COMPANY PROFILE


YOUR COMPANY l The history of Garofalo is strongly linked with the history of Gragnano the town chosen as the home land of pasta thanks to 5 centuries of uninterrupted pasta production, artisan first then industrial later. It was not by chance that it was in Gragnano but at the behest of the


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King of Naples that the bronze die was invented, the first machinery aimed to make the production process more hygienic and rapid. Gragnano, the cradle of the pasta industry, is set in a geographical area ideal for pasta making thanks to the springs, the surrounding of the town and to the passing winds. Gragnano was a huge open air drying system, perfect for


drying pasta dough. At the time there was already 100 active pasta factories, 70% of the population of the town worked in the production of pasta. Garofalo has always played a


main role in this story and in 1789 the name Garofalo first appeared when it obtained the license for the production and sales of high quality pasta. Garofalo soon became the most


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