• Nova Pan announces an exclusive strategic partnership with Pizza Group, thus consolidating its position on the Romanian market of professional equipment for pizzerias.
The Romanian pizza market has seen impressive growth in recent years, consolidating itself as one of the most dynamic in Europe. In 2025, according to Glovo platform analysis, Romania ranked second worldwide in terms of the number of pizza orders, right after Spain, and first in Southeastern Europe. This position reflects the enormous popularity of the dish, both in restaurant format and through deliveries, with peaks on weekends and evenings, and a clear preference for classic varieties such as Diavola, Quattro Stagioni or Margherita.
In this context of expanding consumption and increasing demand for quality and efficiency in production, the partnership with Pizza Group represents a natural and strategic step for Nova Pan. The company, with over two decades of solid experience in providing technological solutions for the food industry, naturally extends its expertise to the professional pizzeria segment, offering Romanian operators access to top-notch equipment to support this growth and raise local production standards.
This exclusive collaboration transforms Nova Pan into the sole authorized distributor of the Pizza Group brand in Romania, allowing direct access to a premium range of Italian technological solutions, recognized for quality and innovation. The partnership underlines Nova Pan's evolution towards a deeper specialization in the niche dedicated to pizza preparation, offering customers complete equipment packages covering the entire production process.
Through Pizza Group, Nova Pan introduces to the local market a variety of equipment adapted to the diverse needs of operators: high-performance professional ovens, dough mixers and kneaders, automatic dividers, dough forming machines, hydraulic or mechanical presses for stretching the dough, slicers and precise cutting devices. These solutions are designed to increase productivity, reduce energy consumption and maintain high quality standards, being suitable for both small pizzerias and high-volume units.
About Pizza Group
Pizza Group, founded in 1974 in San Vito al Tagliamento (Pordenone province, Italy), is a pillar of Italian excellence in the field of equipment for the food industry, with a particular focus on pizza preparation. With over 50 years of experience, the company harmoniously combines modern technological innovations with the essence of Italian culinary tradition, ensuring that each equipment preserves the authentic flavor of traditional pizza, regardless of geographical location.
All products are developed and manufactured entirely in Italy, under strict internal control of the entire production chain – from the research and design phase to final assembly and testing. This approach "Made in Italy" guarantees not only superior durability and reliability, but also an ergonomic and aesthetic design, adapted to demanding professional environments. The extensive portfolio includes versatile solutions for pizzerias and professional laboratories, with a focus on operational efficiency and sustainability.
The company produces thousands of equipment annually, exporting to over 70 countries and strengthening its reputation as a trusted global supplier in the sector. foodservice. Since 2020, Pizza Group has been part of the international Somec group, a conglomerate with Italian roots, founded in 1978 in the Treviso region. Somec Group, listed on the Italian stock exchange, brings together over 20 companies specialized in engineering, design and production for sectors such as shipbuilding, civil architecture and professional catering systems. With a presence in 12 countries on three continents, over 1.000 employees and annual revenues of hundreds of millions of euros, the group provides Pizza Group with additional resources for innovation, global expansion and optimization of production processes. This integration has allowed, for example, the opening of a subsidiary in the USA (Pizza Group USA LLC, in Houston, Texas, in 2022), strengthening access to international markets.
About Nova Pan
From 2001, Nova Pan is with the professionals in the field of milling, baking, pastry, confectionery, chocolate and gelato, offering, permanently, high-tech solutions, in accordance with the increase in the demands of the profile market over the years.
Nova Pan has earned its reputation as a reliable supplier, offering the Romanian market high-performance equipment, produced by world-renowned companies, while strengthening its commitment to customers through continuous evolution and by offering innovative solutions in the field. Currently, the company has several divisions specialized in: sales of equipment and spare parts, technical assistance, integration of industrial lines with different degrees of automation, consumables production, sales of utensils and accessories.
Through this partnership, Nova Pan reaffirms its commitment as a leading supplier in the food industry, combining cutting-edge technology with consulting services and personalized technical assistance.
Article written by Gabriela Dan, Editor-in-Chief Arta Albă
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