Four generations of entrepreneurs driven by a passion for fruit and vegetables and with a strong approach towards innovation.

The key milestones of our history:

• 1920 (THE BIRTH): Gino Peviani, son of agricultural producers from Lodi, starts a business in the fruit and vegetable sector.
• Years 40's (THE GREAT MILAN): Francesco, Serafino, and Bassano, Gino Peviani's sons, give a greater boost to their commercial activity, establishing business relationships with all the main Italian production areas. It's also the beginning of the first export activity to Switzerland, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
• Years 60's (THE EXPANSION): In the early '60s, the company gets bigger, significantly expanding its exports to Western Europe via the Milano Porta Vittoria railway freight terminal. During the same period, agricultural companies are acquired, and product conditioning centers are built in Veneto, Marche, Apulia and Sicily.
• Years 70's (THE PIONEERS) :Thanks to a close collaboration with some notorious Swiss supermarkets, the company introduces the first integrated pest management principles to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides of synthesis.
• Years 80's (IMPORT-EXPORT): The entry of the cousins Luigi (Gino) and Giuseppe (Pino) leads to an internationalization process, increasing the export activity and structuring the imports of fresh produce from overseas countries.
• Years 90's (INTERNATIONALISATION): In 1990, Peviani opens an office in the Netherlands: the Unitrade Holland B.V, which deals with the export of Dutch produce in Europe. In 1996, Fyffes, a global leader in the banana and pineapple business, becomes a shareholder of Peviani S.p.A., guaranteeing a constant procurement of exotic fruits.
• 2000 (PEVIANI'S SUPPLY CHAIN GETS SHORTER):These are years of investment in production and logistics. In 1997 a new conditioning warehouse is built in Apulia, in Ginosa (Taranto). In 2000 the company sets a logistic platform in Siziano, where the company receives and delivers fresh produce.
• 2006 (TOTAL PRODUCE): In 2006, after the demarge of Fyffes, Total Produce replaces Fyffes in the corporate structure. In few years, Total Produce, through M&A, becomes the world's largest company for the supply of F&V.
• 2011 (THE NEW GENERATION): In 2011, Gino's son, Andrea Peviani, carries on the tradition and driven by passion and proactivity, joins the company.
• 2021 (FULLY ITALIAN): In 2021, the Peviani family regains the shares held by Total Produce. Peviani is now the only owner of the company.
• Today (CONSTANT COMMITMENT): Peviani looks to the future, drawing strength from its tradition, experiences, and visionary capabilities. It is a growing company, that invests in young people and follows the evolution of consumption trends carefully.Peviani maintains solid and forward-looking ties with the most important production areas. By doing this, the company is confident that fruit and vegetables can be perceived as more and more good, healthy, essential for people's well-being.