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Il Pastaio breaks ground on 71,000-square-foot Pennsylvania plant, plans 70–80 initial hires
Summary
Il Pastaio, an Italian maker of gnocchi, celebrated the groundbreaking of a 71,000-square-foot production facility in Pennsylvania; the company said it will begin with one production line and hire 70–80 workers, with plans to expand to five lines.
Il Pastaio, an Italian maker of gnocchi, marked the groundbreaking of a 71,000-square-foot production facility in Pennsylvania, company CEO Pierluigi Colombo said.
Colombo said the Pennsylvania plant will begin with one production line and hire between 70 and 80 people at the start, with plans to expand to five production lines as output grows. "We already have 4 in Italy, this is the fifth," Colombo said, describing the project as the company's first facility in the United States.
The company emphasized local ties and market development. "In Pennsylvania, there is a great culture for food and so for me, it would be easier to find the people that will be committed with our project," Colombo said. He added that Il Pastaio expects to develop new recipes and "make the gnocchi well known to the United States consumers." Colombo described gnocchi as a simple product "made with potatoes and water," calling it "very healthy, but very delicious."
A staff member at the event described the decision to locate the plant in Pennsylvania as "a big win on a global scale," saying the company had considered several states before choosing Pennsylvania.
The transcript did not specify a construction timeline, the exact municipality in Pennsylvania, or public incentives tied to the project. Company representatives said the facility footprint will be 71,000 square feet and that the initial configuration is one production line, with the possibility of expanding to a five-line operation in the future.
The announcement highlighted jobs and local production but provided no specific hiring dates or wage data. Additional details, including exact site location, construction schedule and any public support, were not specified in the recorded remarks.
