Cucina Della Cucina

What Cucina Della Cucina does

Cucina Della Cucina is a privately held, family-owned food manufacturer founded in 1998 by Barbara and Kevin Luboff and headquartered in San Fernando, California. The company produces gourmet, artisan-style fresh pasta products — centered on 25+ signature ravioli varieties (vegetarian, meat, poultry, and seafood including premium Wagyu Beef with Black Truffles and Maine Lobster with Cognac), complemented by fresh egg pasta (fettuccine, linguine, spaghetti, pappardelle, penne rigati, lasagna sheets, angel hair, black linguine), gnocchi, tortellini, and cavatelli — sold wholesale to foodservice operators. Manufacturing relies on stainless-steel Italian pasta machines in a temperature-controlled facility maintaining an unbroken cold chain from production through delivery, with ingredients including North Dakota durum semolina, ESL eggs, and extra virgin olive oil.

The business model is wholesale B2B food manufacturing, with products sold in cases (typically 10 lb) under quote-based, volume-negotiated pricing. The go-to-market is channel-led: a nationwide network of regional food distributors resells to restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and caterers across all 50 U.S. states plus Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and British Bahamas. Direct FedEx shipping supplements the distributor channel for operators who contact the company directly. The company maintains USDA, FDA, and HACCP certifications with regular third-party auditing, enabling vendor qualification with larger foodservice accounts.

Customer segments are organized vertically into restaurants and hotels, country clubs and caterers, and food distributors. Demand generation is relationship-based, anchored by a "Chef Partner" program and a content-led company website offering chef creation recipes and a distributor locator. The company employs 11-50 people and discloses no revenue or external funding; it operates as an independent, owner-managed business.

Name

Cucina Della Cucina

Legal name

Cucina Della Cucina

Website

https://cucinadellacucina.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cucina Della Cucina is a family-owned food manufacturer founded in 1998 in San Fernando, California, producing gourmet ravioli, fresh pasta, gnocchi, tortellini, and cavatelli sold wholesale to foodservice operators and food distributors nationwide through regional distributors and direct FedEx shipping.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Pasta and Ravioli Manufacturing

NAICS

Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing (31182), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pasta Manufacturing (dry, fresh, filled) (AFAKABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Deli & prepared foods (retail/foodservice pack) manufacturing (AFAKAHAF)

Keywords

• Fresh pasta manufacturing
• Gourmet ravioli production
• Foodservice distribution
• Artisan pasta products
• B2B food manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Fernando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Food Manufacturing Sales: Manufactures and sells gourmet ravioli, pasta, gnocchi, tortellini, and related products to foodservice operators (restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers) and food distributors throughout the United States. Products are sold in cases (typically 10lb cases) to commercial foodservice customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cucina Della Cucina manufactures and distributes gourmet, artisan-style fresh ravioli, pasta, gnocchi, tortellini, and cavatelli products in bulk case quantities (typically 10lb cases) to foodservice operators including fine dining restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and caterers, as well as food distributors throughout the United States. Products are made using all stainless steel Italian machines with North Dakota durum semolina flour, ESL eggs, and extra virgin olive oil, with a temperature-controlled unbroken cold chain from production through delivery. The portfolio includes 25+ signature ravioli varieties (vegetarian, meat, poultry, seafood), fresh pasta cuts, multiple gnocchi styles, tortellini varieties, and cavatelli, all certified under USDA, FDA, and HACCP standards with third-party auditing.

Product overview

Cucina Della Cucina is a family-owned food manufacturer founded in 1998, offering a comprehensive portfolio of gourmet ravioli, fresh pasta, gnocchi, tortellini, and cavatelli products to restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, and food distributors throughout the United States. The product line centers on over 25 varieties of signature Ravioli (including vegetarian, meat, poultry, and seafood options) complemented by fresh pasta in various cuts (Fettuccine, Linguine, Spaghetti, Pappardelle, Penne Rigati, Angel Hair, Lasagna Sheets, and specialty shapes), Gnocchi (including Potato Parmesan, Truffle, Tri Color, Pumpkin, and Vegan Wheat-Free varieties), Tortellini (Cheese, Gouda & Shallot, Calabrian Pepper, Rosemary Asiago, Tri Color, Spinach, and Tomato), Cavatelli, and specialty items. The company positions itself as a 'Kitchen's Kitchen' providing handmade-style gourmet products that allow foodservice operators to plate restaurant-quality dishes while saving time and labor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Signature Ravioli (25+ varieties) Fresh, thin-skinned artisan ravioli packed full of flavorful filling, sold in bulk cases (typically 10lb or 120-count cases) to restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, and food distributors for center-of-the-plate menu applications.
• Fresh Pasta Fresh cut pasta in a range of traditional and specialty shapes sold in 10lb cases to foodservice operators for menu applications across sauces and styles.
• Gnocchi Potato-based gnocchi and ricotta gnudi in multiple flavor profiles, including truffle, tri-color, vegan, and wheat-free options, sold in 10lb cases to foodservice operators.
• Tortellini Filled ring-shaped pasta with cheese, gouda and shallot, and Calabrian pepper varieties, sold in 10lb cases for restaurant line or banquet service applications.
• Cavatelli Small shell-shaped pasta made from ricotta, semolina, extra virgin olive oil, and kosher salt, available in standard and squid ink varieties, sold in 10lb cases to foodservice operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ravioli size and shape consistency every time - eliminating variability in kitchen preparation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Barilla: The largest pasta company globally, with extensive dry and fresh pasta lines including filled pasta, distributed through every major U.S. foodservice and retail channel. Comparable on product category but with vastly greater scale, R&D, and promotional firepower.
• Colavita: Long-established Italian pasta and olive oil producer with broad retail and foodservice distribution in the U.S. Overlaps with CDC in pasta products and foodservice channel coverage but operates at much larger scale and across a broader portfolio.
• De Cecco: Major Italian pasta manufacturer with strong U.S. presence across dry pasta, filled pasta, and sauces in retail and foodservice. Comparable on filled pasta formats and premium Italian positioning, though at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Rao's Homemade: Premium Italian sauce and pasta brand that has expanded from restaurant heritage into retail and foodservice. Comparable premium positioning and chef-driven brand narrative, with broader category reach (sauces) and significantly larger brand presence.
• Bionaturae: Organic fresh and dry pasta manufacturer serving natural foods retail and select foodservice accounts. Comparable in the fresh/filled pasta format and premium ingredient positioning, though typically distributed through natural-foods channels rather than broadline foodservice.
• Cappello's: Specialty fresh/frozen pasta maker focused on gluten-free and allergen-friendly formats sold to retail and foodservice. Comparable niche positioning in premium fresh pasta, though differentiated by allergen-free focus rather than gourmet ingredients.

Direct peers

• Il Pastaio: Los Angeles-based fresh pasta manufacturer producing ravioli, tortellini, and cut pasta for Southern California restaurants and broader U.S. foodservice. Highly comparable on geography (California), product mix, and B2B foodservice go-to-market.
• Delallo: U.S. specialty Italian foods manufacturer offering fresh and dry pasta, gnocchi, sauces, and Italian ingredients to retail and foodservice. Comparable to CDC in product breadth across Italian formats and in selling through foodservice distribution channels.
• Giovanni Rana: One of the largest producers of fresh filled pasta (tortellini, ravioli) sold through retail and foodservice channels globally. Closely comparable to CDC on product format (fresh filled pasta) and category, though at significantly greater scale and brand recognition.

Regional players

• Mantova: Specialty Italian food company producing pasta, oils, and sauces primarily for the U.S. retail market. Partial overlap with CDC on fresh/Italian products but concentrated in retail channels and broader packaged goods rather than fresh filled pasta foodservice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CucinadellacucinaRavioli
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cucina-della-cucina

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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