Bauducco Foods was founded in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1952 by Carlo Bauducco, who first traveled from Italy to Brazil in 1948 to collect on some unpaid invoices for baking equipment.

Bauducco fell in love with Brazil and felt that it offered opportunities for success, and started
his company as a bakery specialty shop.

Bauducco baked its first panettone for the 1952 holiday season, promoting the holiday treat to Brazilian customers by scattering flyers from an airplane. The company grew steadily, opening its first factory in 1962, and starting to export its baked goods to the United States in 1979.

In the nearly 50 years since its founding, Bauducco has grown into the leading manufacturer of baked goods in Brazil, and the largest maker of panettones in the world.

Still managed by members of the family, Bauducco has five manufacturing plants, with the capacity to produce more than 200,000 tons of baked goods annually. Currently, Bauducco exports to 80 countries around the world; panettone is Bauducco’s number one export.

Bauducco Foods launched its U.S. branch in Miami in 2005. The company serves a variety of retailers with the support of partners, distributors and an accomplished sales team.