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Luigi Moretti opened for business in 1859, when he started his brewery and ice factory in Udine. In 1860 he bottled his first beer and began to make a name for himself in the region. In the 1950s the brand's...

In 1933 Francesco Illy created a coffee production and sales business in Trieste. In 1935 he patented the forerunner of espresso machines and a modern preserving system, making it possible to export coffee to bars all over Italy. In subsequent...

In 1877 Pietro Barilla opened a bakery in Parma, and in 1910 his children increased production, creating the first factory with a continual oven. Later the founder's grandson Pietro joined the business . The post-War revival was an opportunity for...

Over 2,000 producer-members in the large food group, a consortium joint-stock company which works the best Italian farmlands to offer the best fruit and vegetables, fresh, frozen and in preserves. The whole production process is closely monitored from sowing to...

Ferrarelle is one the most popular mineral waters with Italians. It springs from the Riardo countryside in the province of Caserta, from an ancient volcanic source between the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina and Campania's Apennine foothills. Work to channel Ferrarelle...

Pietro Ferrero opened a workshop in Alba, where he began some mouth-watering experiments. In 1946 ingredients were hard to find, but using one of the area's most abundant gems, the hazelnut, he invented Giandujot, the ancestor of Nutella, a gianduia...

Virgilio Sapori opened his Siena business in 1832, producing panforte in a small bakery. Almost two centuries have passed since the opening of that workshop, two hundred years characterized by constant renewal that has kept alive ancient Tuscan confectionery traditions....

Brothers Armando, Lieto and Aurelio Flamigni opened their pastry store in Forlì, in 1930. Soon the stores began to multiply and became a magnet for all travellers arriving from northern Italy to the Adriatic coast. High professional standards, top ingredients,...

In 1845 Bernardino Branca invented the bitter that took the world by storm in just a few years. Its 27 herbs and spices, gathered from 4 continents, were in the original recipe and are unchanged today. The family has carefully...

It all started in 1857, when two Merano businessmen founded the brewery in Maso Unterkofl, in Foresta, known as Forst in German. The area has excellent water from mountain springs and natural ice to use in summer. In 1863, Josef...