What Italgi does

Italgi S.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer of machines and industrial plants for pasta production, founded in 1985 in Santa Margherita Ligure and now headquartered in Carasco (Genoa), Italy. The company designs and builds a comprehensive range of equipment including combined pasta machines (MODULA, MULTIPLA, COMBIMAX, SINTESI, DUPLA), extruders and mixers, automatic sheeters (S160/S250/S320 series), ravioli and gnocchi machines, special pasta formers for regional Italian shapes (trofie, cavatelli), automatic pasta cookers and quick-service workstations, plus complete industrial lines for non-stuffed, stuffed, dry, pasteurized, and pre-cooked pasta. Notable engineering features include a patented Double Hopper Sliding System for continuous production and an electronic control panel for drying cycle management. Its portfolio spans over 100 models covering artisan to industrial-scale production.

Italgi's customer base is segmented across fresh pasta shops, industrial pasta factories, restaurants/hotels/gastronomy, fast food and pasta bars, and bakeries/artisanal producers. The company monetizes primarily through one-off hardware sales of both individual machines and custom-engineered industrial plants, supplemented by a used/refurbished equipment line and a consulting and training services offering that it positions as a sector first. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct sales via a multilingual (7-language) website, email, and phone, paired with a global distributor network present in over 30 countries since 1992.

The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no public listing; share capital is documented at €118,000. Italgi operates the Primo Piatto pasta school as a sub-brand and promotes the "Pasta Idea" fresh pasta shop concept as a downstream retail format. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range, consistent with a focused, owner-operated industrial equipment manufacturer.

Name

Italgi

Legal name

ITALGI S.r.l.

Website

https://italgi.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Italgi is an Italian manufacturer founded in 1985 that designs and sells machines and industrial plants for pasta production, serving fresh pasta shops, industrial pasta factories, restaurants, and quick-service operators in over 30 countries via direct sales and a global distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Carasco

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pasta Production Machines: Sale of pasta production machines including extruders, sheeters, ravioli machines, and gnocchi machines for restaurants, gastronomy, and small businesses.
2. Industrial Pasta Plants: Custom-designed industrial production lines for pasta factories including lines for non-stuffed pasta, stuffed pasta, dry pasta, pasteurized pasta, and pre-cooked pasta with associated equipment.
3. Cooking and Quick Service Equipment: Automatic pasta cookers, bain-marie, and workstations for fast food, restaurants, hotels, agritourism, and pasta bars.
4. Used/Reconditioned Equipment: Sale of pre-owned pasta machines through their dedicated used equipment section.
5. Consulting and Training Services: Professional consulting and training services for pasta production, being a pioneer in recognizing these as fundamental customer needs in the sector.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Italgi designs, manufactures, and sells pasta production machines and industrial plants. The portfolio spans combined pasta machines, extruders, automatic sheeters, ravioli and gnocchi machines, special pasta formers, automatic cookers and workstations for foodservice, plus complete industrial production lines for dry, pasteurized, pre-cooked, and stuffed pasta. The company also offers consulting, training (Primo Piatto pasta school), and the PASTA IDEA fresh pasta retail shop concept.

Product overview

ITALGI is a manufacturer of pasta production machines and industrial plants founded in 1985 in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. The product portfolio encompasses a comprehensive range of equipment organized into three main categories: (1) Individual machines for fresh pasta production including combined machines (MODULA, MULTIPLA, COMBIMAX, SINTESI, DUPLA), mixers and extruders (Estro, P-series), automatic sheeters (S160DV, S250DV, S320DV, S320SV), ravioli machines (PR50S, PRC, PRP, RAV series), gnocchi machines (GN15, GN90, GN250, GR60), and special pasta formers (4F, 10F); (2) Cooking and food service equipment including automatic pasta cookers (CP700, CP900) and opera-named workstations (Rigoletto, Tosca, Traviata, Turandot, Otello, Nabucco, Trovatore, Aida, Eco); and (3) Industrial plants and production lines for dry pasta, pasteurized pasta, pre-cooked pasta, and ready meals, along with supporting equipment like continuous cookers, pasteurizers (PSE/PSG series), coolers, pre-dryers (TB200, TB300), and static dryers (DRY1C through DRY8C). The company also operates Primo Piatto pasta school and promotes the Pasta Idea concept for fresh pasta retail shops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Primo Piatto - Scuola di pasta: A pasta school dedicated to teaching fresh pasta preparation techniques and dishes, staffed by professionals with various specializations and international experience.

Products and services

• MODULA Combined pasta machine based on sheeter technology for producing fresh pasta with automated sheeting and forming capabilities, intended for fresh pasta shops, restaurants, and small pasta producers.
• MULTIPLA Combined pasta machine based on extruder for producing various pasta shapes through extrusion technology, for restaurants, gastronomy, and small pasta production businesses.
• COMBIMAX Combined pasta machine based on extruder offering high-volume pasta production capabilities for medium-scale pasta operations.
• SINTESI Combined pasta machine based on sheeter designed for small to medium-scale fresh pasta production.
• DUPLA Combined machine specifically designed for ravioli and gnocchi production for fresh pasta shops and small pasta producers.
• Estro Pasta mixer and extruder for basic pasta dough preparation and extrusion, for restaurants and small pasta production.
• P400 Continuous cycle pasta machine designed for high-volume industrial pasta production.
• S320DV Automatic pasta sheeter with double hopper featuring patented sliding hopper change system; 320 kg/hour production capacity with 320mm sheet width for fresh pasta production.
• S250DV Automatic pasta sheeter with double hopper; 300 kg/hour production capacity with 250mm sheet width.
• S160DV Automatic pasta sheeter with double hopper; 160 kg/hour production capacity with 160mm sheet width.
• S320SV Automatic pasta sheeter with single hopper; 170 kg/hour production capacity with 320mm sheet width.
• PR50S Ravioli Machine Ravioli machine with double sheet for producing stuffed pasta products, targeted at fresh pasta shops and small industrial operations.
• PRC and PRP Series Ravioli Machines Ravioli machines with double sheet (PRC160/PRC250/PRC320 in various widths; PRP250/PRP320 with electronic control for precision stuffing) for industrial ravioli production.
• RAV Series Forming Machines RAV540MS and RAV540DS forming machines for stuffed products with 540mm width for high-volume industrial production.
• GN Series Gnocchi Machines Gnocchi machines for producing gnocchi at various scales: GN15 for small-scale, GN90 for medium-scale, and GN250 for large-scale industrial production.
• GR60 Stuffed Gnocchi Machine Machine for producing stuffed gnocchi with filling for fresh pasta shops and small industrial operations.
• 4F and 10F Special Pasta Formers Special pasta forming machines for typical Italian regional pasta shapes such as trofie, cavatelli, and foglie d'olivo, with the 10F offering higher capacity than the 4F model.
• CP700/CP900 Automatic Pasta Cookers Automatic pasta cookers designed for quick-service restaurants and food service operations.
• Opera Pasta Cooking Workstations Pasta cooking workstations named after Italian operas (Rigoletto, Tosca, Traviata, Turandot, Otello, Nabucco, Trovatore, Aida, Eco) designed for rapid pasta cooking in quick-service settings, restaurants, and pasta bars.
• Industrial Lines for Non-Stuffed Pasta Custom-engineered industrial production lines for non-stuffed pasta products for industrial pasta factories.
• Industrial Lines for Stuffed Pasta Industrial production lines for stuffed pasta products including ravioli and tortellini.
• Industrial Plants for Dry Pasta Complete industrial plants for dry pasta production.
• Industrial Plants for Pasteurized Pasta Industrial plants for pasteurized fresh pasta production, extending shelf life through thermal processing.
• Industrial Plants for Pre-Cooked Pasta and Ready Meals Industrial plants for pre-cooked pasta and ready meal production.
• Continuous Belt Pasta Cookers Continuous conveyor belt pasta cookers (Cuocitori continui a nastro) for industrial-scale pasta cooking applications.
• Industrial Pasteurizers (PSE and PSG Series) Electric (PSE40/PSE70x200/PSE70x300/PSE70x400) and gas (PSG70x200/PSG70x300/PSG70x400/PSG70x500) pasteurizers with steam source for food safety and preservation in industrial pasta processing.
• Industrial Coolers (RF Series) RF 75x400 and RF 75x600 continuous coolers for rapidly cooling cooked pasta products in industrial lines.
• Pre-Dryers and Static Dryers TB200/TB300 pre-dryers for initial moisture removal before final drying, plus DRY1C through DRY8C static dryers on carts for pasta drying (1 to 8 cart capacity, with electric or hot water heating options and electronic temperature/humidity control).
• PASTA IDEA Concept A fresh pasta shop retail concept combining traditional fresh pasta sales with on-site cooking of pasta dishes and take-away meal service for consumers.
• Primo Piatto Pasta School Pasta school dedicated to teaching fresh pasta preparation techniques and Italian pasta dishes, staffed by professionals with various specializations and international experience; offers consulting and training services to Italgi customers.
• Used/Reconditioned Equipment Sale of pre-owned Italgi pasta machines offered through a dedicated used equipment section.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Primo Piatto - Scuola di PastacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimo Piatto is a pasta school dedicated to teaching pasta preparation techniques and dishes. Founded by ITALGI to create a facility specifically dedicated to teaching the art of fresh pasta preparation, bringing together professional staff with various specializations and consolidated international experience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• JBT Corporation: American global supplier of food processing and packaging solutions including pasta and prepared food equipment; comparable industrial customer base but with significantly broader scale and a publicly traded balance sheet.
• GEA Group: German global supplier of food processing equipment and complete processing lines including pasta; overlaps Italgi's industrial equipment offerings from a much larger diversified portfolio covering dairy, meat, and beverage processing as well.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global food processing equipment leader whose pasta and snack technologies span complete industrial plants; competes at the large industrial end with substantially broader scale, R&D resources, and worldwide service coverage than Italgi.

Direct peers

• Clextral: French equipment specialist in twin-screw extrusion technology serving pasta, snacks, and pet food; competes with Italgi in the extrusion-based pasta machinery category for industrial customers.
• FAVA: Long-established Italian machinery firm with a pasta equipment division producing industrial lines, dough mixers, and pasta presses; directly comparable in customer profile and product scope to Italgi's mid-range industrial equipment offering.
• Storci: Italian pasta production machinery manufacturer headquartered near Parma, producing extruders, sheeters, dryers, and complete pasta plants — directly competes with Italgi across dry, fresh, and pre-cooked pasta industrial equipment categories.
• Pavan Group: Italian pasta machinery maker serving industrial pasta producers with extrusion, drying, and pre-cooked pasta technology; provides overlapping offering to Italgi's industrial equipment segment for cereal-based food processing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/italgi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/italgi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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