Always fermenting new ideas
We specialise in formulating and blending clean label ingredients for professional bread, pizza and pastry making. Experts in enzyme technology and lactic fermentation, we draw on know-how developed over decades of applied research.
A family, a mill, an insight
It all began in 1890, when Ernesto Guardalben - the founder’s grandfather - built the family’s first mill in Veneto. Fifty years later, he opened a second facility and began working on flour blending, recognising something the industry had not yet formalised: the quality of a baked product depends on its ingredients even before the hands that make it.
His untimely death brought that experiment to an end. But the insight lived on.
Federico Allamprese Manes Rossi, who never had the chance to meet his grandfather Ernesto, inherited his vision and founded Il Granaio delle Idee in 1998, with the same passion for innovation and one conviction: the future of breadmaking lies in science, not just tradition.
Our journey so far, one grain at a time
Born and raised Clean Label
From day one, we chose not to use chemical additives. Today, we select the finest raw materials and bring our formulations to markets around the world in keeping with our clean label philosophy.
Our philosophy
A cornucopia filled with a thousand ideas
The cornucopia, always the iconic symbol of Il Granaio delle Idee, conveys prosperity and abundance. In 1998, it was a sign of good fortune for our young company, founded with the ambition to bring something new to an age-old sector.
Our name tells the same story. A granary is traditionally the place where grain is stored before becoming flour: for us, it is where we nurture creativity and ideas that are always fermenting, a hub of projects and expertise in breadmaking that keeps us focused on innovation while remaining true to the foundations of our work: nature in what we offer, tradition in the principles that inspire us, and curiosity in what we explore.
The original green cornucopia: the symbol of good fortune that marked the founding of Il Granaio delle Idee.
There is a hidden message among the grains of wheat
If you look closely among the grains of wheat spilling from the cornucopia, you will find a message we have kept for you: the symbol of peace and love, hidden because we believe values should be lived before they are communicated. It appears on every pack and travels with our products to everyone who chooses us.
