casa where there is barilla there is a home type private family owned industry food processing founded september 28 1877 founder pietro barilla headquarters parma italy area served worldwide key people guido barilla chairman products pasta ready made sauces bakery products as biscuits toasted bread cereals snacks pastries soft bread brioches power snacks cakes and crisp bread . revenue 3.382 billion 2015 1 operating income 308.36 million 2015 1 profit 172.06 million 2015 1 total assets 2.797 billion 2015 1 total equity 1.103 billion 2015 1 number of employees 8.106 2013 divisions 20 brands website barillagroup.com barilla s.p.a. barilla g. e r. fratelli societ per azioni is an italian food company . contents 1 overview 2 controversy 3 sponsorships 4 references 5 external links overview edit a package of barilla capellini the company was founded in 1877 as a bakery shop in parma italy by pietro barilla . the company is privately held and remains in the fourth generation of barilla family ownership and control through three brothers chairman guido barilla and vice chairmen luca barilla and paolo barilla . barilla group controls barilla multinational pasta maker mulino bianco pavesi voiello alixir and academia barilla italy wasabr d sweden misko greece filiz turkey yemina and vesta mexico trademarks . the group produces several kinds of pasta and it is the world s leading pasta maker with 40 45 % of the italian market and 25 % of the us market . 2 it produces pasta in over 120 shapes and sizes . barilla brand pasta is sold in numerous restaurants worldwide such as those belonging to the pastamania chain . 3 it is also the leading seller of bakery products in italy . through its acquisition of the swedish company wasa it is the world s leading producer of flatbread a scandinavian staple selling 60 000 tons annually . 4 barilla group has several production plants all over the world in italy greece france germany norway russia sweden turkey the united states in ames iowa and avon new york and mexico . the company also operates mills in italy greece sweden turkey and the us . while its central office is in parma italy it has corporate offices in several other countries as well such as austria belgium france germany greece the netherlands poland russia slovenia sweden switzerland turkey the us mexico brazil australia and japan . barilla s italian production facilities are located at parma foggia marcianise castiglione delle stiviere cremona melfi rubbiano novara and ascoli piceno . 5 its plant in greece near thiva is the third largest in europe . 6 the plant where the pasta was made is noted on the packaging by a code letter 7 whereas products made in italy are explicitly labeled as such . 8 the wheat used to make the final product is purchased from around the world . 8 the pasta sold in the united states is made in the us in iowa and new york and only two shapes are made in italy . citation needed controversy edit on september 25 2013 in an interview given to la zanzara radio24 answering a question regarding his company s lack of advertising involving gay families chairman guido barilla made the following comment translation from the huffington post we have a slightly different culture for us the sacral family remains one of the company s core values . our family is a traditional family . if gays like our pasta and our advertisings they will eat our pasta ; if they don t like that they will eat someone else s pasta . you can t always please everyone not to displease anyone . i would not do a commercial with a homosexual family not for lack of respect toward homosexuals who have the right to do whatever they want without disturbing others but because i don t agree with them and i think we want to talk to traditional families . the women are crucial in this . he also stated that while he has respect for gay marriage i have no respect for adoption by gay families because this concerns a person who is not able to choose . 9 soon after the comments were made many people took to twitter and started calling for a boycott against barilla products . 10 alessandro zan a gay rights campaigner and mp in the left wing sel sinistra ecologia libert party said that he would be boycotting barilla products as a result of the speech and called on other parliamentarians to follow his example . 11 the chairman of equality italia aurelio mancuso accused barilla of being deliberately provocative and added accepting the invitation of barilla s owner to not eat his pasta we are launching a boycott campaign against all his products . 12 guido later apologized by saying i apologize if my words generated misunderstandings or arguments or if they offended the sensibilities of some people . in the interview i simply wished to underline the central role the woman plays within the family . 11 despite the statements of support for barilla by such organizations within italy as the parents movement moige movimento italiano genitori 13 and apparent support from the italian politician eugenia roccella 14 the calls for boycott continued and barilla agreed to meet with gay rights advocates to try to calm the controversy . 15 the british newspaper the guardian reported on 29 september 2013 that the rival bertolli group was taking advantage of barilla s perceived homophobia stating bertolli welcomes everyone especially those with an empty stomach . 16 sponsorships edit the company has sponsored the italian national basketball team on several occasions 17 as well as the italian race car driver alex zanardi . 18 references edit a b c d e annual report 2015 . barilla group . big portions america s role in the rise of the world s biggest pasta maker the economist jun 21st 2007 unleashing the mania 7 million plates of pasta sold ... and counting pdf . asia franchise & business opportunities april june 2008 . wasa official website official website in the world misko careers information from barilla spaghetti n. 5 packaging a b official website faq cavan sieczkowski 26 september 2013 . barilla pasta won t feature gay families in ads says critics can eat another brand of pasta . huffington post . retrieved 26 september 2013 . italian pasta brand barilla in gay advert row . bbc news . 26 september 2013 . retrieved 26 september 2013 . a b sara c nelson 26 september 2013 . guido barilla pasta chairman faces backlash over anti gay comments . huffington post uk . retrieved 26 september 2013 . lizzy davies 26 september 2013 . pasta firm barilla boycotted over classic family remarks . the guardian . retrieved 26 september 2013 . pasta la vista is barilla wrong about italian families . channel 4 news . 27 september 2013 . retrieved 28 september 2013 . barilla coraggioso roccella lo difende . l occidentale . 27 september 2013 . retrieved 28 september 2013 . italian gay activists boycott top pasta maker . the daily beast . retrieved 27 september 2013 . vcveigh trevor 29 september 2013 . pasta maker in hot water as rival posts pro gay imagery on social media . the observer . photos fiba olympic qualifying tournament italy 2016 fiba.com retrieved 27 september 2016 . rachel cohen amputee race car driver alex zanardi to compete in nyc marathon in handcycle category usa today 11 1 2007 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to barrilla group . italy portal companies portal barilla group v t e pasta list of pasta list of pasta dishes types acini di pepe agnolotti alphabet pasta anelli anellini bigoli bucatini campanelle cannelloni capellini casarecce casoncelli casunziei cavatappi cavatelli cencioni conchiglie corzetti croxetti ditalini fagottini farfalle fettuccine fiori foglie d ulivo fregula fusi fusilli garganelli gemelli lanterne lasagne lasagnette linguettine linguine macaroni mafalde mafaldine mezzelune occhi di lupo orecchiette orzo pappardelle passatelli pastina penne pici pillus pizzoccheri radiatori ravioli rigatoni rotelle rotini sacchettoni sagnarelli scialatelli spaghetti 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