Corporate profile Who we are
A passion passed down through the generations for over 100 years
The Colussi Group is a private Italian business operating in the food sector. It all began when the founder opened a small bakery in 1911, and it has gone from strength to strength since then, gaining momentum drawn from its constant pursuit of excellence. Today it has become a solid group that successfully competes in the quality food sector, easily holding its own in the main international markets. Who we are Story in pills
Angelo Colussi opens his first bakery in Venice producing 1911 firstly bread than specialising in biscuits (Baicoli).
The Company launches GRAN TURCHESE, the delicious 1955 biscuit that will soon win over generations of Italians, making Colussi one f the most popular brands in its sector.
1980- The prodution is diversified for the first time: the traditional biscuit production is accompanied by new lines dedicated to ’90 rusks and crackers.
The Misura brand is bought from the multinational Heinz and 1996 this marks the company’s first step into the world of healthy food products.
Colussi takes over the brands Agnesi, Flora and Ponte 1999 increasing its share on pasta market also introducing into the rice market. Who we are Story in pills
Colussi acquires Eurico rice from Cereol-Eridania Beghin Say, with a view to widening its offering from parboiled rice 2001 to white rice. In the same year it buys Maltagliati, leading brand of imported pasta in Russia.
Acquisition of Sapori, specialised in Tuscan biscuits and 2004 pastries, trading under Sapori 1832, Pepi, Tinti, Parenti and Vialetto brands.
Colussi buys Albea 90, company specialised in the 2006 industrial production of bread.
Colussi takes over Pangram (Romania) to increasing its share of the eastern European pasta market. 2007 In the same year, it signs an agreement with Del Monte for the exclusive distribution of canned fruit in the large-scale retail channel. Who we are Story in pills
Creation of a joint venture in Russia to develop the pasta 2009 business in the local market and in the surrounding areas..
2017 Launch of Misura Americas to introduce the Misura brand into Mexico.
Colussi group purchases Pastificio Plin, specialised in the 2018 production of high quality fresh and filled pasta.
Colussi enters the chocolate market, buying a majority 2019 shareholding in La Suissa, historical, traditional Piedmontese chocolate company. Values
Our PRIORITIES are inspired by four main values:
QUALITY: Commitment to those who choose the Group, its brands and products, satisfying the food requirements of consumers with products and services of a high quality level.
RESPONSIBLE CHOICES HIGH STANDARDS CERTIFIED QUALITY The Colussi Group has chosen not to use Thanks to its partnerships with qualified The Colussi Group has obtained the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) suppliers, the entire production chain is UNI ENI ISO 9001 quality system or palm oil in its production cycles. continuously monitored and checked, from certification for its main production the raw materials to the finished product. sites and is also BRC and IFS certified
INNOVATION: Research, development, and dynamism as a way of defending tradition, productivity, advanced technology, and high quality are the prerogatives of Colussi’s modern industrial philosophy and of all the Group’s products and brands. INTEGRITY: Listening, responding and acting, while upholding the commitments made. RESPECT: Implementing environmentally-friendly behaviour and procedures, for the benefit of future generations. The Colussi group operates in compliance with the ethical principles of lawfulness, decency, respect for people, product quality and safety, respect for and conservation of the environment and the land. Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY is our FUTURE
VIDEO Sustainability
Our approach Today, we are finding ourselves up against a hordeVIDEOof unprecedented environmental threats. Never before in the history of our Planet have we been struck by such a drastic climate change as the one we are experiencing now, which has wreaked havoc in the space of just a few generations. The balance of nature has been broken, but hopefully we can still correct our mistakes as we go about our business, by offering solutions that not only make the most of the technological abilities available today, but also benefit from the change that can be driven by millions of small daily actions.
Because the actions of every individual make the difference.
Our future is in our hands.
The Colussi Group has therefore decided to make its own contribution by choosing the pathway of innovation. This pathway of sustainability is based on shared values, starting from our own production and those of our raw material suppliers and ends with our customers, leading us to become collectively ever more effective. Every single one of us can do their bit. And together we can strengthen and promote the choices that drive us towards a more pleasant, safer world.. Sustainability: Action areas
Towards more sustainable packaging
We are gradually introducing an even more eco-friendly packaging for our products, which can be managed within the organic waste chain or completely recycled, to reduce its environmental footprint. We will be launching this on the Misura products first, halving the amount of plastic used and replacing it with compostable packaging materials derived from corn and cellulose. 100% biodegradable and compostable, it can be recycled in the organic waste collection and industrially processed to produce compost, a fertile topsoil that can be used as fertiliser.
Additionally, where possible, we will replace plastic with FSC® certified paper (Forest Stewardship Council®), that is, paper sourced from certified supply chains. The FSC certification guarantees that the product comes from responsibly managed forest sources. Finally, by the end of 2020, all the products of the Group supplied in paper packaging will be FSC certified. Sustainability: Action areas Using energy from renewable source and improving logistic efficiency Recognising the importance of efficiently managing and monitoring the enormous energy requirements of a large production group like ours, with minimum impact on the Planet’s health, is a priority of the Group’s strategy which will guide the choices we make in the future. In fact, we already carried out several energy upgrading interventions a few years ago. Today Colussi only uses electricity from renewable sources in all its production sites.
Colussi Group has opted to help finance sustainable projects to compensate the amount of CO2 emitted, over the next few years. These choices enable the Group not only to reduce its CO2 emissions, but also its dependency on oil and the conflicts generated globally to enable its procurement. We are also working on finding more efficient ways to transport goods: if our vehicles travel shorter distances, they will create less pollution.
.. And we are studying how to reduce the sizes of our packaging (for the same amounts of product), with a view to consistently reducing the number of trucks in circulation. Sustainability: Action areas
Implementing agricultural controlled supply chain
Since 2014, the Colussi Group has been working to identify agricultural supply chains that cultivate the most suitable varieties of wheat needed to make its products. Managing the chain is also the best, most mutually beneficial way to involve a series of local partners in the business, and to keep the consumption of material and energy resources used in the primary part of the production under tight control.
We began with a chain in Umbria, and plan to extend it throughout Italy, especially to the areas nearest to our production sites. The Umbrian supply chain project, together with the model the Group is fine-tuning, is being developed in close collaboration with a Team of Experts from the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Perugia. The supply chain model enables the quality and safety of the product to be monitored, tracked, and checked, from the crops in the fields right through to the finished product. Sustainability: Action areas
Training our staff and engaging them towards conscious behaviour
We strive every day to make our workplaces a gym in which young talents can develop their strengths and a place where professionals with more expertise can continue to grow. With this in mind, over the last few years we have increased the quantity of training hours offered to our employees, focusing our resources on safety in the workplace, the implementation of soft skills and technical competences.
Efforts to adopt increasingly sustainable models must be made by everyone, at all organisational levels. For this reason, we have begun monitoring and reducing the paper used in the company for photocopying and printing and are carefully managing the waste recycling process. We have also fitted our offices with water distribution points that filter and purify the water from the mains, in a bid to stop the consumption of plastic bottles. Sustainability: Action areas
Collaborating with food bank to reduce food waste
Since 2017, the Colussi Group has been collaborating with Banco Alimentare, Italian food bank charity, to reduce food waste. Until then, only part of our food waste was reused by people, while the majority was sent to farms for use as animal feed. In the first 5 months of 2020, we delivered 8.5 million meals to Banco Alimentare and our goal is to increase the amount of food sent to soup kitchens and people in need. Mission
Doing things right is the best thing you can do
The mission of Colussi Group is to offer and develop food products that symbolise Italian tradition and characterise the Mediterranean diet. Colussi Group is passionately dedicated to ensuring quality and excellence and offers a full range of products able to meet the consumers’ evolving needs, both today and in the future.
The pioneering spirit of the Colussi Group, combined with its responsible, sustainable approach, makes it a reliable international benchmark for consumers, trading partners, customers, and suppliers alike. Vision
Expansion in the worldwide with products and experience
The Group’s business strategy aims to enter new markets with a view to opening up consumer opportunities, seeking new targets and increasing its business abroad in new potential markets spreading not only the Group’s brands and products, but also its competences and values.
The Colussi Group’s internationalization strategy is based both on the traditional export business and its direct presence in the area, with industrial and commercial facilities in partnership with important local players. Our products are exported both directly to customers and via importers.
Part of the Group’s strategy is also the distribution of other product lines and third party brands that complement and complete the Group’s own productions. The Group’s internationalization strategy focuses on its bakery products, healthy products and pasta Production plants in Italy
The following map, reports the localization and installed capacity of the group’s production facilities in Italy. Total group employees in Italy amount to approximately 1,064 (including marketing and sales, staff and supply chain personnel).
Leini (TO) -- Bread subs 10.000 smq; 30k tons/year; 70FTE Fossano (CN) -- Pasta, Rusks 21,600 sqm; 88k tons/year; 227 FTE
Villanova d’Albenga (SV) Tavernelle (FI) – Snacks Petrignano (PG) -- Fresh and Frozen Pasta /Pastry from Tuscany/ Colussi -- Bakery 4,000 sqm; 1k tons/year; 21 FTE 15,500 sqm; 22K tons/year; 33,000 sqm 116 FTE 90k tons/year; 448 FTE Production plants Italy Certifications
SITE ACTIVITIES STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
Petrignano Research, development and ISO 9001 BRC (PG) manufacturing of bakery products IFS (biscuits, crackers, rusks) Kosher (Crackers)
Fossano (CN) Research, development and ISO 9001 BRC manufacturing of durum wheat IFS semolina, egg and special pasta, Kosher (Pasta) Halal(Pasta) rusks
Tavarnelle (FI) Production of bakery products and ISO 9001 Tuscan pastry BRC IFS Halal (Cantuccini e Amaretti)
Leinì (To) Production of bread BRC IFS BIO (June 2018)
Villanova Production of fresh and frozen pasta BRC (Feb 2017) d’Albenga (SV) Production plants abroad
ZAO CI Group, Tula + Shebekino -> Pasta 50k tons/year; 254 FTE
ZAO CI Group, Balashov Pangram, Resita Pasta 65k tons/year; 108 Pasta, snack FTE; Mulino Grano duro 11k tons/year; 87 FTE 144k wheat tons/year, 43 FTE Production plants abroad Certifications
SITE ACTIVITIES STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
Resita Production of pasta, salted snack and ISO 22000 (Romania puffed cereals products. FSSC 22000
Russian Manufacturing of durum wheat ISO 22000 plants semolina and soft wheat semolina Brands
Brands of excellence in Italy The portfolio of Colussi Group also hosts some of the best-known traditional Italian food products, esteemed brands selected for their excellence which represent fine Italian production worldwide. Every brand of the Group conveys the values embodied by the Colussi DNA: history and the grand tradition of Italian food, quality and safety, innovation in the form of research, development and dynamism, and integrity, in terms of its actions and its respect for consumers, customers and collaborators. Brands
Since 1911 Colussi…good in every way
Colussi is a memorable brand of the food tradition in Italy, having been a symbol of our nation’s expertise and excellence since 1911. As always, the Colussi world is centred around families and their children. The best-loved, sweetest icon of the Colussi brand is the GranTurchese biscuit, the famous, inimitable shortbread with holes, but its extensive brand portfolio also includes other types of biscuits and snacks, crackers, and crispbreads.
We choose the finest raw materials the way a mother cares for her child Brands: Colussi Product range: Biscuits
GRANTURCHESE Granturchese (400g, 800g, 1,2kg) Granturchese Più Choco Chips(300g, 600g) Granturchese Più Cocoa (300g, 600g)
SHORTBREAD Scintille (330g, 660g) Re Di Cuori (300g, 600g) Foglie Magiche (600g)
OTHER BISCUITS Oswego (250g, 500g, 1kg) Oswego no sugar added (250g) Zuppalatte (250g, 500g, 1kg) Zuppalatte with cereals (280g) Biscolussi (500g) Granvariè (650g) Nic Nac (650g) Brands: Colussi
Product range: Crackers & Rusks
CRACKERS
Panetti Olive oil 250g Panetti 5 Cereals 250g Salted (250g, 500g) Less Salted (250g, 500g) Whole Wheat (250g, 500g) With Rosemary (250g)
RUSKS
Classic (320g, 645g) Whole Wheat (320g, 645g) Brands: Colussi Product range: Croissants, Pastries, Breads
CROISSANTS
Classic (200g) With Chocolate filling (240g) With Apricot filling (240g)
PASTRIES
Baicoli (405g, 504g, 135g) Lingue di Gatto (130g)
BREADS Panbauletto with Olive Oil (400g). Panbauletto Classic (400g) Panbauletto with 5 Cereals (400g) Panbauletto with Whole Wheat (400g) Pancarrè classic (330g) Brands
Italian brand leader in innovation and pioneer in the world of nutritional well-being
First launched in 1974, Misura was immediately characterised by its strong vocation for research and innovation, becoming a benchmark brand in the world of dietary wellness. Today, with its naturally wholesome and nutritionally balanced products, Misura is a brand that offers consumers the freedom to experience wellness with dynamism, enabling them to choose the most suitable products for living life healthily, and to the full. Whatever your concept of wellness might be, there’s a world of Misura products tailor-made for you! Misura, the Freedom to Be and Stay Well! Brands: Misura
Product range: Biscuits FIBREXTRA Filled with wild berry&beet (260g) Filled with pumpkin, carrot and orange (260g) Whole Wheat (120g, 330g) With Muesly, choco and dry fruits(230g) With choco drops (290g)
EGG & MILK FREE
With Cocoa&Puffed Rice (120g, 290g) With Honey (320g, 400g) With choco Chips (290g)
NO SUGAR ADDED
With Yoghurt (400g) With Choco chips (120g) With 4 Cereals (120g, 300g) With Choco drops (300g) Brands: Misura
Product range: Biscuits
MULTIGRAIN
With 6 cereals (120g, 330g) With buckwheat and choco drops (280)
NATURA RICCA
With soya and cereals (330g) With cereals and legumes (280)
LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX
With chocolate chips (200g) With hazelnuts (200) Brands: Misura
Product range: Croissants FIBREXTRA
With honey (300g) With chocolate filling (300g) With Punpkin, carrot and orange filling (300g) With beries, beetroot and grapes filling (300g)
EGG & MILK FREE
Classic (240g) With chocolate filling (290g) With apricot filling (290g)
NO SUGAR ADDED
With cherries filling (290g) Brands: Misura
Product range: MiniCakes and Bars DONUTS FIBREXTRA Whole wheat Donuts (230g) Donuts with choco chips (230g)
MINICAKES EGG & MILK FREE Minicake with Chocolate (240g) Minicake with cherries (290g)
PLUM CAKES NO SUGAR ADDED Plum cake with yoghurt (190g)
BARS FIBREXTRA Snaks with oats, rice, corn and chocolate (81g)
BARS LIBERI DI Snacks with cocoa, cerals and cocoa beans 63g
BARS NATURA RICCA Snacks with sunflower seeds, cashews and chocolate 81g Snacks with Almonds, Walnuts, Blueberries and Acai 66g Snacks with Pumpkin, Almond and Baobab seeds 75g Snacks with dried fruits, figs and carrots 81g Brands: Misura
Product range: Crackers & Rusks
CRACKERS
Whole wheat (385g) Whole wheat with beetroots and carots 385g) Whole wheat with oats and chia seeds (230g) Multigrain (385g) Natura Ricca with soy (385g) Natura Ricca with pumpkins and sesame seeds (230g)
RUSKS
Whole wheat (320g) With no added sugar (320g) Natura Ricca with rye and oats (320g) Brands: Misura
Product range: Cereals
WHOLE WHEAT
Crispy Cornflakes with dark chocolate (300g)
NO SUGAR ADDED
Crispy Cornflakes (350g) Whole wheat and whole oat Cornflakes (350g)
MULTIGRAIN
Wholemeal wheat, rice and oat Cornflakes (320g)
NATURA RICCA
Ancient cereals, buckwheat, spelled and quinoa (350g) Brands: Misura
Product range: SNACKS , BEVERAGES , PASTA
SNACKS
Snacks with legumes and pumpkin seeds (224g) Snacks with cereals and sunflower seeds (224g) Snacks with oats, pumpkin and sunflower seeds (224g)
Label BEVERAGES
Ananas, apple, fennel (690ml) Orange, carot, mango (690ml) Grapes, beetroot, blueberry (690ml)
PASTA
Spaghetti (500g) Pennette rigate (500g) Fusilli (500g) Tortiglioni (500g) Brands
Traditional Tuscan sweet treats and pastries
Sapori 1832 is one of the oldest brands of fine pastry products. It was back in 1832 when Dr Virgilio Sapori began producing Panforte, founding a small pastry bakery in Siena. Almost two centuries have now passed since the birth of that small artisan workshop: two hundred years in which a mindset of constant renewal has succeeded in keeping the ancient Tuscan tradition alive. It has done so by proposing a range of new, delicious fine pastry products, ideal for enjoying every day alongside its typical sweet treats such as Panforte, Ricciarelli, Cantuccini and Cavallucci. Brands: Sapori
Product range: Cantuccini and Ricciarelli
CANTUCCINI
Almond Cantuccini (9g, 175g) Cantuccini with dark choco chunks (9g, 175g)
RICCIARELLI Single wrapped inside
Almond Ricciarelli (120g) Cocoa Ricciarelli (120g) Brands: Sapori
Product range: Panforte and Amaretti
PANFORTE Single wrapped inside
Delizie Toscane almond & candied fruits (126g ) Delizie Toscane Figs & walnuts (126g)
AMARETTI
Amaretti: soft almond pastry (175g) Brands
The oldest Italian pasta factory… since 1824
Since it first set sail, from the Ligurian region, the Agnesi sailing ship has crossed the seas, exploring the most remote countries in pursuit of the finest varieties of durum wheat. Agnesi pasta is made with a bled of the top wheat varieties, sourced from all over the world. The end product is ideal for making a high quality pasta that never overcooks and is always al dente.
Nowaday Agnesi is a symbol of excellence in durum wheat pasta production Brands: Agnesi
Product range: Durum Wheat Semolina SHORT SHAPES (500g)
Rigatoni n. 49 Eliche n.56 Casarecce
Eliche tricolore Pennette Gnocchi Cellentani n. 656 Rigate n.87 n.54 n.93
Penne Farfalle Fusilli n.78 Tortiglioni n.46 Rigate n.19 Brands: Agnesi
Product range: Durum Wheat Semolina LONG SHAPES (500g)
Capellini
Bucatini Fettuccine Flat Linguine n.10
Spaghettini n.2 Bavette n.9 Spaghettini n.3 Brands: Agnesi
Product range: Whole Wheat Pasta
Spaghetti n.3 Penne Rigate n.19 Brands: Agnesi
Product range: Egg Pasta
Tagliatelle 250g Tagliatelle Paglia e Fieno 250g
Tagliolini 250g Fettuccine 250g
Pappardelle 250g Lasagne 500g Brands: Agnesi
Product range: Red Ready-made Sauces 400g
Sugo Sugo Sugo all’aglio all’arrabbiata al basilico
Sugo alla Sugo alla Sugo alle Sugo alle bolognese napoletana verdure olive Brands: Agnesi
Product range: Ready-made Pestos 185g
Pesto alla Pesto alla genovese calabrese
Pesto alla Pesto rosso siciliana Brands: Agnesi
Product range: Flours and derivatives
Farina 00 1kg Farina 2 1kg
Couscous 500g
Polenta bramata 1kg Polenta istantanea 500g Brands
The rice that does not overcook
Flora was created at the end of the Sixties as a parboiled rice specialist: it proposed a great innovation in the sector, immediately becoming the leader of the category of rice that does not overcook. Over time, the brand deftly evolved, extending its undisputed ability to offer flawless performances to a wider range of products, so meeting new areas of demand. Today Flora is a guarantee of the best result in the kitchen, and ensures the success of every recipe in which it is used, thanks to the careful selection of excellent 100% Italian rice varieties and the strict controls performed in all the phases of the production process.
The versatile rice. Ideal for all recipes Brands: Flora
Product range: Parboiled Rice
PARBOILED RICE
Bell’Insalata 1kg
Classic 1kg Gran Risotto 1kg
OTHER RICES
Integrale 1kg 3 Risi 400g Brands
Fresh pasta with a unique, genuine taste
It all began in the small town of Villanova d’Albenga in the Ligurian Riviera, and the finest raw materials such as borage, trumpet squash and purple asparagus are still processed here every day with the greatest care, to make fresh pasta with a unique, genuine flavour. In particular, the Borage of the Albenga Flatland is gathered just a few km from the pasta plant. The pasta is made only with 100% Italian durum wheat semolina and fresh Italian eggs from free- range hens. The range offers a wide variety of flavours and fillings, from meat to fish and vegetables.
Italian know-how Brands: Plin
Product range: Pasta filled with meat
Raviolini with Ravioli with Ravioli del Plin with Piedmontese beef Piedmontese beef Piedmontese beef
Cappelletti with Italian ham (prosciutto crudo)
Agnolotto with Ravioli with borage Piedmontese beef and Piedmontese beef Brands: Plin
Product range: Pasta filled with fish or vegetables
Ravioli with Branzino fish Ravioli with Nasello fish Ravioli with Zucchini Trombetta from Albenga
Ravioli with violet Asparagus Ravioli with mushrooms from Albenga
Round Raviolo Spiny from Albenga Ravioli del Plin Herbs Green Artichoke Green Puff Pastry Puff Pastry Brands: Plin
Product range: Pasta filled with fish or vegetables
Ravioli del Plin with Ricotta Pansotti Half-moon and Herbs Ricotta and Herbs Paglia&Fieno Puff Pastry
Triangular Pansotti with Ravioli with Nettle Ricotta and Herbs Green Puff Pastry
Ravioli with Borage from Pumpkin Ravioli with Albenga Curcuma Puff Pastry Brands: Plin
Product range: The Specialties
Ravioli del Plin with Fondue Ravioli del Plin with and Truffle Castelmagno D.O.P. cheese
Pansotti Half-moon Pansotti Half-moon Spiny Artichokes from Albenga Violet Asparagus from Albenga Paglia&Fieno Puff Pastry Paglia&Fieno Puff Pastry
Pansotti Half-moon Ravioli with Fish Nasello Spiny Artichokes from Albenga Two-colored Puff Pastry Paglia&Fieno Puff Pastry Brands: Plin
Product range: Pasta and Trofie
Ligurian Troffie
Taglierini with Nettle Egg Fettuccine puff pastry Egg Pappardelle puff pastry
Troffie cuttlefish ink Taglierini cuttlefish ink
Taglierini with Borage Egg Taglierini puff pastry from Albenga Brands: Plin
Product range: Gnocchi
Tricolor Chicche with Potatoes
Chestnut Gnocchi Topini with patatoes
Gnocchetti with patatoes Gnocchi with patatoes Brands
Passion for chocolate since 1981
La Suissa was found in the hills of Piedmont between Gavi and Monferrat. Nowadays it has become a synonym of quality and tradition in Italy and abroad thanks to its carefully selected raw materials, expert know-how and range of hi-tech production systems. The result is a product that meets the tastes and requirements of all consumers, while satisfying all the senses. Brands
The sixth sense for chocolate
Vialetto is a modern chocolate brand offering a range of selected products made according to exquisite recipes that respond to the new consumer trends: authentic tastes, innovation, originality. Its forms and packaging have an exclusive, premium look. Vialetto, the sixth sense for chocolate. Brands
Artisan quality for a true tasty chocolate
Giovanni Parenti produces typical Piedmontese traditional chocolate products with top quality raw materials, so disseminating the culture of the “Piedmontese savoir-faire”. Most of the recipes it uses contain the unique ingredient that characterises this land: hazelnut. The traditional products, Gianduiotti and Cremini, are only made with PGI Piedmont Hazelnuts. Brands
From 1892…top quality products
Del Monte is the leading global producer of canned fruit. The company was founded in California in 1892 and since then it has become the expression of excellent quality and the finest expertise, offering a wide range of products for the whole family and for all occasions: pineapple and other types of fruit in fruit juice and syrup. In 2007, the Colussi Group purchased the exclusive right to distribute the Del Monte brand in Italy in the modern channel, for pineapple and the other types of canned fruit. Brands
Export brands The Group portfolio also includes several brands sold on the international markets, some of which are produced in Italy and exported, others produced directly in the local production sites. In this case, the Colussi Group provides its competences in relation to the food industry and its technological know-how, adapting them to meet the specific needs of each market and so formulating the most effective responses for the needs of the local consumers. Colussi S.p.A., Via Giovanni Spadolini 5, 20141 – Milano, Italy. Tel. +39.02.847841 www.colussigroup.it