Founded in 2016 in Piacenza, Tomitaly is an innovative company, highly specialised in the foreign marketing (also through e-commerce) of high quality Italian food products. Initially established with the aim of promoting the export of zero km agri-food products, over time it has expanded the range of products marketed, establishing strategic partnerships with the best Italian producers located throughout the country, always guaranteeing the final consumer the very high quality standards of Made in Italy. Cristina Dodici, owner of this all-Italian excellence, talks to us about the future challenges that the Piacenza-based company is facing today…
by Roberta Imbimbo
Cristina, with what mission was Tomitaly born?
Made in Italy excellence is the fundamental value around which our entrepreneurial project was born. In fact, Tomitaly was born in 2016 with the ambitious goal of becoming an ambassador of high quality Italian agri-food products, enhancing those typical local products that have made our country a gastronomic excellence appreciated and recognised all over the world. The mission of this young and dynamic company from Piacenza is in fact to market abroad the quality of the Italian agri-food chain (favouring, where possible, zero km products and those niche foods, strictly produced with short and certified supply chains, that best represent the flavours of each region abroad), to supply both small shops and large-scale organised distribution (which can therefore refer to a single qualified referent for a wide range of foods, such as extra virgin olive oil, IGP balsamic vinegar of Modena, pulses and cereals pasta, canned pulses, peeled tomatoes and ready-made sauces, etc.). Thanks to a strategic vision and an innovative business approach, and nonetheless thanks to the professionalism and passion of a qualified and motivated team, Tomitaly has succeeded in a short time in establishing itself in a highly competitive market, dominated by numerous giants, enlarging its customer base year after year.
What peculiarities distinguish you from your competitors?
Experience, professionalism and passion for quality: these are the distinctive traits of a company (Ifs, Brc and Bio certified since 2020) that aims to maximise customer satisfaction, focusing on the continuous search for excellence and on the quality of the marketed products, which are carefully selected (we scrupulously control the entire production chain, from the raw material to the finished product) and packaged (in a sort of groupage) so as to preserve their genuineness and integrity even during transport, so as not to disappoint the expectations of an increasingly demanding, attentive and informed end consumer. Thanks to these peculiarities, Tomitaly has succeeded in increasing its brand reputation and establishing itself in the main foreign markets, especially in the Ivory Coast and Dubai, where it has been particularly active for about two years thanks to strategic partnerships. Participation in numerous fairs and events – suffice it to mention the Foodex Japan fair, the 47th International Food and Beverage Exhibition – has enabled us, among other things, to export our Mediterranean culture and our passion for high-quality products beyond the borders. Despite the achievements to date (first and foremost that of having become a priority choice and not an alternative for many foreign importers), the company is now aiming to successfully attack new burgeoning markets, such as the Arab Emirates, Japan, and the USA.
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