History

Thanks to the choice of the best raw materials on the market and the inexhaustible passion for their work, Pernigotti Maestri Gelatieri Italiani is today one of the most famous Italian brands that preserves all the authenticity of a traditional Italian artisanal workshop. Continuous innovation and the modern production procedures, the creation of cocoa based products and the pastes created thanks to the processing of dried fruit are amongst some of the fundamental components of our history.
1936
The well-known Piedmont company from Novi Ligure (AL) founded in 1860 (today Pernigotti S.p.A.), makes its entry into the artisan gelato market with the launch of ‘creams’ that, over time, will become among the first products of reference in the sector.
1950-70
The creams for gelato were developed further by enriching the offer with a range of products extended in tastes, shapes, and flavours.
1998
The production of semi-finished products for gelato parlours was characterized by the specialisation in the Gianduja chocolate segment with its various products: Gianduiotto, Cremino and Nocciolati.
2003
A major innovation was introduced in the Gelato sector with the creation of a range of pure dark chocolate references.
2016
The semi-finished products for gelato parlours, which over the course of time, have been distinguished by the brand “Pernigotti Maestri Gelatieri Italiani,” have reached 80 years of history.
2019
The Group “Casa Optima” acquires the gelato sector of Pernigotti S.p.A. and with it, the brand “Pernigotti Maestri Gelatieri Italiani,” together with the know-how and the original recipes of the products.
2025
The Group “Casa Optima”, rigorous custodian of the history and traditions inherited, has carried out an extraordinary relaunch of the brand “Pernigotti Maestri Gelatieri Italiani”, in terms of commercial expansion, innovation and development of the range of semi-finished products for gelato making, to the extent that the products are positioned as the best to represent Italian genius in the world of high-quality gelato.