London (Jan 15) – The Ontario government announced today that an Italy-based pasta manufacturing company will build their first North American production facility in London.
“Andriani’s significant investment will spur growth throughout our province’s agri-food supply chains and help to further establish London as a hub for food production, technology and innovation,” said Premier Doug Ford.
Andriani’s investment will be used to build a new, 61,225 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility to make gluten-allergen and GMO-free pasta. Once the new facility is operational, Andriani plans to manufacture products for the North American market in Ontario instead of importing products from Italy.
As part of this investment, the government is providing Andriani Ltd. with $1.5 million through the Regional Development Program’s Southwestern Ontario Development Fund.
“We want to thank Ontario for this recognition and the support offered so far,” said Michele Andriani, Andriani Group President and CEO. “We share with Ontario a vision of a future driven by innovation and shared value. In London we found the premises to ground the next steps of our international development, which aims at increasing the potential of having a positive impact on people’s lives through food innovation: highly qualified and professional people, focus and investments on food innovation, sustainability and regenerative agricultural practices and overall a competitive agricultural and food business ecosystem.”
Kapil Lakhotia, President and CEO of the London Economic Development Corporation welcomed the “Andriani’s transformative investment”.
“London welcomes Andriani’s transformative investment, fortifying our leadership in food processing. The creation of 40 plus, high-paying jobs reflects the success of a targeted approach and strengthens our vision for a sustainable and innovative future,” Lakhotia stated.
