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Allegro Marinade ALLEGRO® The Marinate Everything Marinade. Our marinades & sauces inspire to make food taste better. And what a perfect name it is.

Back in 1955, Betsy and Dave Wilcox were looking for a way to make their inexpensive meat dinners more edible. They experimented with different ideas for tenderizing and marinating until they came up with the original Allegro formula. Their marinade became an important family recipe that allowed them to purchase lesser cuts of meat and still enjoy a great meal. When Betsy and Dave, along with their three daughters, opened the Pagliacci Restaurant in Paris (Tennessee) in 1972, this marinade played an important part. Premarinated meats were served at Pagliacci and were so well liked that, at the customers’ insistence, the Wilcox family began bottling and selling their special marinade. In 1979, they closed the restaurant and concentrated on producing the marinade. In keeping with the Italian focus of the restaurant, the marinade was named Allegro, which means “happy, cheerful, merry or glad” in Italian; “in a lively manner” in English. Added to any recipe, Allegro gives the flavor a zest and enhancement that brings customers back for more. The rest is Allegro history—the original flavor has long been in national distribution, and the company has developed many other delicious marinades, all of which enjoy a strong customer base.

03/11/2026

.eats is rockin' some Original with his grilled wings! 🙌🙌

Happy Halloween from the Allegro family! 🎃🍂
30/10/2026

Happy Halloween from the Allegro family! 🎃🍂

29/10/2026

He may call it "Poor Man's Brisket", but there's nothing but total deliciousness here! Thanks for sharing, Dan Baumann!

28/10/2026

Make sure those poppers all get a good shake of our Sweet Heat before cooking!

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Dinner plans are locking in! 🔒 We love seeing our Hickory Smoke Marinade getting ready to work its magic. 🥩✨ There’s not...
28/10/2026

Dinner plans are locking in! 🔒 We love seeing our Hickory Smoke Marinade getting ready to work its magic. 🥩✨ There’s nothing like that anticipation of a perfectly marinated meal.

Thanks to Spiffergirl Grills for the fantastic shot!

27/10/2026

Such an inventive recipe! Dewey Keith Briscoe incorporated our Hot & Spicy into his flank steak marinade *and* his cran-grape/Dijon sticky glaze. These flank steak tacos were complimented with his homemade hatch salsa and hatch guac. 😋

23/10/2026

A perfect grill for these Nashville Hot Pork Chops!

Thanks for sharing them with us, Bearded BBQ Dad!

From our home to yours! 🏡 The heart of Allegro is right here in beautiful Paris, Tennessee. Since 1977, Allegro has craf...
22/10/2026

From our home to yours! 🏡 The heart of Allegro is right here in beautiful Paris, Tennessee. Since 1977, Allegro has crafted the flavors you know and love. We're proud of our deep roots, our fantastic team, and the small-town values that go into every bottle. Thank you for making us a part of your story.

Spotted: the secret to your best cookout yet. 🛒🔥
20/10/2026

Spotted: the secret to your best cookout yet. 🛒🔥

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Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00

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+17316426113

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