De Cecco acquires RossoGargano to tighten pasta supply chain

For pasta lovers, the real question in De Cecco’s RossoGargano deal is simple: can owning more of the ingredient pipeline make the finished bowl more consistent, more reliable, and more rooted in place? The Italian maker has signed a binding agreement to fully acquire RossoGargano, the Foggia-based agricultural consortium, in a move that reaches far beyond a single transaction and deeper into the seed-to-sauce side of the business.

The acquisition gives De Cecco a tighter grip on raw materials, from cultivation through tomato-based preserves, and links production more closely with logistics and technology on the Apulian side. RossoGargano says it works with 100% Italian tomatoes, sauces and purées cultivated in Puglia, which makes the asset especially valuable for a brand that has spent generations building its identity around Italian origin and product quality.

Intesa Sanpaolo said it acted as underwriting bank on the transaction, and both its Italian and English releases said the deal is expected to close by July 2026. The bank described RossoGargano as a leading player in the Italian market with recently upgraded technologies and strong production and logistics capabilities, signaling that De Cecco is buying more than land and crops. It is buying an operating platform.

The scale of the bet is just as telling. De Cecco said the RossoGargano purchase, together with new production lines, is expected to lift total products sold from 2.7 million quintals in 2026 to 4.5 million in 2027. Turnover is projected to rise from 740 million euros to 1 billion euros over the same stretch, an aggressive climb that points to bigger ambitions in both domestic and export markets. De Cecco has also said the acquisition fits within a 250 million-euro investment plan covering 2025 through 2029.

That long view fits the company’s own timeline. De Cecco traces its roots to 1831, and its official news page said Filippo Antonio De Cecco was confirmed at the helm of the group on 14 October 2024. Under that leadership, the RossoGargano purchase looks less like a bolt-on and more like a supply-chain strategy designed to secure the ingredients that shape the shelf-stable sauces and pantry staples pasta fans actually notice. For a brand built on consistency, the point is clear: control more of the tomato chain, and you control more of the bowl.