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Watercolor of a hilltop village with a bell tower beside blossoming pink trees and fields
Watercolor Town. Photo: Specialities Inc
Solera Andanzas Manchego D.O.P. 3 month wheel with a cut wedge
Andanzas Manchego D.O.P., 3 months. Photo: Specialities Inc

Importers & Distributors of Specialty Foods · Formed in 1991

From La Mancha to Millington.Traditional European cheeses and cured meats for the specialty trade

Formed in 1991, Specialities Inc. sources, imports and distributes traditional cheeses and cured meats from Europe, and domestically crafted deli meats, for specialty retail and food service.

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Where do our cheeses and meats come from?

From Spain, France, Greece and the Netherlands, with Bellentani made domestically in the USA.

White windmills and a stone castle on a ridge above a town and wide plains
Spanish Windmills. Photo: Dreamstime

La Mancha

Central Spain

La Mancha, the home of legendary Don Quixote, is a region of romance and history. It's also the birthplace of some of the finest cheeses in Europe.

From the Solera page

Andanzas Manchego and Iberico are made in Alcazar de San Juan, the heart of La Mancha.

Manchego
Solera Mahón 6 month square cheese with its label
Mahón-Menorca D.O.P., 6 months. Photo: Specialities Inc

The Island of Menorca

The Mediterranean

Off the Spanish coast in the Mediterranean, the home of Mahón: creamy at three months, with hints of caramel and butterscotch at six.

Mahón-Menorca
Old photo of a shepherd tending a large sheep flock on a mountain slope
Flock of Sheep in the mountains. Photo: Specialities Inc

Greece

Hotos

Organic feta from the milk of free range, pasture fed sheep.

Hotos
Aerial view of green wooded volcanic cones among farm fields and mountains
Valley of the Volcanoes. Photo: Juli Perez

The Valley of the Volcanoes

Catalonia

Where Solera Jamón Serrano is traditionally aged.

Serrano ham

Looking for a particular cheese or meat?

Choose cheese or meat, then the type, then compare the brands, pack sizes and item codes; or type an item code you already know.

Solera Andanzas Manchego 6 month wheel with a wedge in its label
Andanzas Manchego D.O.P., 6 months. Photo: Specialities Inc
Cheese Manchego, Mahón, Iberico, goat, brie, feta, manouri, Gouda Choose cheese
Bellentani salami chubs fanned out with sliced packs
Bellentani Salamis. Photo: Specialities Inc
Meat Salami, prosciutto, sopressata, Serrano ham, chorizo, cooked ham Choose meat

Which countries do we buy from?

Spain, France, Greece, the Netherlands and the USA; Italy appears as Bellentani's brand heritage.

ATLANTIC La Mancha toMillington:about 3,700 miles Millington, NJ Headquarters La Mancha: Andanzas Manchego, Iberico La Mancha Andanzas Manchego, Iberico Menorca: Mahón-Menorca D.O.P. Menorca Mahón-Menorca D.O.P. Valley of the Volcanoes: Solera Jamón Serrano Valley of the Volcanoes Solera Jamón Serrano Vosges Mountains: Ermitage brie Vosges Mountains Ermitage brie Greece: Hotos feta and manouri Greece Hotos feta and manouri The Netherlands: Hollandic Pumpkin Spice Gouda The Netherlands Hollandic Pumpkin Spice Gouda Modena, as on the Bellentani logo: Bellentani, brand heritage Modena, as on the Bellentani logo Bellentani, brand heritage La Mancha: Andanzas Manchego, Iberico La Mancha Menorca: Mahón-Menorca D.O.P. Menorca Valley of the Volcanoes: Solera Jamón Serrano Valley of the Volcanoes Vosges Mountains: Ermitage brie Vosges Mountains Greece: Hotos feta and manouri Greece The Netherlands: Hollandic Pumpkin Spice Gouda The Netherlands Modena, as on the Bellentani logo: Bellentani, brand heritage Bellentani heritage
Simplified chart, the Atlantic shortened. Solid: the countries we buy from. Hatched: Italy, Bellentani's brand heritage.
  1. Spain La Mancha, the Island of Menorca and the Valley of the Volcanoes in Catalonia 14 products
  2. France The lush pastures of the Vosges Mountains, and Champs-Élysées Brie by ERMITAGE 4 products
  3. Greece Organic feta from free range, pasture fed sheep, and manouri 2 products
  4. Netherlands Hollandic Pumpkin Spice Gouda, by Van der Heiden Kaas 1 product
  5. USA Bellentani, an Italian brand of cured meats, made domestically 9 products

Which houses do we carry?

Solera, from La Mancha, Menorca and Catalonia; Ermitage, from the lush pastures of France's Vosges Mountains, and the Champs-Élysées Brie it also produces; Hotos, imported from Greece; Hollandic, reimagined the Dutch way; Bellentani, made domestically in the USA; and le Bistro, a French recipe ham.

  1. Solera Lifestyle Specialties of the Mediterranean
    White windmills and a stone castle on a ridge above a town and wide plains
    Spanish Windmills. Photo: Dreamstime
  2. Ermitage French brie and cheese from the Vosges mountain meadows
    Meadows, hedgerows and wooded hills at Ban de Sapt in France
    Ban de Sapt in France. Photo: Specialities Inc
  3. Champs-Élysées Brie produced by ERMITAGE
    Champs-Élysées Brie, a large wheel with a small wheel on top
    Champs-Élysées Brie. Photo: Specialities Inc
  4. Hotos Organic feta from free range, organic 100% sheep's milk
    Hotos feta in a tub of brine and in a vacuum pack
    Packages of Hotos Feta Cheese. Photo: Specialities Inc
  5. Hollandic A Gouda reimagined the Dutch way
    Cut wheel of speckled orange Gouda with cinnamon sticks and nutmeg
    Hollandic Pumpkin Spice Gouda. Photo: Specialities Inc
  6. Bellentani Premium quality Italian cured meats, made domestically in the USA
    Bellentani sliced packs of salami, sopressata and prosciutto
    Bellentani Sliced Meats. Photo: Specialities Inc
  7. le Bistro French recipe hams for deli, catering and restaurants
    le Bistro Estate ham, a whole ham with slices cut from it
    le Bistro Estate Super Premium Ham. Photo: Specialities Inc
  8. All brands
Meadows, hedgerows and wooded hills at Ban de Sapt in France

From the sloping hills and valleys of the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, small herds of dairy cows graze naturally on the wild flowers and herbs and mineral rich grasses.

From the Ermitage page

Who are you doing business with?

Formed in 1991 and based in Millington, New Jersey, we source, import, sell and distribute these cheeses and meats, and support their sell-through.

Our story

Ban de Sapt in France. Photo: Specialities Inc

Cut wheel of speckled orange Gouda with cinnamon sticks and nutmeg
Hollandic Pumpkin Spice Gouda. Photo: Specialities Inc

What is new from the Netherlands?

In summer 2025, at the Fancy Food Show in New York, we unveiled Hollandic Pumpkin Spice Gouda, crafted in the Netherlands by family business Van der Heiden Kaas: a comforting nod to cozy autumn days, crackling fires, and flavors from grandmother's kitchen.

News and events
Watercolor strip of a village skyline and bell tower beside pink blossoming trees
Watercolor Town. Photo: Specialities Inc

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