Ghigi Pasta

There has been a lot of speculationla tely aboutt he situationw ith Ghigi pasta. We would like to clarify the pictures o that the rumors and speculation can be put to rest.

Ron-Son Foods has been associated with Ghigi for twenty six years. It is sad to have to report that, due to reasons beyond anyone's control, Ghigi's strengthh as become its Achilles heel. Ghigi is a co-operativem adeup of local wheat farmers who always committed their product to the Ghigi mill.

This was then turned into Ghigi pasta. It was an axrangement that had lasted over one hundred years. In 2007 things happenedth at were to changee verythingw ithin a period of threem onths. The first blow was the delay in the issuing of licenses for the new factory which had been due to open this past summer. Then came the huge run up in wheat prices. The co-op farmers were always paid a fixed rate for their wheat,a nd then at the end of the fiscal years, they shared in the past a mill's profits.

In 2006 the profits were quite modest. This year speculatorsa nd big corporationsa pproachedth e farmers and offlered them money up front, payable net 10 days for their wheat. Most of the farmers took the deal and Ghigi was in trouble. Today there are two companies interested in buying Ghigi and what ever happens will be decided before the end of October.
Ron-Son Foods, in order to secure a steady reliable supply, has decided to share its needs withtwo packers. Ghigi hopefirlly will be one, and the other will be De Matteis from Avellino. They arealsoa miller asw ell asa pasta producer just like Ghigi. They are qualrty oriented and have won awards for their environmental practices.

Leone Bianco is the label we have decided to use for our pasta products in the future. It will beItalian, it will be of high quality, and having Leone Bianco as the label it will help prevent us from being a victim of any future cataclysmic market conditions.

We at Ron-Son realize we are all subject to the present malaise of the dollar and the huge jumpin wheat prices. Believe us when we say that we are doing everything to minimize the affects for our customers at this difficult time.

Please note that at this time we do not have licenses for Trivellini or Small Shells. We are in theprocesso f selectings omethings imilar. It is also worth noting that therew ill be new shapes available and we now have access to Organic and Whole Wheat pasta products.

We will keep you advised as the time to switch to Leone Bianco gets closer. Thank you for yourpatience. Please feel free to contact me or your representative if you require any further information.

Sincerely yours,
Ron-Son Foods marketing team