Fratelli Averna
Fratelli Averna SpA is a spirits manufacturer in Caltanissetta , Sicily . The group of companies is best known for the Amaro Siciliano herbal liqueur . The herbal liqueur has been made according to a secret recipe of the Averna family since 1868. The company also produces limoncello . Other brands of the group are the bittersweet Braulio and the Grappa Frattina .
Companies
The company was founded by Salvatore Averna, later continued by his son Francesco Averna. The company expanded under the following generations and took a leading position in the Italian spirits market. Today the Averna company has annual sales of around 150 million euros, half of which is generated in the 45 foreign markets. There is now another branch in Milan . The group includes a winery from Friuli and a confectionery company from Piedmont . In 2014, the previously family-owned company was taken over by the Campari Group .
Web links
- Official German site of Averna
- Picture of the distillation plants in 1911 in the Sistema Archivistico Nazionale (SAN)