Rituparna Chatterjee – Mumbai
Ecoteco Food Professional Equipment, a representative branch of GGF in Puducherry, has been witnessing a substantial increase in the demand for its ovens in India. GGF, established in Treviso in 1985, a town 30 km north of Venice, is specialised in manufacturing and selling of professional catering equipment for pizzerias, restaurants and bakeries. Ecoteco Food Professional Equipment offers a range of products in India which includes traditional pizza ovens, mechanical electric ovens in stainless steel, mechanical gas ovens in stainless steel, gas chicken rotisserie (SPIT), dough sheeters, rolling machines, spiral mixers, accessories like stainless steel grids, wheels, among others. The company was setup in 2014 in Puducherry to cater to the India market.
Speaking about the growing demand for its ovens, Gianpietro Colla, project and development manager, Ecoteco Food Professional Equipment stated, “GGF has more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing ovens. The demand for our ovens is growing exponentially in the India market with plenty of pizzerias opening. What differentiates us from others is the quality of our products. Our ovens have insulation material in them which guarantees less consumption of electricity. For pizzerias we offer a complete technological solution. For instance, the reflectory stone at the base of our ovens is from Brazil and is very dense, which makes it a better reflector of heat. Moreover, we have a sophisticated thermostat to track the temperature.”
Ecoteco Food Professional Equipment has a pan India distribution base with its service centre in Puducherry. “We have a team which travels to provide servicing. We also have an Italian chef in Puducherry who offers training for using electrical and fire ovens. There is another chef who provides training in cooking Italian dishes which are not necessarily done in ovens. These chefs have been living in India for five years and they are aware of this market.”