Di Martino
A family pasta maker in Gragnano, Campania, making Pasta di Gragnano IGP from Italian durum wheat; according to the company, it has worked since 1912.
Di Martino is a family-run pasta maker in Gragnano, Campania, that has made pasta since 1912. According to the company's history, founder Giuseppe Di Martino started working in a pasta factory in 1907 at the age of ten and became master craftsman of short pasta; in 1912 the owner gave him shares, and Pastificio Di Martino was founded. The company says Di Martino pasta was in 1915 the first to cross the Panama Canal. After the 1980 earthquake production restarted six months later, and in 1983 the family built the first wing of a new factory. Today Giuseppe and Giovanna Di Martino, the third generation, run the company.
The company describes its pasta as Pasta di Gragnano IGP made from 100% Italian durum wheat semolina and spring water from the Lattari Mountains, drawn through bronze dies and dried slowly at low temperature. It lists more than 120 shapes and says its pasta is sold in more than 36 countries.
The online catalogue includes the collections Pasta Lunga and Pasta Corta; Formati Speciali (for example paccheri, calamarata, ziti); Formati Regionali (orecchiette, trofie, tagliatelle, pappardelle); double-length shapes wrapped by hand (candele, ziti, mezzani, spaghetti); wholegrain and organic pasta; and a Barbie line.
The company lists organic (IT BIO), BRCGS, IFS Food, Halal and Kosher certifications; the Halal and Kosher ones apply to dedicated lines.
Facts
| Year founded | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania (Gragnano) |
| House range | Pasta Lunga, Pasta Corta, Formati Speciali, Formati Regionali, double-length shapes, wholegrain and organic, Barbie |
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Frequently asked questions
When was Di Martino founded?
According to the company, in 1912 in Gragnano, when the owner of a pasta factory gave shares to Giuseppe Di Martino, who had worked there since 1907. The third generation runs it today.
Is Di Martino pasta Pasta di Gragnano IGP?
The company describes it so: Pasta di Gragnano IGP from Italian durum wheat semolina and Lattari Mountains spring water, bronze-drawn and dried slowly at low temperature.
What collections does Di Martino offer?
Pasta Lunga, Pasta Corta, Formati Speciali, Formati Regionali, hand-wrapped double-length shapes, wholegrain and organic pasta, and a Barbie line.
What to read next
- Semolina — Coarse, yellowish meal ground from durum wheat: the main raw material of dry pasta.
- Pasta di Gragnano — Dry pasta with an EU protected geographical indication: durum wheat semolina and water, bronze dies, made only in Gragnano near Naples.
Similar
Il Re della Pasta · Ducato d'Amalfi · Antiche Tradizioni di Gragnano · Pastificio dei Campi · Gragnano in Corsa · Pastificio Gentile
Sources
- Pasta Di Martino — Una storia di famiglia
- Pasta Di Martino — Chi siamo
- Pasta Di Martino — Certificazioni
- Pasta Di Martino — Formati Speciali
- Pasta Di Martino — Formati Regionali
- Pasta Di Martino — Avvolti a mano, doppia lunghezza