Food producer

Ezechiello Levoni founded his empire in 1911, after a long apprenticeship with Francesco Peck of Prague, one of the most prestigious pork butchers of all time. Levoni won the gold medal at the London International Exhibition in 1913 for his...

The story began in Asti, in 1939, when Secondo "Pinin" Ercole had a brilliant idea, and decided to use surplus seasonal vegetable crops to make preserves to be consumed during the rest of the year. He and his wife founded...

In 1945 Angelo Molinari launched Sambuca Extra Molinari on the market, beginning with just a few bottles. By 1959 the first semi-industrial plant opened the way for others. The boom of Sambuca Molinari came between the 1950s and 1960s in...

Lurisia has historical ties to the mineral waters of the Santa Barbara and Pini springs, liquid gold in glass bottles whose striking design is recognized worldwide. The company's mission for the quality of its water and attention to the environment...

This company's history begins far away in Zara, Dalmatia, and continues in Italy at Torreglia (Padua) where the family still produce their famous maraschino and other liqueurs like Sangue Morlacco, cherry brandy from marasca cherries and Sambuca. In 1821 Girolamo...

Four traders set up the Distilleria Nazionale di Spirito di Vino all'uso di Francia in 1847, in Turin. In 1879 the company name became Martini & Rossi, owned by Alessandro Martini (one of the founders) and Luigi Rossi, a liqueur...

Cismon del Grappa, late 1800s, the Maschio family cultivates the land and distills grappa on their alembic cart. It is a time of terrible poverty, so the family emigrates. Then, in the early 1900s, grandson Bonaventura develops the distillation into...

The company opened for business in 1964 at the Cisterna Latina plant, and so began the story of fine quality Italian frozen products. The market has developed and extended its range, as ever guaranteed by meticulous observation of health and...

In 1937 Mario Pavesi and three staff started producing biscuits in a small Novara bakery. In the post-war period he launched biscuits of an original shape and light texture that would give energy without being too heavy, suitable for children....

With 150 years of business celebrated in 2006, Riso Gallo is one of the biggest rice processors is Europe. It started business in Genoa in 1856, opening a factory that used to export products to South America but success soon...