Old traditions new innovations

In May 2019, AB Mauri acquired Italmill, a leading player in the Italian bakery ingredients industry.

Italmill began in 1901 as Molini Besozzi Marzoli, and by 1911 the company had built one of the most advanced milling plants in Italy. Italmill developed over the years into a successful, fourth generation family-owned and managed bakery ingredients company based in northern Italy.

Italmill’s heritage of tradition and innovation brings to AB Mauri a wealth of expertise in sourdough, pizza and pastry mixes, flour mixes and frozen technologies.

Scrocchiarella®: innovating through tradition

Italmill anticipated the Italian consumer’s growing preference for healthy, high quality, snacking and on-the-go food with Scrocchiarella mixes and par-baked frozen bases for an authentic Roman Pizza.

Scrocchiarella is made from a unique combination of selected traditional flours, sourdough and natural ingredients. The key ingredient is sourdough, which gives the final product a crunchy crust, open crumb structure, superior flavour and a memorable aroma.

Since launching the traditional recipe, the Scrocchiarella range has been enriched with whole wheat, seeds and Venus black rice.

‘Baking’ the future

“Italmill’s success is founded in the expertise and dedication of its people. Handing over this valuable heritage to ABF will ensure the continuation of the nurturing environment that preserves and develops our talents, and creates additional value for the future”, commented Filippo Ferrario, the previous owner who continues as a director of the business.

Building on ABF’s solid track record of successful acquisitions, we plan to unlock the growth potential of Italmill in international markets, building value through the combination of Italmill’s product portfolio and AB Mauri’s technological expertise and commercial reach.