LBG Sicilia Ingredients
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| Product type | Flours |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy |
| Introduced | 2001 |
| Markets | World |
| Website | Official website |
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LBG Sicilia Ingredients is a Italian company based in Ragusa, specialized in the production of locust bean flour and the preparation of mixtures of food stabilizers used mainly for ice cream, creamy cheeses, sauces and condiments.[1][2]
History[edit]
Giovanni Carlo (known as Giancarlo) Licitra, after having worked for Ford of Europe in England and Italy, dealing with marketing and finance, he returned to Sicily to create his own company. Giancarlo Licitra's father owned a company that sold carobs and so his son's idea was to carry out the industrial transformation of those raw materials. In 2001, LBG Sicilia Ingredients was founded, becoming the second largest producer in the sector in the world.[1][3] The company produces a natural additive obtained from carob seeds called "E410" which is used in many industrial food preparations. It also deals with the preparation of vegetable proteins[4]and mixtures of stabilizing ingredients that contain not only carob seed flour, but also other products that the company buys and mixes upon specific request from large food industries such as Unilever, Nestlé, Muller or Lactalis.[1][5]
The rest of the fruit is not thrown away but reused mainly in feed for breeding and in canned food for pets.[6] There are many uses for carob-based additives in the food industry, where it is used to stabilize ice cream, baked goods, sausage, dairy products, as a food thickener in the preparation of various types of sauces and additives in jellies, as well as in the Confectionery sector for the preparation of biscuits, cakes, spreads and other desserts.[7]
Exports and imports[edit]
The company exports its products to 90 countries (up to 2019 there were 80) and 95% of its turnover comes from abroad.[8] In addition to the seeds of Sicilian carobs (about 60% of regional production is found in the Ragusano), it processes the fruits coming from the Mediterranean area, imports to Sicily of in fact, raw materials come mainly from other regions of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Greece.[1]
Note[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Maria Ausilia Boemi (8 January 2018). "Il secondo produttore al mondo di farina di carrube è un ragusano: «Ecco come ho fatto»". La Sicilia (in italiano).
- ↑ "BAPR È BANCA AUTORIZZATA PER GESTIRE GLI INVESTIMENTI DEL CONTRATTO DI FILIERA "FRUTTA IN GUSCIO"" (PDF). Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa (in italiano). 26 July 2023.
- ↑ "Mattarella consegna l'onorificenza di cavaliere del lavoro al ragusano Giovanni Licitra". confagricolturaragusa.it (in italiano). 8 November 2018.
- ↑ "LBG Sicilia dona 25 mila euro a sostegno del fondo di solidarietà del Comune di Ragusa". cavalieridellavoro.it (in italiano). 2020.
- ↑ "QUARTA TAPPA DEL DIGITAL TOUR "IMPRESE VINCENTI" DEDICATA ALL'AGROALIMENTARE". Intesa Sanpaolo (in italiano). 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "Il Lancillotto di Ragusa e la Sicilia nei gelati". siciliadagustare.com (in italiano). 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Sandro Gambuzza (18 August 2022). "Mercato delle carrube, provincia di Ragusa, in dieci anni il prezzo si è decuplicato: buone prospettive per i coltivatori". ildomanibleo.com (in italiano).
- ↑ Marcella Ruggeri (30 March 2022). "Il Lancillotto di Ragusa e la Sicilia nei gelati". siciliadagustare.com (in italiano).
External links[edit]
- "Official site".
- "Top Secret on LBG Sicilia (broadcast on Sky)". YouTube. 23 November 2022.
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