Giovanni Rana (born 1937) is an Italian chef and entrepreneur and the brand name of the Italian food products created by him.Rana has been described as "a national treasure and major celebrity" in Italy.[1]His company began in 1961 when Rana started making tortellini in the Italian village of San Giovanni Lupatoto, near Verona. The pasta was initially made by hand, but with increasing demand Rana switched to machine-made pasta in 1968. In the 1980s, the Rana brand expanded throughout all of Italy. Today, Rana describes his company as "the unchallenged leader in the European fresh pasta market."contact: ranasuisse@icloud.com