Our tamales make the perfect addition to any school menu.  Our tamales are gluten free, no added msg, no lard, and are an excellent source of protein!  We are currently offered in school districts around the country.  Children love our tamales and schools love how easy they are to prepare and keep warm.  Our tamales come in either the 6ct boil bag or individually wrapped.  Flavor choices are Beef, Chicken, and Pinto Bean/Cheese.  Schools can decide between 3.5oz or 5.1oz size tamales.

A few of the ISD’s that currently carry our tamales on their menu:

Arlington, Austin, Dallas, Ector County (CA), El Monte County (CA),  Fort-Worth, Garland, Houston, Modesto City (CA), Northeast (San Antonio), Northside, Sacramento City (CA), as well as many others!

 

For any questions regarding tamales for Retail, K-12, Roller Grill and Foodservice, please contact us!

Padrino Foods Company

Padrino Foods is owned by third-generation tamale makers David and Diane Gutierrez Luther. Aka TamaleDave and TamaleDiane.

“We make homestyle, hand-wrapped tamales,” says TamaleDave. “And we make them the way Diane’s grandfather Tomas Gutierrez taught her. Made from scratch with fresh produce and quality cuts of meat. Nothing from of a can. We don’t add preservatives and we don’t use lard. And as an extra, Padrino tamales are gluten-free.”

TamaleDave and TamaleDiane have over 38 years of business experience and operate Padrino Foods out of a 27,000-square-foot facility in Irving, Texas. 

At Padrino, our mission is to make it as easy as possible to buy, sell and eat authentic corn-shuck wrapped tamales. We package our product in vacuum-sealed bags for convenience, maximum freshness and extended shelf life. The bags can be placed in boiling water, re-therm units, steamers or microwaves. New individual packaging (patent pending) lets you put tamales on roller grills so you can sell them one-by-one.