Nutrition, wellbeing and sustainable packaging
Our products are the heart of everything we do. This is where our daily commitment begins: with the goal of offering delicious, safe foods that bring joy to the lives of those who choose us every day. We carry out numerous quality control checks to ensure the highest standards for our customers, and we are also pursuing many initiatives to improve the Barilla Group. We’re proud to say that this commitment continues to deliver real, measurable results.
Responsible choices for quality ingredients
Our approach to packaging
From ingredient selection to packaging design, every decision represents an opportunity to measure and, where possible, to mitigate impact. Through the innovative approach of the “Sustainable Packaging” programme within the "Barilla Sustainability Compass", we work to minimise the amount of packaging, increase its recyclability and promote solutions that support an increasingly circular economy. Our commitment is to offer consumers products designed with consideration for environmental aspects, without compromising on quality
99.9
of packaging is designed to be recycled.
52
materials used in packaging are recycled.
Source: 2025 Sustainability Report, disclosure E5-1 (p. 92-94); E5-2 (p. 95-99).
The information and data contained in the report relate to Barilla Group for the period from 1st January to 31st December 2025, unless otherwise indicated. For information on the methodology, calculation criteria and reporting scope, please refer to the cited sections of the 2025 Sustainability Report,
Nutrition & Wellbeing
Bringing people together around the joy of good food and making quality a choice for a better future is an essential part of our way of doing business. This is why it is so important for us to offer food that is both tasty and safe and meets the health and sustainability requirements of its consumers.
The Nutrition & Wellbeing Model
Barilla’s Nutrition and Wellbeing Model is an innovative approach designed to respond to changing external conditions and contribute positively to people’s wellbeing.
The goal is to support Barilla in offering tasty and nutritious products, in the right portions, that promote a healthy lifestyle, contributing to holistic wellbeing while celebrating the joy of food.
But we believe it is equally essential to encourage the spread of conscious food choices, showing the value and role of products for health and wellbeing, and for healthier and more balanced lifestyles.
Quality and safety across the supply chain
In a rapidly changing world, shaped by climate change, evolving regulations and increasingly complex global supply chains, protecting the quality and safety of food is a strategic priority. It begins long before production, through investments in prevention and through the collaboration of Barilla’s quality and food safety experts with suppliers, service providers, partners, scientists and universities.
Each ingredient comes with its own characteristics and vulnerabilities and is evaluated through a dedicated risk assessment. The whole system is built with a preventive approach, in which advanced data analytics and AI-supported monitoring systems help streamline quality and food safety processes, improving the ability to anticipate potential issues across raw materials and supply chains. Yet even the most advanced tools rely on something irreplaceable: the experience and passion of the people who use them.
250
Barilla quality specialists monitoring food safety across the supply chain.
650
analyses carried out every year on raw materials and packaging.
More than
1
quality check per minute across the entire supply chain.
Source: 2025 Sustainability Report, disclosure E5-1 (p. 92-94); E5-2 (p. 95-99)
The information and data contained in the report relate to Barilla Group for the period from 1st January to 31st December 2025, unless otherwise indicated. For information on the methodology, calculation criteria and reporting scope, please refer to the cited sections of the 2025 Sustainability Report
Design that makes a difference
A package often communicates before the product it contains, through familiar colours, images and shapes. However, it also plays a more important role: preserving aroma, protecting taste and safeguarding food quality, while optimising shelf life and, where possible, reducing environmental impact.
For Barilla, solutions aimed at protecting food, reducing waste and supporting circularity are part of the "Sustainable Packaging" programme. These solutions take shape during the design phase and are developed through collaboration across the value chain.
For this reason, since 1997, Barilla has drawn inspiration from principles that are continuously updated, taking into account available technological innovations and market trends. For Barilla, packaging is not only a functional means of preserving products, but also a strategic lever.
Our responsible packaging
To protect the goodness of our products and guarantee their freshness, we use only paper, virgin fibre cardboard from responsibly managed forests, glass, plastic film and metal.
Through the LCA Pack Design Tool, we evaluate the environmental performance of packaging solutions during the design phase, comparing alternatives and guiding decisions considering lower-impact options.
From principle to practice
Throughout 2025, we strengthened our commitment to environmental sustainability through five initiatives that turn Barilla’s sustainable packaging strategy into action.
-4,600
of virgin raw materials required for production.
600
of cardboard saved in pasta packaging (6% in weight).
-20
CO₂ emissions of transports with the Tagliatelle Barilla project.
By 2030
54
recycled materials in Barilla packaging.
Source: 2025 Sustainability Report, disclosure E5-3 (p. 101); E5-4 (p. 107).
The information and data contained in the report relate to Barilla Group for the period from 1st January to 31st December 2025, unless otherwise indicated. For information on the methodology, calculation criteria and reporting scope, please refer to the cited sections of the 2025 Sustainability Report.
SUSTAINABILITY
Our way of doing business
Since 1877, we have been committed to offering quality food while promoting initiatives that support people and the environment, enriching and evolving this approach in relation to new knowledge that links the taste and goodness of our products to the way they are designed and manufactured, integrating what has long been defined as sustainability into our way of doing business.