One of the three Italian companies producing breadcrumbs, a fundamental ingredient in stuffed pasta and breading, changes hands. Pan di Vico srl, based in Bientina (Pisa), in its third generation under the Degl’Innocenti family, has been sold 100% to the French multinational Solina, a giant specializing in the creation of ingredients, blends, and flavors for the food industry. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
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Pan di Vico has five breadcrumb production lines, aimed both at the food industry and the final consumer, distributed under its own brand and with private labels for large retailers. In 2025, the Pisa-based company had a turnover of about 15 million euros with an EBITDA of 3.7 million euros and 50 employees, growing year by year. It produces in Bientina in four plants covering a total of 7,000 square meters.
Solina, with 1.5 billion in turnover, 4,400 employees, more than 50 factories worldwide, present in 75 markets, is owned by the private equity fund Astorg and has already made more than one acquisition of small companies specialized in flavors in Italy, from Mta which controls Parmaromi (in 2024) to PhenoFarm of Rieti (in 2025).
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Pan di Vico’s entry into the Solina group allows the Pisa company to significantly expand “product development, innovation, and customer service opportunities,” according to a statement. “Together with the already integrated skills of Mta and PhenoFarm, and those of Solina South Europe, the group strengthens its position among the main suppliers of savory ingredients in Italy.”
Luca and Chiara Degl’Innocenti, the third generation of the family of sellers, will remain at the helm of the company. “Joining Solina represents a new chapter of growth,” says Luca Degl’Innocenti, “built on values we deeply share: closeness to the customer and the willingness to solve technical challenges together. Combining our experience in breadcrumbs and coatings with Solina’s broader capabilities creates concrete and exciting opportunities for our customers and our people.”
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