We are an Italian export office in Tuscany supplying wholesale Italian bakery and private label pastry to importers, distributors, retail category managers and foodservice buyers.
We handle sourcing, quality checks, export documentation and consolidation into a single shipment, so a buyer testing this category can build a mixed order across several producers without opening a separate account with each of them. Retail category managers use us to fill an Italian pastry shelf set, HORECA distributors use us for frozen portioned desserts, and importers building a private range use us to check compliance before a container is loaded rather than after it lands.
Aragostine (lobster tail pastries) and filled puff pastry
Our signature line is the aragostina, a rolled and layered puff pastry shell shaped like a small lobster tail (the name comes from aragosta, Italian for lobster), filled after baking so the shell stays crisp. It is a recognised Italian speciality that most importers cannot currently source, and it is where we point first-time buyers of this category.
Available in six fillings: cream cacao-hazelnut, lemon, crema avorio, salted caramel, pistachio and chocolate. Case formats are 1.5 kg or 9 x 200 g retail packs, with a shelf life of 180 days.
The shell is fragile once baked and layered, so aragostine ship in dedicated protective packaging rather than a standard bakery case, which keeps the pastry intact through consolidation and transit. For a category manager building an Italian bakery counter or a specialty grocery display, this line usually sells on the story alone: most Western retailers have never seen it before, so it does not compete on price against a familiar croissant or Danish.
Millefoglie, cannoli, sfogliatelle and the sfoglia range
Millefoglie come in cream cacao-hazelnut, lemon and pistachio, in 20-piece cases or a 1.5 kg mignon format for smaller retail packs.
The cannoli range covers two styles: Cannolo Sfoglia, in five fillings, and the more traditional Cannolo Siciliano, in cappuccino, pistachio, zabaione and cream cacao-hazelnut.
Strudelini are supplied in cherry, apricot, forest fruit and cream cacao-hazelnut, alongside the rest of the sfoglia mignon range: Ventagli, Manine and Fiocchetti.
Most of this range carries a 180-day shelf life, the same as aragostine, which is what makes it practical to consolidate across a full container. Ventagli, Manine and Fiocchetti are the smaller mignon formats in the same sfoglia family, sized for a mixed pastry tray or a hospitality breakfast buffet rather than a single retail unit.
Biscotti and ambient lines
Our biscotteria covers frolla, sfoglia, almond and cereal biscuits, plus a certified 100% vegan line for retailers building a plant-based shelf set.
This is the simplest first shipment for a buyer testing the category: ambient storage, long shelf life, no cold chain, and none of the packaging fragility that comes with filled pastry. It is also the easiest line to run private label on, since ambient biscuit formats travel and re-pack more predictably than fresh or frozen pastry.
Frozen desserts for foodservice
For HORECA distributors we supply our Foodservice Dessert Producer's range: mini mousse, soufflé, tiramisù, cannolo siciliano, cassata siciliana, babà, sacher and meringata, in portioned formats of 9 to 15 units per case, 90 g to 130 g per portion. A gluten-free single-portion line is also available.
This range is built for foodservice plating, not for retail shelf. If you are buying for a grocery or specialty retail channel, our aragostine, sfoglia and biscotteria lines above are the retail-ready formats. If you are a HORECA distributor already carrying frozen dessert lines, the gluten-free single-portion option lets you cover that guest without adding a separate supplier.
Case formats, pallet configuration and shelf life
Every line in this category ships in a case size built for pallet stacking rather than a loose retail carton, so a mixed pallet of several SKUs loads and unloads the same way a single-product pallet would.
| Range | Case Format | Shelf Life |
|---|---|---|
| Aragostine | 1.5 kg case, or 9 x 200 g | 180 days |
| Millefoglie | 20 pieces, or 1.5 kg mignon | 180 days |
| Cannoli | 1.5 kg case | 180 days |
| Strudelini and sfoglia mignon | 1.5 kg case | 180 days |
| Biscotteria | 7–9 x 200 g | 120–180 days |
| Fresh-filled lines (Flauti, Fagottini) | 12–16 pieces | 45 days |
Shelf life runs from 45 to 180 days depending on the line. We tell you the exact figure per SKU before you order, because it decides what works for your transit time.
Enriched flour for the Canadian market
Canada's Food and Drug Regulations B.13.001 require white flour sold in Canada to be enriched with thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid and iron, and the CFIA prohibits the sale of products containing unenriched flour, including imports.
Our pastry production uses enriched flour, and we supply the producer specification confirming it. This is the single most common reason Italian pastry shipments are refused entry to Canada, and it is checked before your order ships rather than after it is refused at the border. A refusal at that stage means the container sits, storage costs accrue, and the product may need to be re-exported or destroyed, so this is a check worth doing before production rather than after the goods are already at sea.
Other destination markets carry their own labelling and nutrition-panel rules, but none as specific to the flour itself as Canada's enrichment requirement, which is why we flag it separately here rather than folding it into general documentation. For the wider compliance picture on the Canadian market, see our page on exporting Italian food to Canada.
Our producers
Three producers make up this category, and we consolidate across all three into a single shipment so you are not opening three separate supplier relationships to build one pastry range.
Foodservice Dessert Producer
Puglia
Frozen single-portion desserts for HORECA distributors, including a gluten-free line.
Savoury Snack Producer
Matera
Taralli and savoury Mediterranean snacks, preservative-free, producing since 1976, with over 90% of output exported.
Artisan Sienese Bakery
Siena
Panforte and traditional Tuscan sweets for premium gift and seasonal programmes.
Le Dolci Sorelle, our own brand
Le Dolci Sorelle is ALL-FOOD's own pastry brand rather than a third-party producer: we own the brand and set the specification, and an Italian plant in Tuscany manufactures to it. Over 300 references across aragostine, sfoglie, filled pastry, biscotteria, tarts and cakes, including a vegan line. See the full Le Dolci Sorelle range
Wholesale and private label Italian bakery
Most first orders in this category go out under our producers' own brands, since the aragostina and cannoli names already carry recognition with buyers who know Italian pastry. Private label is the natural second step once volume justifies your own artwork and label compliance work for a specific destination market.
Wholesale
ALL-FOOD is an Italian pastry supplier and export office, not a manufacturer. We work with Italian pastry manufacturers and artisan bakeries, check the goods before they ship, and consolidate them into one shipment, so an importer, distributor or wholesaler buys a range rather than opening an account with each producer.
Minimum one pallet, mixed SKUs accepted, our range under our producers' brands.
Private label Italian bakery and pastry
The same production under your own brand, with label compliance checked for your destination market. Pastry and bakery run through the same private label programme we operate across every category.
Frequently asked questions
One pallet. SKUs can be mixed on that pallet, so a first order can span aragostine, cannoli and biscotteria rather than committing to a single line.
45 to 180 days depending on the line. Aragostine, millefoglie and most of the biscotteria carry 180 days; fresh-filled lines such as Flauti and Fagottini carry 45 days. We confirm the exact figure per SKU before you order.
Yes. Our pastry production uses enriched flour and we supply the producer specification confirming compliance with Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations B.13.001 before you order.
USA, Canada, Australia, the Middle East, South America and across Europe.
Yes. Certificates of origin, health certificates and producer specifications are prepared for every shipment — that is what an export office does.
Yes. Samples come from the producer, so you can evaluate the exact filling, format and packaging before committing to a first order.
Yes. We produce white label and private label Italian pastries with your brand on the pack, from our producers in Puglia, Tuscany and Campania. Minimums depend on format; ambient lines start lower than frozen.
Yes. Cornetti, sfogliatine and filled puff pastry are available frozen for foodservice and ambient for retail, in case formats built for your market’s shelf life requirements.
That is most of what we do. We handle producer selection, label compliance for your market, and the export documentation, so the importer receives a finished, market-ready pallet.
No. ALL-FOOD is a sourcing and export office in Tuscany. We work with Italian pastry manufacturers and artisan bakeries, and we handle selection, quality checks, consolidation and export documentation on your behalf. The only line we own is Le Dolci Sorelle.
Yes. The range covers ambient and frozen Italian desserts for retail and foodservice, including filled puff pastry, millefoglie, cannoli and mignon formats. Case formats and shelf life for each line are in the table above.
Yes. Italian breakfast pastries, including cornetti and croissants, ship frozen for foodservice or in ambient formats depending on the line. Tell us the channel and we will match the format.
For a wider mixed-category shipment, buyers pair this range with our Italian pasta assortment, or with a private label programme on another category while pastry stays wholesale. Whichever combination you choose, the same team in Tuscany manages sourcing, quality checks and documentation across all of it, so you are working with one point of contact rather than several.
Download the Italian pastry wholesale catalogue
Tell us your market, your formats and your business type, and we will come back with the full pastry catalogue. Pricing is sent on request after the enquiry — we do not publish prices.