Bovino is a comune and hill town at the eastern side of the Apennines in the province of Foggia , Apulia , southern Italy.
34-634: Located within the woody Daunian Mountains as a terrace over the Tavoliere plains , Bovino is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Bovino has more than two thousand years of history, and in 323 BC, participated in the Samnite Wars , fighting against the Romans . The Romans subsequently rebuilt the town, calling it Vibinum . During the Second Carthaginian War , it
68-562: A US brand specialising in plant-based, non-GMO products. The Barilla family has been at the helm of the company since its foundation in 1877. Barilla Group controls Barilla (multinational pasta maker), Mulino Bianco , GranCereale , Pan di Stelle , Pavesi, Voiello , First and Academia Barilla (Italy), Harrys (France), Wasabröd (Sweden), Catelli (Canada), MISKO (Greece), Pasta Evangelists (United Kingdom), Filiz Makarna (Turkey), Back To Nature (United States), Yemina (Mexico) trademarks. The group produces many types of pasta , and
102-460: A popular pilgrimage site. Wojtyła returned as Pope in the 1980s in order to officially ratify the Marian apparition and open the church. Bovino is home to several festivals, the largest being the "Feast of August 29th". Dating back to the time of the ruling feudal Guevara family, Bovino has a fair on that day. In addition to visits by a large number of vendors, there is usually a holy procession featuring
136-571: A very useful place for meetings, changes of experiences and knowledge. In 2014, the Barilla Historical Archive has contributed to install, at Corte di Giarola near Collecchio (Parma), an ancient 11th century Benedictine Grancia, the Museum of Pasta , with equipment and documents of extraordinary interest, including an entire pasta plant dating back to 1850 and the oldest sample of industrial spaghetti dating back to 1837. The Museum of Pasta
170-447: Is inserted in the circuit of Museums of Food of the province of Parma, as well as the Museum of Tomato , installed in the same Corte di Giarola. In 2009, the BCFN - Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (now "Fondazione Barilla") was established: it is a multidisciplinary, independent think tank working for food sustainability and healthy lifestyles. As of 2020 the 'global testimonial' of
204-629: Is likely that Hannibal camped on Monte Castro during his march to Rome. In 663, after being conquered by the Lombards, Bovino was destroyed during the war with the Byzantines . In 876, after the Byzantine reconquest, the walls around Bovino were rebuilt by Emperor Basil I , and the streets were laid out in their characteristic narrow design. In the 11th century, during the Norman conquest of southern Italy, Bovino
238-511: Is the third largest in Europe. The plant where the pasta was made is noted on the packaging by a code letter, whereas products made in Italy are explicitly labeled as such. The wheat used to make the final product is purchased from around the world. In 2023, the company had a turnover of €4.869 billion, with a net profit of 284 million euros. In 2024, Barilla was ranked as the first food company in
272-663: Is the world's leading pasta maker with 24.5% of the Italian market. It produces pasta in over 160 shapes and sizes. Barilla brand pasta is sold in numerous restaurants worldwide, such as those belonging to the Pastamania chain. It is also the leading seller of bakery products in Italy. Through its acquisition of the Swedish company Wasa, it is the world's leading producer of flatbread (a Scandinavian staple), selling 60,000 tons annually. Barilla Group has 30 production sites, 15 in Italy and 15 in
306-605: The Caravaggio school. As archbishop of Kraków , the future Pope John Paul II visited Bovino in 1965 together with eleven other Polish bishops. He then laid the foundation stone of what was to become the Santuario di Santa Maria di Valleverde , dedicated to an alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary. Situated part way up hill from the main SS90 trunk road to Bovino, the Santuario has become
340-474: The Comunità Montana dei Monti Dauni Meridionali , at Bovino ). 41°22′00″N 15°09′00″E / 41.366667°N 15.150000°E / 41.366667; 15.150000 [REDACTED] Media related to Daunian Mountains at Wikimedia Commons Barilla Group Barilla is an Italian multinational food company founded in 1877. It is the world's largest pasta producer. The company
374-623: The Rosary (Italian Chiesa del Rosario ) has an elongated brick campanile. The Cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its interior varies in style according to the construction period. The most ancient section is the chapel of San Marco in Ercana, housing the relics of this local patron saint. The church of San Pietro contains a painting of the crucifixion of St. Peter by the Master of Bovino of
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#1733084742070408-542: The plum tomato variety. Bovino also has its own varieties of Puglia cheeses, including mozzarella , caciocavallo , ricotta and provolone . The main industrial area of Bovino is Bovino Scalo, situated 8 kilometres (5 miles) downhill by the River Cervaro . This zone marks a boundary for the Tavoliere d'Italia, a large fertile plain famous for producing high quality durum wheat for pasta. Nearby Foggia claims several of
442-526: The 2024 Global RepTrak® 100 rankings for its reputation, securing the 29th position worldwide. In 1987, on the initiative of Pietro Barilla, the Barilla Historical Archive was created to collect, preserve and enhance the company's historical documentation, starting from 1877. The archive is located in the Barilla plant in Pedrignano, near Parma, and it contains over 60,000 documents divided by sector, also including
476-673: The Catelli company (including Lancia) and, in the United Kingdom, of the majority stake in Pasta Evangelists , a London-based start-up for the production of fresh pasta for home delivery; operations that mark the international growth of the Barilla Group and its desire to identify and anticipate consumer needs and values around the world. In December 2022 the Group also acquired Back To Nature,
510-789: The Mexican Herdez in 2002 (pasta brands Yemina and Vesta). In 2002 Barilla took over the German company Kamps AG, which was then sold to the Czech Agrofert in 2013, except for the French soft bread company Harrys, which still belongs to the Barilla Group. In 2007 Barilla opened a second production plant in the United States, in Avon, New York. At the beginning of 2021 Barilla finalized the acquisitions in Canada of
544-640: The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the US, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Japan. Barilla is distributed in the UK by Euro Food Brands Ltd. Barilla's Italian production facilities are located in Parma, Foggia , Marcianise , Castiglione delle Stiviere , Cremona , Melfi , Rubbiano , Novara , Muggia and Ascoli Piceno . Its plant in Greece (near Thiva )
578-551: The Tavoliere into the Adriatic Sea . The highest peak is Monte Cornacchia , at 1,151 metres (3,776 ft). Historically, the Daunian Mountains have suffered a substantial depopulation in the last decades, due to their relative isolation. They include 21 comuni , all in the province of Foggia , which form two mountain communities ( Comunità Montana dei Monti Dauni Settentrionali , with seat at Casalnuovo Monterotaro , and
612-404: The advent of the two Barilla brothers, the company experienced a phase of great development, and in 1952 the production of bread was suspended to concentrate solely on pasta. In those years, Barilla quickly transformed itself from a regional company to a company with a strong presence in northern Italy, thanks to the quality of the products, the balanced prices and to its innovative capacity, such as
646-552: The beginning of the decade under the management of Pietro, opening in 1999 the first production plant in Iowa, in the United States. This expansion continued with the acquisition of various foreign companies in the food sector, such as the MISKO pasta company in Greece (1991), the Turkish pasta company Filiz Makarna (1994), the Swedish crispbread producer Wasabröd (1999), the joint venture with
680-531: The border of Apulia with Molise and Campania ; the range takes its name from an ancient tribe, the Dauni , although it was strongly held by Hirpini instead. The mountains and hills are bounded northwards by the Fortore valley, eastwards by the Tavoliere delle Puglie , southwards by the upper Ofanto valley. The chain is formed by sandstone terrains, and is the source of a series of small streams which flow through
714-554: The chairman Guido Barilla made comments regarding his opposition to adoption by gay families and unwillingness to showcase gay families in his advertisements, some called for a boycott against Barilla products. Guido later apologized, and the company began advocating for LGBTQ causes. The company has partnered with the Reuters Foundation on the Openly initiative, a global LGBTQ news platform. In 2022, two Americans filed
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#1733084742070748-472: The company is Roger Federer . The company has sponsored the Italian national basketball team on several occasions, as well as the Italian race car driver Alex Zanardi . Furthermore, Barilla is currently the main sponsor of the US alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin and tennis player Coco Gauff . In 2021, Barilla created a Spotify playlist with songs timed just long enough for the perfect pasta. In 2013, after
782-458: The company to rapidly transform itself, over the course of the 1920s and 1930s, into the most important bread and pasta company in Emilia-Romagna. In 1919 Gualtiero Barilla died, leaving his brother Riccardo at the helm of the company together with his wife Virginia. In 1947 Riccardo also died and the management passed to his sons Pietro and Gianni, exponents of the third generation. With
816-572: The construction of the Punto model began at Melfi . There is a bus service to the factory for employees. Daunian Mountains Daunian Mountains (in Italian Monti della Daunia or Monti Dauni , or also improperly Subappennino Dauno ) are a mountain range in southern Italy, constituting the eastern appendix of the Campanian Apennines . They occupy the western fringe of Capitanata and
850-461: The documentation produced by the brands subsequently incorporated into the company: Voiello , Mulino Bianco, Pavesi, Filiz, Wasa, Harrys. On 30 November 1999, the Italian Ministry of Culture declared the Barilla Historical Archive "of remarkable historical interest" because it "bears witness to the development of the food industry in Parma and the evolution of society in Italy". Since 2018
884-442: The hands of Pietro Barilla, grandson and namesake of the company founder. Pietro reacquired control in 1979, and the company has remained privately held ever since. In 1993 Pietro Barilla died at the age of 80 and the management of the company passed to his children Guido , Luca , and Paolo . This led to the fourth Barilla generation, and throughout the nineties the company continued the internationalization process, which began at
918-428: The new internet site is active and available, in which it is possible to visit the different sections of the archive, among which are the photo library and TV advertising with more than 2700 commercials. The Barilla Historical Archive, in 2001, has been among the founding partners of Museimpresa , an Italian association that collects more than 100 members as Museums, Archives and Cultural Institutions and that represents
952-530: The original Roman wall. Several streets in the historic centre are still stepped and paved with cobbles. Other ancient sights include the Roman aqueduct . Bovino is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bovino . Bovino is home to several ancient churches. The oldest is St. Peter's (Italian San Pietro ), which was built on the site of an ancient temple dedicated to Hercules . The Gothic -style Church of
986-531: The rest of the world: production plants are located in Italy and in Greece, France, Germany, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, the United States (in Ames, Iowa and Avon, New York), Mexico and Canada. The company also operates mills in Italy, Greece, Sweden, Turkey, the US and Canada. While its central office is in Parma , it has corporate offices in several other countries as well, such as Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece,
1020-488: The statue of the Madonna of Valleverde. The day is also marked by an historic cavalcade . Bovino's economy is principally agrarian. Main crops are olive oil, sunflower oil, wine and tomatoes. Family small holdings have increasingly given way to co-operatives , allowing farmers to gain access to larger markets. Grape vines are generally of the sangiovese variety. Bovino grows winter tomatoes in large greenhouses. Tomatoes are of
1054-555: The use of cardboard to pack pasta. In 1960 Barilla became a joint-stock company, and in the following years it opened new factories, in Rubbiano, which marked Barilla's entry into the cracker and breadsticks sector, and in Pedrignano, just outside Parma. The company remained in the hands of the Barilla family until 1971 when the American chemical company W. R. Grace acquired a controlling interest. However, Grace left day-to-day control in
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1088-436: The world's most famous pasta manufacturers, including Barilla and Buitoni . Of increasing importance is tourism . As a member of the society of " Italy's most beautiful villages ", Bovino is recognised for its natural environment and archeological heritage. There are restaurants which specialise in local food. A handful of hotels are available for tourists. FCA (former FIAT ) has become an important local employer since
1122-419: Was founded in 1877 as a bakery shop in Parma , Italy, by Pietro Barilla Sr. The company expanded in 1908, and in 1910 Barilla inaugurated a new pasta factory equipped with a "continuous baking" oven. After the death of Pietro Barilla Sr., his sons Riccardo and Gualtiero took the reins of the family company, increasing the production and distribution of products, thanks to technological innovations which allowed
1156-498: Was one of the last remaining Byzantine strongholds. In 1656, bubonic plague killed the majority of the local population, and only 1,200 people survived. The largest single edifice is the Norman castle. It occupies a commanding view of the village. The courtyard is permanently open. The villa communale is a municipal park with ponds and fountains, housing an extensive arboretum lined with horse chestnut trees. There are several panorama viewpoints. Most are next to remains of
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