Pina Romolo's guest appearances

Pina Romolo

My Food Job Rocks!

AWESOME Leaders: Lessons for Food Business Success

Ben Chapman

John Mackey

Jessica Gavin

Paul Shapiro

Harold McGee

George Lucas

Joe Heitzeberg

Daniel Scharff

Arvind Gupta

Jeremy Smith

James Richardson

Will Holsworth

Roger Berkowitz

Ali Bouzari

Keith Harris

OwlTail

Every year AWESOME celebrates women in Canadian Prairie food and beverage manufacturing! Listen to one of 2021's Achievement Award recipients, Pina Romolo is a co-founder of Piccola Cucina. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 10 years, Piccola Cucina specializes in gluten-free, dairy-free healthy, simple ingredient foods and is the premier manufacturer of almond based, creations such as Italian Amaretti Macaroon Cookies, Pie Crusts and finely milled flour. Her products are sold across Canada in over 300 retailers, on Costco.ca, and Amazon.ca as well as Piccola Cucina's commerce website.   Pina describes her appreciation for her all-woman team, how stress isn't always bad, and how important it is to revisit your business plan each year.   Learn more about AWESOME:  www.beawesome.ca Instagram: @beawesome.ca   Follow Pina / Piccola Cucina:  www.piccolacucina.ca Instagram/Facebook: @piccolacucinainc

Every year AWESOME celebrates women in Canadian Prairie food and beverage manufacturing! Listen to one of 2021's Achievement Award recipients, Pina Romolo is a co-founder of Piccola Cucina. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 10 years, Piccola Cucina specializes in gluten-free, dairy-free healthy, simple ingredient foods and is the premier manufacturer of almond based, creations such as Italian Amaretti Macaroon Cookies, Pie Crusts and finely milled flour. Her products are sold across Canada in over 300 retailers, on <a href="http://Costco.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Costco.ca</a>, and <a href="http://Amazon.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.ca</a> as well as Piccola Cucina's commerce website. Pina describes her appreciation for her all-woman team, how stress isn't always bad, and how important it is to revisit your business plan each year. Learn more about AWESOME: <a href="http://www.beawesome.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.beawesome.ca</a> Instagram: @<a href="http://beawesome.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beawesome.ca</a> Follow Pina / Piccola Cucina:  <a href="http://www.piccolacucina.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.piccolacucina.ca</a> Instagram/Facebook: @piccolacucinainc

AWESOME Achievement Awards 2021 Recipient - Pina Romolo Piccola Cucina

We have another great small business this episode. Piccola Cucina is an Italian bakery that focuses on Italian baked goods such as macarons and focus on using almonds in their mix. In this episode, you’ll learn about the different varieties of Macarons, how important it is to maneuver and adapt in the food industry as a small player, and some amazingly good resources and advice from the CEO herself. I always appreciate having small businesses on the podcast and we have a few more coming up in the pipeline. I admire their tenacity and thinking in the long term. This interview is no exception.  About Pina Romolo An entrepreneurial, international trade, sales, and relationship management executive, delivering the highest level of client service with keen attention and acuteness to cultural and political sensitivities with valuable contacts in a number of worldwide regions; expert knowledge and proficiency in English, Spanish, Italian, French and basic German. Specialties: BA in languages, Specialty Food Manufacturing, Strategic Business Planning, Channel Sales, Web presence, Business Development, Event Management, Public Relations, Relationship Management About Piccola Cucina Piccola Cucina is the premier manufacturer of gourmet, handcrafted, almond based foods. These artisan products use almonds as the first ingredient and are made with the utmost of care and attention, manufactured in a dedicated gluten free facility. Products include a line of Italian macaroons, 6 flavours in all. Flavours include Amaretti, Chocoretti, Pistachioretti, Limonetti, Coconutt &amp; Walnutti. Products also include almond based pie &amp; tart shells. The sweet shells are free from gluten, dairy, grains, soy, corn &amp; yeast, low in sodium &amp; vegetarian. And the unsweetened shells are a multipurpose, vegan free from gluten, dairy, soy, corn &amp; yeast &amp; low in sodium. These shells are dense, won't get soggy, can withstand and hold any filling, from sweet to savoury, to quiches &amp; meat pies, to deep dish pizza and anything in between. Key Take Aways - The history and diversification of macaroons (macarons) - Amazing specialty food industry resources - The ability to listen to customers and pivot - How do small businesses compete against the bigger guys? - Why family is everything What We Talk About Italian Family Recipes  Italian Macaroons Amoretti cookie  Almond flour  French Macaroons,  America Macaroons  Brazil Macaroons Tip for making macaroons: Ask my mother Vegan Pie shells Listening to customers Food and Beverage Mannitoba (Board of Directors)  Ciao Specialty Food Show  Fancy Food Show in San Francisco Specialty food association newsletter Biscotti Gluten-Free  My Food Job Rocks: I’m surrounded by good people, I get to be my own boss, I can build a legacy Food Technologies: Non-GMO  As a business, what would you like to know more about?: I am learning every day District Ventures- Armine Dickinson’s Incubators Who inspired you to get into food?: My family, my mom Favorite Book: Arlene Dickinsons: All In Favorite Kitchen Item: A good knife Freezing basil Favorite Food: Pasta, Spaghetti Carbonata Advice to Start a Food Company: Be prepared to be in it for the long haul Don’t cut corners piccolacucina.com twitter linkedin

We have another great small business this episode. Piccola Cucina is an Italian bakery that focuses on Italian baked goods such as macarons and focus on using almonds in their mix. In this episode, you’ll learn about the different varieties of Macarons, how important it is to maneuver and adapt in the food industry as a small player, and some amazingly good resources and advice from the CEO herself. I always appreciate having small businesses on the podcast and we have a few more coming up in the pipeline. I admire their tenacity and thinking in the long term. This interview is no exception. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pinaromolo?authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=auxw&amp;locale=en_US&amp;trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A4288881%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1479447410969%2Ctas%3APina%20Romo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> About Pina Romolo</a> An entrepreneurial, international trade, sales, and relationship management executive, delivering the highest level of client service with keen attention and acuteness to cultural and political sensitivities with valuable contacts in a number of worldwide regions; expert knowledge and proficiency in English, Spanish, Italian, French and basic German. Specialties: BA in languages, Specialty Food Manufacturing, Strategic Business Planning, Channel Sales, Web presence, Business Development, Event Management, Public Relations, Relationship Management <a href="http://www.piccolacucina.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About Piccola Cucina</a> Piccola Cucina is the premier manufacturer of gourmet, handcrafted, almond based foods. These artisan products use almonds as the first ingredient and are made with the utmost of care and attention, manufactured in a dedicated gluten free facility. Products include a line of Italian macaroons, 6 flavours in all. Flavours include Amaretti, Chocoretti, Pistachioretti, Limonetti, Coconutt &amp; Walnutti. Products also include almond based pie &amp; tart shells. The sweet shells are free from gluten, dairy, grains, soy, corn &amp; yeast, low in sodium &amp; vegetarian. And the unsweetened shells are a multipurpose, vegan free from gluten, dairy, soy, corn &amp; yeast &amp; low in sodium. These shells are dense, won't get soggy, can withstand and hold any filling, from sweet to savoury, to quiches &amp; meat pies, to deep dish pizza and anything in between. Key Take Aways - The history and diversification of macaroons (macarons) - Amazing specialty food industry resources - The ability to listen to customers and pivot - How do small businesses compete against the bigger guys? - Why family is everything What We Talk About Italian Family Recipes <a href="https://pizzarossa.me/2015/10/27/a-step-by-step-guide-to-macarons-using-the-italian-meringue-method/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Italian Macaroons</a> <a href="http://www.stellapastry.com/cookies/amoretti-cookie.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amoretti cookie</a> <a href="https://www.thepaleomom.com/pros-cons-almond-flour-rebuttal-5-reasons-avoid-almond-flour/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Almond flour</a> <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/1106683/french-macarons-basic-recipe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> French Macaroons,</a> <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/toasty-coconut-macaroons-recipe.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> America Macaroons</a> <a href="http://www.chron.com/life/food/article/Brazilian-style-macaroons-similar-to-Jamail-s-3628589.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Brazil Macaroons</a> Tip for making macaroons: Ask my mother <a href="http://www.veganbaking.net/recipes/pies/flaky-pie-crust" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vegan Pie shells</a> Listening to customers <a href="http://foodbeveragemb.ca/about-us/our-board/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Food and Beverage Mannitoba (Board of Directors)</a> <a href="http://my.fancyfoodshows.com/summer2016/Public/Exhibitors.aspx?ID=632&amp;sortMenu=105000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ciao Specialty Food Show</a> <a href="https://www.specialtyfood.com/shows-events/winter-fancy-food-show/badge-registration/?gclid=CjwKEAiAsMXBBRD71KWOh6fcjRwSJAC5CNE1IV1laM1z6LRXMpkTIGJcRqWJj0RBsDknHctKqVXiMBoCN7Dw_wcB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fancy Food Show in San Francisco</a> <a href="https://www.specialtyfood.com/news/source/specialty-food-news/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Specialty food association newsletter</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscotti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biscotti</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten-free_diet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gluten-Free</a> My Food Job Rocks: I’m surrounded by good people, I get to be my own boss, I can build a legacy Food Technologies: <a href="http://www.nongmoproject.org/gmo-facts/what-is-gmo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Non-GMO</a> As a business, what would you like to know more about?: I am learning every day <a href="http://www.districtventures.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">District Ventures- Armine Dickinson’s Incubators</a> Who inspired you to get into food?: My family, my mom Favorite Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Arlene-Dickinson/dp/144342062X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arlene Dickinsons: All In</a> Favorite Kitchen Item: A good knife Freezing basil Favorite Food: Pasta, <a href="http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12965-spaghetti-carbonara" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spaghetti Carbonata</a> Advice to Start a Food Company: Be prepared to be in it for the long haul Don’t cut corners <a href="http://piccolacucina.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">piccolacucina.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/piccolacucina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pinaromolo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin</a>

Ep. 027 - The Macaroon Buisness with Pina Romolo, CEO of Piccola Cucina