Sammontana

{{Short description|Italian ice cream manufacturer}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Sammontana

| logo = Sammontana New.png

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| image = Sammontana Factory 3.JPG

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| image_caption = Sammontana Factory in Empoli

| type = Società per azioni

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| foundation = {{start date and age|1948}}

| founder = Renzo Bagnoli

| location_city = Empoli

| location_country = Italy

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| key_people = Loriano Bagnoli (president)
Marco Bagnoli (CEO)
Leonardo Bagnoli (CEO)

| industry = Food processing

| products = {{hlist|Ice cream}}

| services =

| revenue = €370 million (2018)

| operating_income =

| net_income = €14.5 million (2018)

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| num_employees = 1,050

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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.sammontana.it/}}

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Sammontana is an Italian ice cream manufacturer based in Empoli, Italy founded in 1948 when brothers Renzo, Sergio and Loriano Bagnoli decided to start producing ice cream made in their father's bar for sale outside of Empoli.{{Cite web|date=16 February 2009|title=Muore ad Empoli il re del gelato Si è spento il «papà» Sammontana|url=https://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/notizie/economia/2009/16-febbraio-2009/muore-ad-empoli-re-gelato-si-spento-papa-sammontana-1501006689028.shtml|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Corriere Fiorentino|language=it}} As of 2008, Sammontana has a combined market share of 20% with its "Sammontana" (13%) and "Sanson" (7%) brands.{{Cite web|last=Lonardi|first=Giorgio|date=4 July 2008|title=E' nato il polo italiano del gelato|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2008/05/sezioni/economia/caso-giorno-borsa/lug-4/lug-4.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=La Repubblica|language=it}}

The logo of the company was drawn by the American graphic designer Milton Glaser.{{cite web|url = https://www.gonews.it/2020/06/27/milton-glaser-sammontana/ |title = Addio a Milton Glaser, artista del 'cono che fa slurp' Sammontana|language=it|website=gonews| date=27 June 2020|access-date=3 May 2023}}