The company was founded in 1936 by Luigi Crotti, who migrated to Australia from Italy.
It played a major part in making pasta a staple of the Australian diet, before expanding its horizons to overseas markets in the 1980s and adding Asian countries to its export destinations in the 21st century.
By 2014 it was one of the largest privately-owned Australian food manufacturing companies, with more than 50 per cent share of the market.
[1] In 2008 it acquired Balfours, allowing the bakery to survive and retain its 400 jobs.
It produces a range of pasta made of durum wheat, and exports products to about 35 countries,[2] including Italy.