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"Before 1961, my father had a small business in San Liborio, Pignasecca, in the heart of Naples. Among his customers, he had the Passalacqua company, and it was from them that came the request to develop a granita machine. At that time, granita was made with blocks of ice, the famous grated ice was made. My father did not drop that request and developed right inside his workshop, in a very artisanal way the first slush machines that were destined just for three Passalacqua cafes. It was the first slush machine in the world. We can say that The slush maker was born in Naples and has its origins in Naples."<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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1961<\/span>Elmeco is born and Royal, the first visual slush machine in history, enters the market<\/span><\/div>
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1981<\/span>Umberto Cortese, representing the third generation, takes over the leadership of the company and becomes CEO<\/span><\/div>
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1983<\/span>Royal to Mach, from vertical to horizontal traction<\/span><\/div>
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1993<\/span>Alessandra Cortese becomes CEO marketing manager of the company.<\/span><\/div>
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1996<\/span>Elmeco machines are equipped with electronic control and regulation<\/span><\/div>
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2000<\/span>Elmeco introduces First Class, the new dual-auger slush machine<\/span><\/div>
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2005<\/span>First U.S. sales office launched, and Big Biz was launched after only 12 months<\/span><\/div>
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2011<\/span>Elmeco introduces the Quick Soft Cream machine<\/span><\/div>
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2015<\/span>The launch of 3 new machines: BLarge, BSmart, QSmart<\/span><\/div>
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2017<\/span>LED backlit panels are born to personalize the First Class machine<\/span><\/div>
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2019<\/span>Elmeco's green revolution has begun with the Propane R290 station<\/span><\/div>
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2020<\/span>All Elmeco machines are "Green," powered by Propane R290<\/span><\/div>
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2022<\/span>Launch of First Ads with monitor installed on our slush machines<\/span><\/div>
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2024<\/span>Launch of Matrix, the perfect frozen drink for everyone in complete autonomy<\/span><\/div>
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Our story "Before 1961, my father had a small business in San Liborio, Pignasecca, in the heart of Naples. Among his customers, he had the Passalacqua company, and it was from them that came the request to develop a granita machine. At that time, granita was made with blocks of ice, the famous grated ice was made. My father did not drop that request and developed right inside his workshop, in a very artisanal way the first slush machines that were destined just for three Passalacqua cafes. It was the first slush machine in the world. We can say that The slush maker was born in Naples and has its origins in Naples." Umberto Cortese 1961Elmeco is born and Royal, the first visual slush machine in history, enters the market1981Umberto Cortese, representing the third generation, takes over the leadership of the company and becomes CEO1983Royal to Mach, from vertical to horizontal traction1993Alessandra Cortese becomes CEO marketing manager of the company.1996Elmeco machines are equipped with electronic control and regulation2000Elmeco introduces First Class, the new dual-auger slush machine2005First U.S. sales office launched, and Big Biz was launched after only 12 months2011Elmeco introduces the Quick Soft Cream machine2015The launch of 3 new machines: BLarge, BSmart, QSmart2017LED backlit panels are born to personalize the First Class machine2019Elmeco's green revolution has begun with the Propane R290 station2020All Elmeco machines are "Green," powered by Propane R2902022Launch of First Ads with monitor installed on our slush machines2024Launch of Matrix, the perfect frozen drink for everyone in complete autonomy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHistory - Elmeco<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/elmeco.com\/en\/history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"History - Elmeco\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our story "Before 1961, my father had a small business in San Liborio, Pignasecca, in the heart of Naples. 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