About Catelli ~ Catelli History

CATELLI & Canadians: Partners Past, Present and Future

1867 Old MontrealCarlo Oronato CATELLI establishes Canada's first pasta plant in Old Montreal. CATELLI's first products were hand-made vermicelli and macaroni.


1920 unique pasta shapesMechanization allows CATELLI to expand the product line to include spaghetti and unique, breakthrough pasta shapes.



1939 The CATELLI plant moves to Notre Dame East, Montreal, where it continues to this day as a recognizable landmark in Montreal's East End. Canned spaghetti sauce is added to the product portfolio.


1949 To better service Western Canadian needs, a second CATELLI plant is opened in Lethbridge, Alberta.


1971 CATELLI is the first manufacturer to introduce glass-packed spaghetti sauces.


1972

Old Catelli logoThe famous "CATELLI Rainbow" is created - a sunshine symbol designed to represent a wide variety of pasta cuts. Although updated over the years, the "CATELLI Rainbow" logo remains an icon of quality and variety among Canadian consumers.


1975 CATELLI installs the largest and most advanced pasta line in North America (Montreal) to keep up with increased consumer demand for pasta products.


1984 CATELLI answers Canadians' nutritional needs by being the first to enrich its pasta products.


1988 Catelli Express Oven-Ready LasagneCATELLI Express oven-ready lasagne and cannelloni help Canadians quickly prepare what were traditionally time-consuming pasta dishes.


1993 Catelli Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat PastaIn response to consumer calls for even healthier products, CATELLI launches "Healthy Harvest" - a line of whole wheat added fibre products.


1997

Catelli BistroSpurred on by growth south of the border of premium, specialty pastas, CATELLI is the first to introduce specialty flavoured pastas under the brand name CATELLI "Bistro". These flavour-packed pastas add contemporary flair and "entertainability" to pasta dishes.


2000 and beyond... Health Check™Committed to providing healthy choices for Canadians, CATELLI is a proud participant in the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's Health Check program. The Health Check program is an education program that helps consumers make healthy food choices at the grocery store.


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