroma that fills the air. Farm fresh beets, cucumbers, asparagus, beans, peppers, onions, cauliflower, carrots and okra brew magnificent delicacies as we welcome you to the “Art and Sophistication of Home-Style Canning.”

The History of Safie Specialty Foods

It all began with the dawning of the great depression in 1929. As a means of providing for his family’s livelihood, Dmitri Safie started preserving the vegetables he grew on his farm in Chesterfield Township, Michigan. With his entrepreneurial foresight and his family’s love of food, Dmitri created a unique blend of ingredients necessary for success.

The Safie family embarked on this new business venture, and the business grew from the family kitchen into a large packing facility, which extended over seven acres of their farmland. The company’s success far surpassed even Dmitri’s expectations, and in the late 1980’s with retirement close at hand, the family business was sold.

Several years later, Dmitri’s granddaughter had a growing desire to bring the family tradition of canning into the 21st century. In 1994, Mary Safie started her business in the very same kitchen where her grandfather and his children began theirs.

Today, Safie’s state-of-the-art packing facility is still located in Chesterfield Township, Michigan. Obsessed with quality, freshness and time-honored traditions, Safie products continue to be hand-packed with the highest-quality ingredients, whole spices, fresh herbs and locally grown vegetables.