Paolo Barbieri

Barilla is an Italian family-owned food company. And like all Italian families, they take food very seriously. They have been doing this for 145 years. Today they are committed to bringing people closer to the joy of good food and making quality the choice for a better life, from each individual to the planet. Barilla's origins date back to 1877, when Pietro Barilla opened a small bread and pasta shop in Parma: that moment marked the beginning of a story of passion for quality, continuous pursuit of excellent recipes and ability to combine tradition and innovation. Today they are an international Group present in more than 100 countries through their brands: world leader for pasta, leader for ready-made sauces in Europe, for bakery products in Italy and for crispbreads in Scandinavia. They employ over 8,700 people and own 30 production sites in 10 countries which every year contribute to the production of over 2,000,000 tons of products.