Iceteam 1927
Italian products
As of 1/9/2010, CATTABRIGA, ELECTROFREEZE, PROMAG/OTT & COLDELITE brands have been reorganised under a single coordination: ICETEAM 1927, a new force with 4 success business stories as a background. This is a dream that becomes reality and shares the different experiences, respective values and specialities of each brand.
The name itself shows the road to follow. "Ice" for ice-cream artisan gelato and soft ice cream the core of the industry to be served. "Team" as a team of brands that act together to cover the needs of our Customers, both for gelato and soft ice cream equipment "1927" as the year when Otello Cattabriga founded the first ice cream machines manufacturing company: CATTABRIGA, in Bologna.
Cattabriga
In 1927 a talented Italian engineer, Otello Cattabriga, patented a mechanical system to make Italian style ice cream. The system actually imitated the "Stir & Stick" movement of Italian gelato artisans of his time. Since then, Cattabriga has been synonymous of top quality in gelato, and the source of major technological leaps in the industry. All of this is now embodied by the futuristic MULTIFREEZE batch freezer, the machine for our time: as flexible, as innovative, as silent, as energy-saving as no other machine is.
Electro Freeze
Since more than 80 years, Electro Freeze is a leader in the manufacturing of soft ice cream & frozen yogurt equipment. Electro Freeze has introduced the first "twist" - 2 flavours + 1 mix system, the first refrigerated cabinet and the first blender. In 1993, Electro Freeze has patented the exclusive Mix Transfer System, therefore minimizing the cleaning operations and the contact between food elements and mechanical parts. Electro Freeze machine are designed to be as user friendly and easy to install, handle & clean as possible. Operating the unit & extracting the soft or frozen yogurt is quick and simple, and makes it the ideal solution for all shops.
Promag
Promag was founded in 1986 as an evolution of the old company MARK, and having its heritage as a basis for development. MARK was started in 1966 and has been a driving force for innovation & marketing in the Italian ice cream industry; among these, the first horizontal batch freezer. Promag has collected this expertise and embodies now values of innovation and convenience, quality and budget-level pricing. Promag Ott can also count on the heritage brought by Ott Freezer. This historical Swiss brand used to be a leader in multifunction units for pastry & restaurants, now developed in the Promag MASTERCHEF. Among the prestige reference of Ott Freezer tradition we have the elite of worldwide corporate & pastry chefs.
Coldelite
Coldelite was born in the early 90's and the historic brand COLDELITE USA gave it its name.
This brand is now specialized in the "combo" system: in one single unit, both the pasteurizing and freezing process are concentrated. Thanks to a dynamic and expert sales force, Coldelite customers always get a full sales service & follow-up including custom courses and post-sales assistance, plus special training for old and new customers.
Thanks to the COMPACTA project, COLDELITE has become a point of reference in the sector and is pushing to spread this production system all over the world.
Gelateneo
Gelateneo is a training facility inspired in the CATTABRIGA traditional values of excellence, now at disposal of all the ICETEAM 1927 brands. Our keywords are:
• Tradition • Professionalism • Excellence • Passion • Talent • Environment • Ethics
Gelateneo is not a traditional "school"; it is thought to be a professional experience without the frantic pace of a real shop. The place as well is not a conventional room. Gelateneo courses are located in a Park Hotel near Bologna, in full touch with nature & woods that represent the source for all ingredients and all excellence food tradition such as ours. Our courses are held by well-known professionals or food technology experts, mainly in English and Italian language.