Giovanni Rana OML Commendatore OMRI[1][2] (born 15 October 1937) is an Italian pasta maker, founder of the Giovanni Rana brand of Italian food products, including refrigerated pasta, sauces, and ready-made dishes.
The brand started in 1962 with homemade tortellini and has since expanded, distributing products in 38 countries.
He joined his brothers at the family bakery in San Giovanni Lupatoto, Veneto, in 1950 and began making tortellini, personally preparing the pasta and the filling.
With the assistance of local engineers and mechanics, Giovanni Rana designed and developed new machines to meet the increasing demand for pasta.
[4] The same year the firm opened a restaurant at Regent's Place in London, England, which is its first eatery in the United Kingdom.