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{{Short description|Italian entrepreneur}}
{{Infobox person
| 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>
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Giovanni Rana was born in [[Cologna Veneta]], Italy, in 1937.
In 1962
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
==References==
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* [http://www.giovanniranausa.com/ Giovanni Rana's U.S. Web Site]
* [http://www.rananyc.com/ Giovanni Rana Pastificio & Cucina Restaurant in New York]
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