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Line 1: {{Short description\|Italian entrepreneur}} ~~{{request edit\|R}} ~~ {{Infobox person '''Giovanni Rana''' (born October 15, 1937 in [[Cologna Veneta]], [[Italy]]) is a pasta maker, entrepreneur and founder of the Giovanni Rana brand that offers a range of Italian products including refrigerated pasta, sauces, and ready-made dishes. The brand, which has been making pasta for over 54 years, was founded on innovation, superior standards and the best ingredients. Giovanni Rana’s rich history started in 1962 with homemade [[tortellini]] and by 1989 was expanding with new products and offerings globally. \| name = Giovanni Rana \| image = Giovanni Rana.jpg \| caption = \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1937\|10\|15\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[Cologna Veneta]], Kingdom of Italy \| occupation = {{flatlist\| Chef company founder }} \| years_active = 1962–present \| known_for = [[Pasta]] production \| notable_works = Founder of Giovanni Rana Italian Foods }} '''Giovanni Rana''' {{post-nominals\|post-noms=[[Order of Merit for Labour\|OML]] [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic\|Commendatore OMRI]]}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/97683\|publisher=[[President of the Italian Republic\|Presidency of the Italian Republic]]\|title=Rana Giovanni\|language=it\|access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/273756\|publisher=Presidency of the Italian Republic\|title=Rana Sig. Giovanni\|language=it\|access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref> (born 15 October 1937) is an Italian pasta maker, founder of the Giovanni Rana brand of Italian food products, including refrigerated pasta, sauces, and ready-made dishes. The brand started in 1962 with homemade [[tortellini]] and has since expanded, distributing products in 38 countries.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rana.it/ristoranti/it/vivi-l-esperienza/i-ristoranti\|title=I Ristoranti\|language=Italian\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215131914/http://www.rana.it/ristoranti/it/vivi-l-esperienza/i-ristoranti\|archive-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> ~~Giovanni Rana products are distributed in 38 different countries.~~ ~~<ref>http://www.rana.it/ristoranti/it/vivi-l-esperienza/i-ristoranti</ref>~~ ==~~Timeline~~Life and career== Giovanni Rana was born in [[Cologna Veneta]], Italy, in 1937. ~~Giovanni Rana~~He joined his brothers at the family bakery in [[San Giovanni Lupatoto]], Veneto, in 1950 and began making tortellini, personally preparing the pasta and the filling. He began producing pasta and made the deliveries door-to-door with his ~~red~~ motorbike.; In 1962 - Pastificio Rana officially opened its doors.{{where?\|date=September 2021}} At the beginning the production, the pasta was strictly handmade. ~~Giovanni~~ Rana himself oversaw its distribution and delivered the tortellini from house to house~~. As the demand increased, there was also a need for increased production~~. With the assistance of local engineers and mechanics, Giovanni Rana designed and developed new machines to solve the increasing demand for pasta. Then production increased from about 33 pounds of tortellini an hour to about 44,000 pounds an hour. In 1971, the factory moved to San Giovanni Lupatoto where it all began. This is the current location of the plant and offices. As demand continued to grow, Giovanni needed to find a new way to continue to deliver pasta and create and expand awareness throughout Europe. Giovanni Rana’s son Gian Luca Rana (today’s CEO of Giovanni Rana company) joined the company and expanded the brand to Europe and later to USA. The first factory in Chicago and the first restaurant in “Giovanni Rana Pastificio & Cucina” in New York opened in 2012. In October 2012 the Giovanni Rana pasta company opened its first restaurant in the [[United States]] at the [[Chelsea Market]] complex in the [[Chelsea, Manhattan\|Chelsea]] neighborhood of the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]].<ref>[http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/giovanni-rana-brings-its-pasta-to-chelsea-market/] 2012-10-25.Accessed-2013-01-24</ref> The same year the firm opened a signature restaurant at [[Regent's Place]] in [[London]], [[England]], which is its first eatery in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Giovanni-Rana-to-open-restaurant-at-London-s-Regent-s-Place] 2011-08-02.Accessed-2012-01-25</ref>▼ ▲With the assistance of local engineers and mechanics, Giovanni Rana designed and developed new machines to ~~solve~~meet the increasing demand for pasta. ~~Then~~The ~~production~~machines increased production from about {{convert\|33 ~~pounds~~\|lb\|kg\|abbr=in\|order=flip}} of tortellini an hour to about ~~44,000 pounds~~{{convert\|44000\|lb\|kg\|abbr=in\|order=flip}} an hour. In 1971, the factory moved to ~~San Giovanni Lupatoto where it all began. This is the~~its current location of ~~the plant and offices. As demand continued to grow,~~San Giovanni ~~needed to find a new way to continue to deliver pasta and create and expand awareness throughout Europe~~Lupatoto. ~~Giovanni Rana’s~~Rana's son Gian Luca ~~Rana~~ (~~today’s~~today the CEO of ~~Giovanni~~his ~~Rana~~father's company) joined the company and expanded the brand to ~~Europe~~other European countries and ~~later~~the ~~to USA~~US. The first factory in Chicago ~~and the first restaurant in “Giovanni Rana Pastificio & Cucina” in New York~~ opened in 2012. In October 2012 the Giovanni Rana pasta company opened its first restaurant in the [[United States]] at the [[Chelsea Market]] complex in the [[Chelsea, Manhattan\|Chelsea]] neighborhood of ~~the~~ [[Manhattan]], New York City~~]] borough of [[Manhattan]]~~.<ref>[{{cite news\|url=http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/giovanni-rana-brings-its-pasta-to-chelsea-market/]\|last=Fabricant\|first=Florence\|title=Giovanni Rana Brings Its Pasta to Chelsea Market\|date=25 October 2012\|access-~~10-25.Accessed-2013-01-~~date=24 January 2013}}</ref> The same year the firm opened a ~~signature~~ restaurant at [[Regent's Place]] in [[London]], [[England]], which is its first eatery in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>~~[http~~{{cite web\|url=https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/~~Business~~Article/2011/08/02/Giovanni-Rana-to-open-restaurant-at-London-s-Regent-s-Place]\|last=Eversham\|first=Emma\|title=Giovanni Rana to open restaurant at London's Regent's Place\|date=2 August 2011\|access-~~08-02.Accessed-2012-01-~~date=25 January 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.giovanniranausa.com/ Giovanni Rana's U.S. Web Site] * [http://www.rananyc.com/ Giovanni Rana Pastificio & Cucina Restaurant in New York] Line 19 ⟶ 33: {{Pasta}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rana, Giovanni}} [[Category:~~Food~~Italian ~~and drink~~pasta companies ~~of Italy~~]] [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:Italian chefs]] [[Category:Italian brands]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Cologna Veneta]]