Our history
Serving our customers worldwide since 1922 with the same passion of the first day
Our history
Serving our customers worldwide since 1922 with the same passion of the first day
A century of experience
The passion for citrus fruits has always accompanied our long history since 1922, the year in which Francesco Misitano di Lorenzo and Francesco Stracuzzi di Rosario, owners of two homonymous citrus processing companies in the province of Messina, in splendid Sicily, meet for the first time.
Sharing the same values and operating in the same sector, they undertake a fruitful collaboration that will lead them in 1974 to give life to Misitano & Stracuzzi Snc, a perfect synergy between experience, skills and knowledge acquired over time thanks to the initiative and personality of these two. entrepreneurs in love with their work and their land. This combination soon paid off and the company quickly gained international prominence in the sector of essential oils and citrus juices, so much so that in 1981 the corporate structure was transformed into a Spa.
In 2016, the New York based Misitano & Stracuzzi USA Corp., wholly owned by the Italian parent company, was established to consolidate the brand’s presence in the American market.
Excellent Company Award
In 2019, we were awarded the Global Strategy SME Observatory’s “Excellent Company Award” prize and the Italian Stock Exchange admitted the company to its prestigious ELITE programme.
The following year, the Company chose Microsoft as its technology partner and completely restructured the information system with the aim of improving and controlling all business processes. In addition, we acquired our first fully automated essential oil production line, capable of working without human intervention.
In 2021, we made major investments in faster and more reliable quality control analysis tools. We are absolutely convinced that technology combined with our long-standing know-how will further increase the quality of our products and, therefore, our customer’s satisfaction.
Misitano & Stracuzzi today
After four generations, today, we still preserve the same spirit, ambition and commitment that has always been the hallmark of our work, leveraging on the selection of the best Sicilian citrus fruits, the use of the most innovative production processes, and the adoption of strict quality controls to produce essential oils and juices that reach our industrial customers worldwide every day.
We are proud of the results obtained so far and intend to treasure our past so as to build our future with determination and responsibility. A future that begins today with the new facility that we are planning to build in Barcelona Pozzo di Gotto, in the province of Messina, surrounded by the colours and aromas of a marvellous citrus grove of around 100,000 square metres.
On November 2022, the Shareholders and Directors Antonio, Diego and Emanuela Stracuzzi bought out the Misitano family, thus becoming the full owners of the Company.
Milestones
The cornerstones of our history
Origins
Francesco Misitano and Francesco Stracuzzi
meet for the first time
Establishment
Misitano & Stracuzzi Snc is established
Growth
The organisation is transformed into a joint stock company
Plant modernization
The historical production facility in Furci Siculo
is modernised and extended
Production expansion
The Furci Siculo plant is flanked by a second production facility in Santa Teresa di Riva
entirely dedicated to the production of essential oils
Development of the American market
Misitano & Stracuzzi USA Corp. is established
A prestigious award
We are awarded the SME Observatory’s “Excellent Company Award” prize and the Italian Stock Exchange admits us to its ELITE programme
New technologies
The Company chooses Microsoft as its IT technology partner and purchases its first fully automated essential oil production line
The new facility
The Company purchases an area measuring about 100,000 sq.m for the construction of an innovative new production plant
Our first 100 years
In addition to marking our first century of history, 2022 coincides with an important corporate reorganization, with the acquisition of the entire ownership of the Company by the Stracuzzi Family.
