Molino Pordenone

What Molino Pordenone does

Molino Pordenone (legal name S.p.A. Società di Macinazione) is a privately held Italian flour milling company founded in 1923 in Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia, where it operates the historical site of the region's first electric mill. The company formulates and produces technical flours for professional end-users — artisan bakeries, pizzerias, pastry shops, industrial food manufacturers, and gluten-free / organic consumers — through five branded product lines: La Bakery (BASE, IMPASTO, FORZA, wholemeal, semolina, and ready-to-use premixes), Pizza Making (Sole di Napoli variants, La Napoletana, La Pinsa, Foglia Oro), Patisserie (802–807 specialty flours for brioches, sfoglia, panettone, frolla, La Mola, dolci fritti), Gluten-Free (901–904), and Selezione Italia BIO. Production runs at a stated 70,000 tonnes-per-year wheat processing capacity, governed by Industry 4.0 software, NIR-based raw-material acceptance testing, dual internal rheological/microbiological laboratories, and a 4,000 m² finished-goods warehouse for batch homogenization. The company is FSSC 22000 certified and holds EPD environmental declarations for soft wheat flours.

Name

Molino Pordenone

Legal name

S.p.A. Società di Macinazione

Website

https://molinopordenone.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Molino Pordenone is a 100-year-old Italian mill (S.p.A. Società di Macinazione, founded 1923) that formulates technical wheat flours for professional bakers, pizzerias, patisseries, and industrial food customers through five branded product lines, supported by Industry 4.0 production and a 70,000-tonne annual capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flour Milling

NAICS

Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain-Based Mixes & Doughs Manufacturing (pancake/waffle mixes, baking mixes, dough bases) (AFAKABAF)

Keywords

• Flour milling
• Wheat flour production
• Bakery flours
• Pizza flours
• Patisserie flours

Headquarters

HQ city

Pordenone

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Flour Products: B2B sales of technical flours to professional bakers, pastry shops, pizzerias, and food industry. Product lines include bakery flours, patisserie flours, pizza flours, gluten-free flours, and specialty/organic selections.
2. Custom/Tailor-Made Flour Development: Personalized flour development service for industry customers, working in close collaboration with customers to build customized solutions for finished-product and systems requirements
3. Technical Support and Training Services: Technical service and training provided at company laboratory or on-site, including demonstrations, recipes, and applications support

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Molino Pordenone is a B2B flour milling company that formulates and produces technical wheat flours for professional bakeries, pastry shops, and pizzerias. Its portfolio spans La Bakery, Pizza Making, Patisserie, Gluten-Free, and Selezione Italia BIO flour lines, with a 70,000 tonnes/year production capacity supported by an internal R&D laboratory providing personalized technical service, training, and custom flour development.

Product overview

Molino Pordenone is a century-old Italian flour milling company (founded 1923) that formulates and produces technical flours for professional bakers. The product portfolio consists of four main product lines: (1) La Bakery — a versatile range spanning BASE, IMPASTO, FORZA, WHOLEMEAL FLOURS, SEMOLINA FLOURS, and Ready-to-use Premixes for artisan bakeries; (2) Pizza Making — a complete pizza flour range including Sole di Napoli ROSSA/BLU/VERDE, LA NAPOLETANA, LA PINSA, and FOGLIA ORO; (3) Patisserie — precision pastry flours numbered 802 BRIOCHES through 807 DOLCI FRITTI for various confectionery applications; (4) Gluten-Free — four products (901–904) for bread, pizza, shortcrust, sponge cake, and cake; and (5) Selezione Italia BIO — a 100% organic Italian wheat flour sub-brand. The company also operates an on-site R&D laboratory providing personalised technical service and training to customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Bakery: Product line for modern artisan bakeries featuring flours for special breads, focaccias, and brioche
• La Pizzeria
• La Pasticceria
• Gluten-Free
• Selezione Italia BIO

Products and services

• La Bakery Flour Range A complete range of technical flours for contemporary artisan bakeries, including BASE (everyday flours), IMPASTO (medium-strength balanced flours), FORZA (high-performance flours for long fermentations), wholemeal and semolina flours, and ready-to-use premixes for specialty breads, focaccias, brioches, and artisan baked goods.
• Pizza Making Flour Range A complete range of technical pizza flours including Sole di Napoli ROSSA (W 360), BLU (W 290), VERDE (W 240), LA NAPOLETANA, LA PINSA (ready-to-use pinsa romana mix), and FOGLIA ORO (with toasted wheat germ for long fermentations). Designed for pizzerias producing Italian pizza traditions including Neapolitan, classic, and pinsa romana.
• Patisserie Flour Range A complete range of precision technical flours for professional pastry baking, including 802 BRIOCHES (cold-proofing and blast-chilling), 803 SFOGLIA (puff pastry), 804 PANETTONE (panettone, pandoro, colomba), 805 FROLLA (shortcrust pastry), 806 LA MOLA (fibre-rich wholemeal), and 807 DOLCI FRITTI (fried pastries).
• Gluten-Free Flour Range A range of gluten-free flours for bread, pizza, shortcrust, sponge cake, and cake. Includes 901 Pane e pizza, 902 Frolla, 903 Pan di spagna, and 904 Cake, designed for ease of use and reliability.
• Selezione Italia BIO 100% organic Italian soft wheat flour line, sourced from northern Italian farms, sown, harvested, and milled entirely in Italy. Includes La 0 Italiana BIO and La 1 Italiana BIO products, packaged in 100% recyclable plastic-free paper sacks.
• Custom/Tailor-Made Flour Development Personalized flour development service for industrial customers, working in close collaboration to build customized flour solutions for finished-product and systems requirements. Includes clean label product development without synthetic ingredients.
• Technical Support and Training Services Technical service and training provided at Molino Pordenone's dedicated company laboratory or on-site at customer locations, including product demonstrations, recipes, and applications support for professional bakers, pastry chefs, and pizzaioli.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48% reduction in CO2 impact from production process
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership for Burkina Faso reforestation project, working with AES-CCC NGO and Union des Femmes de Garango for social reforestation and women's empowerment.
• AES-CCC (Padua-based NGO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Padua-based NGO collaborating on Burkina Faso reforestation project, fostering growth of native resilient species and supporting local women communities.
• Huong Son State Forest Company (Vietnam)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024State-owned enterprise managing the Wellbeing Forest in Vietnam's Ha Tinh province, implementing forest conservation and reforestation projects.
• Lombardy Region (BioClima)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Public co-funding for Torbiere del Sebino and Parco Oglio Sud projects through the BioClima (Biodiversity and Climate) initiative, created within the Lombardy Plan and LIFE GESTIRE 2020 project.
• Fondazione CariplominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Foundation supporting the BioClima initiative, contributing to biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation projects in Lombardy's forests and protected areas.
• Magnifica Comunità di FiemmeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Ancient entity managing Val di Fiemme forests, implementing Storm Vaia reforestation and restoration projects in FSC-certified areas.
• Etifor (University of Padua Spin-off)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Scientific partner supporting Molino Pordenone's path towards environmental sustainability through the MARC (Measure, Avoid, Risks, Capture & Communicate) approach. Etifor is an authoritative spin-off of the University of Padua specializing in helping businesses improve their social and environmental performance.
• WOWnaturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Platform partner for forest projects that capture excess CO2 emissions. WOWnature enables Molino Pordenone to engage the community and stakeholders in environmental protection and forestry projects, supporting the Climate Positive 2030/2050 goals.
• FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022International non-profit organization whose certification standards are used for most of Molino Pordenone's supported forest projects, ensuring responsible forest management with strict environmental, social, and economic standards.
• Natura7 Agricultural Society / Alessandro ArnostiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Owner and restorer of Bosco Sacile di Carlino forest, working with WOWnature to restore and preserve the 70-hectare lowland forest in Friuli.
• Parco Oglio SudminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Nature reserve along the Oglio river basin, FSC certified, receiving support for biodiversity improvement and invasive species management.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Bob's Red Mill: US specialty flour and grain-based products company with strong organic and gluten-free lines. Comparable specialty grain milling, clean-label product focus, and emphasis on artisanal applications.
• King Arthur Baking Company: US-based specialty flour brand with strong B2B and consumer presence, focused on premium bread and pastry flours. Comparable specialty positioning and technical flour range, though primarily serves the North American artisan market.

Broad incumbents

• De Cecco: Italian pasta and food manufacturer that operates its own durum and soft wheat mills. Competes for premium Italian flour customers and shares the artisan/pizzeria channel, though milling is a means to support pasta production.
• Barilla Group: Global Italian food company with integrated flour milling operations feeding its pasta and bread businesses. Overlaps in soft wheat flour production and Italian B2B distribution but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio beyond milling.

Direct peers

• Molino Grassi: Italian soft wheat flour mill serving artisan bakeries and food industry with a strong organic and specialty line. Closely comparable B2B customer mix (artisan bakery + industrial food manufacturers) and similar product breadth across bakery and specialty segments.
• Molino Casillo: Major Italian grain mill and flour producer with significant European scale. Direct competitor in soft wheat flour for bakeries and pasta industry, with overlapping B2B customer base across Italy and export markets.
• Molino Quaglia (Farina Petra): Italian specialty flour mill focused on pizza, bread, and pastry flours with a similar premium artisan positioning. Comparable product segmentation (specific flours for pizza styles, bread, patisserie) and direct overlap in the Italian HoReCa channel.
• Antico Molino Caputo: Italian flour mill famous for Neapolitan pizza and artisan flours, with a similar B2B focus on professional pizzerias and bakeries. Directly comparable product positioning (specialty pizza and bakery flours) and similar Italian heritage brand equity.
• Agugiaro & Figna (5 Stagioni): Italian specialty flour mill producing the 5 Stagioni professional flour line for pizzerias and bakeries. Closely aligned B2B channel (distributors to HoReCa) and overlapping pizza/bakery specialty flour portfolio.
• Antico Molino Rosso: Italian flour mill operating since 1959, producing flours for bread, pizza, and pastries. Directly competes in the same professional flour category with similar customer types and Italian distribution footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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