Dolciaria Balconi
Italian spongecake company
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Balconi Dolciaria is a large Italian company specialized in the production of cakes made with sponge cake. Founded in 1953 as a simple artisanal pastry shop, created by pastry chef Michele Balconi, Balconi has a factory which covers an area of 20,000 square metres, employs 12,000 people and over 5,000,000 products are produced daily.
| Industry | Food processing |
|---|---|
| Founded | Milan, Italy, 1953 |
| Founder | Michele Balconi |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Spongecake |
Number of employees | 12,000 |
| Website | balconidolciaria.it |
In June 2015, Valeo Foods purchased the company, 80% of which was owned by Clessidra, an Italian private equity house, and the remaining 20% from the Balconi family.[1][2]
