Tonitto invests 3 million for Genoa factory

Tonitto 1939, a Ligurian company specialising in the sorbets and ice-creams segment with no added sugar, is launching an investment project in the Genoa plant for 2026 that exceeds €3 million, with the aim of doubling production capacity and doubling turnover by 2028, reaching €28 million. This is explained by the company's top management, who clarify that the operation is part of the 2024-2028 industrial plan and envisages a series of strategic and technological interventions affecting every area of the company, from production to logistics, up to support infrastructures and IT systems.

In particular, during the course of 2026, says Alberto Piscioneri, the company's general manager, Tonitto will complete an extensive revamping of the Genovese site, with interventions aimed at updating some key departments: that of pasteurisation (with the modernisation of the plants and new air-conditioning of the production areas) and that of packaging (with the purchase of new lines, to increase productivity and flexibility, and the updating of the freezer fleet); attention will also focus on Hse (health, safety & environment, with investments in quality control, waste management and the treatment of the final stages of the waste production cycle).

'At the same time,' says Piscioneri, 'the company has started the study phase to define the new production layout and the supplier validation process, in view of new orders. One of the next important steps will be the inauguration, in the first quarter of 2026, of the new line dedicated to paper tray formats, destined to support the increase in production volumes, expected in the next three years'.

In addition to this type of intervention, the company, continues Piscioneri, 'has already carried out, and continues to invest in, support systems and infrastructure: new offices, renovated workspaces and advanced technological tools. The plan includes the enhancement of the Erp system (the Enterprise resource planning software, ndr), the introduction of new It applications and an advanced industrial wi-fi system, as well as the construction of a new conference room, serving all company functions'.

The investments planned for 2026, adds the general manager, 'represent a fundamental step in our growth path. The aim is to take the company to a further level of operational excellence, strengthening our strategic pillars: safety, quality, innovation and sustainability. In short, we want to continue to be a benchmark in the high quality ice cream industry'.