Talenti
{{Short description|American brand of gelato and sorbet}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Talenti
| logo = Talenti-logo.png
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{start date and age|2003}}
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| founder = Josh Hochschuler
| key_people = Steve Gill, CEO
| industry = Food processing
| parent = Unilever
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.talentigelato.com}}
}}
Talenti is an American brand of gelato and sorbet produced by Unilever.{{cite web|title=About Talenti®|url=https://www.unileverusa.com/brands/foods-refreshment/talenti/|website=Unilever|accessdate=2022-03-05}} Talenti is named after Bernardo Buontalenti, who is credited with inventing gelato.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/04/27/disrupting-the-ice-cream-aisle-talentis-path-to-success.html|title=Disrupting the Ice Cream Aisle: Talenti's Path to Success|last1=Little|first1=Katie|date=2013-04-27|website=CNBC|access-date=2022-03-05}}
Talenti began in 2003 as a store-front gelateria in Dallas, Texas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/90852-unilever-buys-american-gelato-maker-talenti|title = Unilever buys American gelato maker Talenti|date=2014-12-02|website=Dairy Foods|accessdate=2022-03-05}} Founder Josh Hochschuler based his recipe on a traditional Argentine gelato-making method. The gelateria was closed by 2005, and Hochschuler refocused the business as a maker of gelato for sale to restaurants, hotels and eventually grocery stores.
International foods conglomerate Unilever purchased the brand in 2014. In 2017, production was moved from Marietta, Georgia, to Unilever's central ice cream producing facility in Sikeston, Missouri.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/01/10/former-talenti-gelato-plant-in-marietta-for-sale.html |title=Former Talenti Gelato plant in Marietta up for sale |last=Saunders |first=Jessica |date=2017-01-10 |website=Atlanta Business Chronicle |access-date=2022-03-05 }}
On March 19, 2024, Unilever announced it would divest its ice cream brands and cut 7,500 jobs in order to make “a simpler, more focused and higher performing Unilever.” Included in the spin-off are Ben & Jerry's, Cornetto, Magnum, Talenti, and Wall’s. The divestment is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.{{Cite web |last=Karaian |first=Jason |date=March 19, 2024 |title=Unilever to Cut 7,500 Jobs and Spin Off Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Unit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/business/unilever-ben-jerrys-job-cuts.html |access-date=March 19, 2024 |website=New York Times}}