Who we are

“According to Greek mythology, in the ancient Greece, Pragma Sta, was a snake with 4 heads. Pragma Sta’s first head, is wit; the second represents wisdom; the third indicates knowledge and the fourth represents justice.”

Choosing the name of a company, is an exercise that stimulates the creativity of a contractor, as well as it implies a tacit engagement with his own company: the name may influence the picture and relationships with others. Luckily, it will be pronounced a thousand times and will be taken as a case of success.

When we decided that our company would have been called PRAGMA Food, we thought all this: an original name, different from the usual, but with a strong appeal to tradition, in harmony with our way of being. We thought about an image that would gather inside the four indicators of moral integrity: Wit, Wisdom, Knowledge and Justice.

The specific know-how, together with the passion of our work, allows us to achieve a very high level of satisfaction and customer loyalty.

In Rivergaro, a small town based in the Trebbia Valley, one of the most suggestive valleys of Piacenza area, in 2008 was born Pragmafood.

On the banks of river Trebbia, was begun our history. In a small lab, converted from a family room, our research activity takes shape.

Goal: to implement an R&D laboratory to develop new products and new food processes to be presented to the most demanding domestic and foreign customers.

In the period 2008-2014 we have developed more or less 2000 different recipes, many of which have been successfully industrialized and currently present on the market with many positive feedbacks.

Beginning from 2013, related to our depth knowledge of sterilization processes both in batch or continuos, begins a certification activity of heat process, with particular regard to the very restrictive markets such as the American one.

Pragmafood, in person of Dr. Capogreco Giuseppe as Process Authority, begun and deepens a validation service in accordance with FDA rules, which will allow to certify in a few years hundreds of food exporting companies in the US.

In 2016, begun a new chapter of our history and from Trebbia valley, Pragmafood while remaining in the province of Piacenza, moves to the banks of the big river Po: to Monticelli d’Ongina.

The site is much broader and logistically more favorable to meet in our lab customers who need to apply tests for new product and process.

Once again, another river accompany our professional growth.

Related to the excellent feedback, many food equipment manufacturers begun a close and continuous cooperation with Pragmafood.

Especially with Roboqbo S.r.l., Migliavacca S.r.l. and Levati S.p.A. (CFT Group), we have signed specific cooperation agreements for which Pragmafood represents their product and process R&D laboratory.

In our lab a complete pilot line is equipped, beginning by the UNIVERSAL ROBOQBO 15lt bowl, to a MIGLIAVACCA VOLUMETRIC FILLING MACHINE, to end up in a last generation of AGITATED RETORT.

Moreover, cooperation also continue with other food equipment manufacturers such as: Boema, Fenco, FMT, JBT and SPX Flow.