Eridania Italia announces the appointment of Giuseppe Di Bono as managing director

Eridania Italia has announced the appointment of Giuseppe Di Bono as managing director effective from 1° October 2026; he will succeed Alessio Bruschetta, who, from the same date, will take up the new role of CEO of the CristalCo Group, relocating his place of work to Paris.

Solid experience

A long-standing manager with extensive experience gained in multinational contexts, Giuseppe Di Bono, aged 59 years, brings to Eridania a professional background developed in innovation, operations, quality, food safety, production and business development in the fast-moving consumer goods sector and, in particular, the food sector.

A graduate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, he began his career at Procter & Gamble, where he worked for five years, before joining Reckitt Benckiser, where he remained for 13 years, attaining leadership of the Fabric Care Innovation Group. He subsequently held the positions of plant director at GS Converting and Food & Safety Consultant. Since 2021, he has been contract manufacturing & export director at Packaging Imolese and export director at Fruttagel, with responsibility for the business and international development of fast-moving consumer and food products, particularly in the bakery sector.

The comments

“Guiding Eridania Italia has been a professional and human privilege,” declares Alessio Bruschetta. “I thank the team with whom I shared the challenge of innovating a brand that belongs to the country’s history and of achieving an important milestone such as leadership in the sweeteners market in Italy. I thank Cristal Union for the trust placed in me, and customers and partners for the strong relationships built over these years. Aware that I am facing one of the most difficult sugar campaigns in our history, I embark on this new challenge with energy and enthusiasm.”

“I am proud to begin this new journey at Eridania, an iconic brand in sweetness and a leader in the sugar and sweeteners markets. Consolidating Eridania’s leadership in the Italian sugar market and accelerating in sweeteners will be my priority, continuing the path led by Alessio Bruschetta. The investment plan of 20 million euros, with the strengthening of the Russi site, sets a clear direction: to reinforce industrial and logistical capacity and support product innovation. I will work with the team to turn this commitment into growth and competitiveness in a strategic sector for the Italian agri-food supply chain,” comments Giuseppe Di Bono, managing director of Eridania Italia.

This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.