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HISTORY<\/h1>\n

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The adventure of
\na simple, ingenious
\nand tenacious family
\nthat brought success to a company
\nthat began from nothing
\nin the 1960s.<\/h4>\n

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HISTORY<\/h1>\n

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The adventure of
\na simple, ingenious
\nand tenacious family
\nthat brought success to a company
\nthat began from nothing
\nin the 1960s.<\/h4>\n

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Success is not achieved by having it as the end goal,
\nbut as a consequence of one’s actions.<\/p>\n

– Carlo Dodi –<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The story” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%231e276e” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”h2 mb-3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section carosello=”0″ ridotta=”0″ el_class=”like-timeline”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee mob-rtl”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]26 March, 1965 \u2013 Dodi Carlo & C. was born[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4″]It was the 1960s when Carlo Dodi opened Dodi Carlo & C, a small family business of wholesale products for household cleaning, which reached a wide distribution market in no time.
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\nThis decade required an increasing sales organization, to which Gabbiano responded by introducing the merchandising service, further strengthened by the acquisition of competitor Epfina.
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\nThe automated gravity warehouse was born in this decade; it was the first in its sector in Europe and an asset the Company can still showcase today, after more than 20 years of activity.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee mob-rtl”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]The new millennium \u2013 New investments[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4″]The arrival of the new millennium led to the birth of an increasingly global market.
\nFor the Company, this period led to facing new challenges. With more than 30 years of success and profits, Gabbiano decided to invest in new managerial resources, go global and aim to diversify distribution channels and product targets.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”m-0 px-4″][vc_raw_html]PHZpZGVvIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAlIiBoZWlnaHQ9ImF1dG8iIGNvbnRyb2xzPSIiIG11dGVkPSIiPgo8c291cmNlIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9nYWJiaWFuby5pdC93ZWJzaXRlL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIzLzA4L0dhYmJpYW5vLWUtbGEtR0RPLW5lZ2xpLWFubmktMjAwMC0zNjBwLm1wNCIgdHlwZT0idmlkZW8vbXA0Ij4KPC9zb3VyY2U+PC92aWRlbz4=[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”m-0 px-4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]2010 \u2013 The first license[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4 right-block-tml”]In 2010, Gabbiano signed the first license agreement with Mattel, a leading multinational company in the toy segment, for the production of merchandise for children.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee mob-rtl”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]2011 \u2013 Acquisition of the Gala Group[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4″]Nel 2011 Gabbiano acquista il gruppo Gala che porta al rafforzamento del segmento a target kids, in quanto il gruppo \u00e8 specializzato in quel settore alle licenze pi\u00f9 importanti, Disney compresa all\u2019entrata nel mercato spagnolo con la filiale Gala Iberia in Valencia[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”m-0 px-4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”m-0 px-4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]2012 \u2013 Acquisition of N.M. Italo Cremona[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4 right-block-tml”]In 2012, Gabbiano acquired the main business activities of N.M. Italo Cremona, an important leading company in the field of ready-to-wear eyewear, hair accessories and custom jewellery for children in the large-scale retail channels (G.D.O) and specialized large-scale distribution (G.D.S.) sectors.
\nNew customers and new licenses continued to guarantee other sources of growth.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee mob-rtl”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]2013 \u2013 Acquisition of NV Corporaci\u00f2n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4″]Nel 2013 Gabbiano acquista la societ\u00e0 NV Corporaci\u00f2n di Terrassa (Barcellona), raggiungendo la leadership nel mercato spagnolo con una presenza di oltre il 60% nei segmenti party e tavola in licenza.In 2013, Gabbiano purchased NV Corporaci\u00f2n of Terrassa (Barcelona), achieving its leadership in the Spanish market with a share of more than 60% in the licensed party supply and tableware segments.
\nThat same year, Gabbiano purchased Tentation Srl, obtaining its unchallenged leadership in the discount store niche.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”m-0 px-4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”m-0 px-4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]2017 \u2013 Acquisition of the Health & Personal Care sector of the Angelini Group[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4 right-block-tml”]Gabbiano entered into a purchase agreement concerning the FarmaMed brand of the Health & Personal Care sector of the Angelini Group, as well as the rights to use the Group\u2019s Amuchina brand. Thanks to this transaction, the Company became a leader in the Health & Personal Care niche, controlling a market share greater than 40%.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-linee mob-rtl”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”px-4″][vc_column_text custom_text_color=”brand” el_class=”h4 m-0″]2021 \u2013 Acquisition of the Camomilla Srl company[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 py-4″]In June 2021, Gabbiano signed the contract for the acquisition of the company Camomilla Srl, owner of the well-known Camomilla Milano brand and the ExCamoTage and Grazia Belloni’s Choice brands.
\nThe agreement provides for the acquisition of 100% of the entire share package of the company belonging to the Belloni family who founded the current business of manufacturing fashion accessories distributed in over 3,000 Italian stores.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”m-0 px-4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” custom_back=”near-white” carosello=”0″ ridotta=”0″ el_class=”gabbiano-onbg”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”px-2″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ custom_back=”near-white” el_class=”px-3 pt-4″][vc_column_text el_class=”px-2″]In the last 5 years, the Company\u2019s horizon has expanded to other European countries. Priority attention has been focused on the development of the Spanish market. Since March 2014, following the acquisition of a local corporate reality of primary importance, we have been presiding over the Spanish market with success.<\/p>\n

The continuous attention to consumers\u2019 needs constitutes the premise and basis of our Company\u2019s strategy and policy, inspired by the maximum possible transparency and quality.<\/p>\n

The trust afforded to us by consumers who purchase our products every day is at the core of the Company\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n

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