Perugina
Encyclopedia
Perugina is an Italian confectionery
company based in Perugia
, Italy
.
The company was formed in 1907 by Giovanni Buitoni and Luisa Spagnoli
, a confectioner in her own right, in the town of Perugia, in central Italy.
The company was introduced to the U.S.A at the 1939 World's Fair in New York
, and has since become known for fine chocolate around the world.
The company produces a wide array of chocolate
and food products, including chocolate bars, hard candy, nougat
and biscotti
. During Easter
-time, a major product is chocolate Easter egg
s wrapped in colorful aluminum paper.
Their most famous product are the "Baci", chocolate "kisses" filled with hazelnut
, wrapped in a multilingual (may contain Italian, English, French, German, Greek, Spanish or Portuguese) love note.
Perugina is now a division of the Nestlé
corporation.
Confectionery
Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well...
company based in Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
The company was formed in 1907 by Giovanni Buitoni and Luisa Spagnoli
Luisa Spagnoli
Luisa Spagnoli, born Sargentini , was an Italian businesswoman, famous for creating a brand of women’s fashion clothing and chocolate brand Perugina- Biography :Perugina...
, a confectioner in her own right, in the town of Perugia, in central Italy.
The company was introduced to the U.S.A at the 1939 World's Fair in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and has since become known for fine chocolate around the world.
The company produces a wide array of chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
and food products, including chocolate bars, hard candy, nougat
Nougat
Nougat is a variety of similar traditional confectioneries made with sugar and/or honey, roasted nuts , and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The consistency of nougat can range from soft and chewy to hard and crunchy depending on its composition, and it is used in a variety of candy bars and...
and biscotti
Biscotti
Biscotti more correctly known as biscotti di Prato , also known as cantuccini , are twice-baked biscuits originating in the Italian city of Prato...
. During Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
-time, a major product is chocolate Easter egg
Easter egg
Easter eggs are special eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime.The oldest tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans...
s wrapped in colorful aluminum paper.
Their most famous product are the "Baci", chocolate "kisses" filled with hazelnut
Hazelnut
A hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and is also known as a cob nut or filbert nut according to species. A cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 15–25 mm long and 10–15 mm in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell. A filbert is more elongated, being about twice...
, wrapped in a multilingual (may contain Italian, English, French, German, Greek, Spanish or Portuguese) love note.
Perugina is now a division of the Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
corporation.