Surgital is Italy’s leading producer of deep-frozen fresh pasta, deep-frozen ready meals, and sauces in cubes for the HoReCa sector and the bar channel. The production site is located in Lavezzola, in the province of Ravenna, in addition to two commercial branches in France (Lyon) and the United States (Miami), and the presence of direct Area Managers in Germany and the UK. The 2017 consolidated turnover was 75 million euro, 60% of which from the Italian market. The largest share of exports is represented by the European market. The HoReCa and the Food Service sectors alone represent 87% of the total turnover. Established by the Bacchini family in 1980 as a small artisanal workshop, they successfully introduced the wholesomeness of their products on an industrial scale, arriving at producing 135 tonnes of fresh pasta, 60,000 single-portion ready meals and 8 tonnes of sauces in cubes every day, engaging over 340 employees. Twenty-nine lines that produce traditional Italian recipes are active on a surface area of 60,000 square metres (of which 30,000 square metres of covered production area), with special attention to the conservation process, which does not include any additives, but just the application of cold technology: the products are prepared with the same care with which they would be made at home and immediately chilled in order to keep the flavours and nutritional properties intact. The company produces: For Ho.Re.Ca.: Laboratorio Tortellini® , Il Pastaio del Paese®: the traditional lines of deep-frozen fresh pasta. Divine Creazioni®: the line aimed at starred restaurants Prontosfoglia® Pastasì Soluzioni Express Pastificio Bacchini® Fiordiprimi Linea Catering® Sugosi® For the bar sector: Fiordiprimi® Snack Allegri® For the domestic consumer: La Sfoglina®