Carpigiani was one of the headline exhibitors at Sigep 2025, the international exhibition for gelato, pastry, artisan bakery and coffee, held in Rimini from 18 to 22 January. Its stand was Booth 061 in Hall C1, where it showed its main technology innovations and ran more than 100 demonstrations and special events.

Guests on the stand

The programme brought together a long list of Gelato Maestros: Carlo Guerriero, Roberto Segalla, Belén Cimino, Marco Venturino, Adám Fazekas, Eugenio Morrone, Maurizio Melani, Keisuke Katayama, Carlos Enrique Cifuentes Rioseco, Kenny Mattsson, Lucia Paz Herrera Riquelme, Stefano Ferrara (with the Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena), Andrea de Bellis and Andrea Bandiera. Also appearing were AMPI Maestro Alessandro Tiscione, chef Pier Giorgio Parini, pastry and gelato consultant Juan Pablo Colubri, Lavazza’s Italy training manager Alessandro Cocco, chef Ciro Fraddanno and Bruno Damini, author of the book “Il mondo dei fagioli ribelli”.

Carpigiani Gelato University at the show

In the Carpigiani Gelato University area, the school’s instructors demonstrated its newer specialisation courses: “Gelato and Spices”, “Gelato with tea & herbal infusions”, “Gelato and coffee” and “Gelato and Sorbets with Alcohol: the new balancing technique”. The area also featured the presentation of the “Panettone World Championship” with Francesco Elmi, and the “Gelaterie solidali” project from the Fondazione Bruto e Poerio Carpigiani.

Competitions sponsored by Carpigiani

• Gelato Europe Cup (Gelato Arena, Hall A7, 18-19 January 2025): the selection of the best European teams of gelato and pastry chefs for the 11th Gelato World Cup, the sector’s leading international team competition, scheduled for Sigep 2026.
• Gelato Festival World Masters, German Final (Gelato Arena, Hall A7, 20 January 2025): 15 gelato makers competing for Germany’s three places in the 2026 World Finals.
• Gelato Festival World Masters, Iberian Challenge (Gelato Arena, Hall A7, 21 January 2025): 16 gelato makers competing for the three places reserved for Portugal and Spain at the 2025 European finals.

Bring it to your business in New Zealand

You do not have to travel to Rimini to see where gelato technology is heading. Majors Group is the Carpigiani distributor for New Zealand, so our team can show you artisan gelato machines and the wider Carpigiani range, and arrange training through Carpigiani Gelato University. The specialisation courses mentioned above are a good example of what is available once your basics are in place.

Source: Carpigiani news. Rewritten for New Zealand by Majors Group.