Zas Trading (Mr Bio) focuses on compostable and recyclable tableware and packaging with a supply chain focus

Born in 2021, when Europe was beginning to ban single-use plastic and food packaging was forced to reinvent itself, Mantua-based Zas Trading chose to read that transition not as a constraint, but as an industrial lever. 'It was a concrete opportunity to build a growth model,' says Andrea Zanini, co-founder and sales manager of Zas Trading. Hence SignorBio, the brand with which the company brought compostable and recyclable tableware and food packaging to the market, focusing on the supply chain: wholesalers, retailers, large-scale distribution. "It is a strategic choice, because that is where you can really change the products that enter the market," Zanini points out. The company is in second place in the overall Leader of Growth 2026 Sole 24 Ore-Statista classification and first in the Rising Stars sub-classification.

In addition to the head office, it has two warehouses in Italy (Verona and Caserta) and an office in Ningbo, China, which looks after procurement and quality control. SignorBio applies the circular economy in a pragmatic way: designing each product so that the cycle closes properly in the final, waste phase. "Each material is tested for compostability or recyclability, and we maintain constant communication with our production partners to align with new regulations and actual disposal methods," explains Zanini. The raw materials used are paper, wood, sugar cane fibre and Cpla bioplastic of renewable origin, all certified according to EU standards. Each product bears a label with disposal instructions. "Thanks to the materials we use, waste does not remain waste but tends to return to the earth, truly closing the loop," explains Zanini. In 2025, the company launched MissPLA, a brand dedicated to Cpla bioplastic cutlery, designed to keep the material lines distinct and preserve the coherence of the original project. The first interlocutors were wholesalers, retailers and large-scale distribution, but the impetus for change came from the end market: "Restaurant chains, international brands and users are now demanding sustainable solutions," explains Zanini. Underlying the model is constant technical and regulatory work. The materials are tested in cooperation with laboratories and supply chain consortia to verify their compostability, recyclability and possible criticality during disposal. "In 2024," he concludes, "we have exceeded 10 million euros in turnover, and in 2025 we aim for 15 million, with over 300 active customers and more than 250 references in the catalogue.