Polli (company)

F.lli Polli SpA
Company typePrivate
IndustryFood
Founded1872; 153 years ago (1872)
HeadquartersMonsummano Terme,
Italia
ProductsPreserved vegetables
Owner
Websitepolli.com

F.lli Polli SpA is an Italian food company[1] that produces preserved vegetables, both pickled and in oil, in glass containers.[2] On December 13, 2024, Platinum Equity announced that it has completed the purchase of the firm.[3]

History

The company was founded in Milan in 1872.[4]: 224  The head office is now in Monsummano Terme, in Tuscany in central Italy.[1] The company has three factories in Italy and Spain. It processes about 18,000 tons of vegetables per year, and produces some 45 million jars of food.[1]

In 2019 it acquired Valbona, a manufacturer of pesto in Padova, for €13 million.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c [s.n.] (1 June 2007). Scheda: Parte anagrafica: F.lli Polli SpA Archived 30 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian). Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Pistoia. Accessed January 2016.
  2. ^ [s.n.] (1 March 2000). Closures Europe Caps for Italian Pickles. Food Trade Review. Accessed January 2016. (subscription required).
  3. ^ "Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Polli, Italian Producer of Pasta Condiments and Vegetable Preserves". Platinum Equity. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ^ Ugo Bertone, Roberto Camagni, Marco Panara (1987). La buone società: Milano industria (in Italian). Genova: Costa & Nolan. ISBN 9788876480607.
  5. ^ [press release] (11 March 2019). Polli acquisisce Valbona e punta a raddoppiare il fatturato (in Italian). Italian Food Today. Accessed June 2022.
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