Founded in Parma, Italy, in 1877 as a shop that produced bread and pasta. Barilla is today one of the main Italian food groups, World Leader in the pasta market, Continental European leader in pasta sauces, Italian leader in bakery products and Scandinavian leader in crispy breads. Barilla owns 29 production sites (15 in Italy and 14 in the rest of the world) and exports to more than 100 countries.