Business · Companies · 10 hrs ago
Barilla confirms jobs and production will continue at Marcianise site
Barilla says jobs and production will continue at its site in Marcianise, in Italy’s Campania region.
The company plans to transfer the facility to Pastificio Liguori, a historic pasta maker from Gragnano.
The plan was presented in September, and Campania’s regional government hosted a meeting to discuss it.
Barilla says the site will keep making products for its group under multi-year supply contracts with Liguori.
The company says the plan will protect workers and skills at the site while allowing production to continue.
Barilla says unions are ready to discuss the plan and worker protections, and that the next step is a technical meeting with clear deadlines.
Barilla says jobs and production will continue at its Marcianise site as it transitions to Pastificio Liguori.
The company said it confirmed the plan and guarantees at a meeting promoted by the Campania regional government.
Barilla said the site will continue making products for the Barilla Group under multi-year supply contracts with the buyer.
The company said the transition would protect employment and local skills while offering long-term development prospects.
- Who
- Barilla and Pastificio Liguori, the buyer. Workers at the Marcianise site are affected.
- What
- Barilla says employment and production will continue at the site after its transfer to Liguori.
- When
- The meeting took place on October 21, 2026. Barilla presented the industrial plan in September.
- Where
- The Marcianise site, in Campania, Italy.
- Why
- Barilla says the plan provides guarantees for the site and its workers and ensures continued production for the Barilla Group.
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Barilla presented its industrial plan.
The company discussed the plan and guarantees at a meeting promoted by the Campania regional government.
- Site
- Marcianise, Campania
- Buyer
- Pastificio Liguori, a historic producer from Gragnano
- Meeting
- October 21, 2026
- Supply arrangements
- Multi-year contracts with the acquiring company for production destined for the Barilla Group
- Plan presentation
- September 2026
What people are saying
The meeting today was an important step to explain clearly and transparently the project and the guarantees planned for Marcianise and for the people who work there.
In the transition from Barilla to Pastificio Liguori, a historic producer from Gragnano, continuity of employment and production will be guaranteed.
In addition, production for the Barilla Group will continue at the site, on the basis of multi-year supply contracts with the acquiring company.