Sammontana Barattolino Croccantino ice cream

Sammontana is Italy's leading domestic ice cream brand, founded in 1946 in Empoli, Tuscany. The brand is famous for its 'Barattolino', which was the first ice cream tub ever introduced in the Italian market in the 1970s. The company is known for using high-quality Italian ingredients, such as Sicilian almonds in the Croccantino flavor shown.

While many large ice cream brands are owned by multinational corporations, Sammontana remains a proudly Italian company. It is owned by the Bagnoli family, who started the business as a small dairy. In 2024, the company formed a partnership with Investindustrial to further expand its international presence, but it remains headquartered and primarily produced in Italy, maintaining its identity as a historic Italian brand.