Riccardo and Damiano Manduca
A modern place... with a 40-year history of passion and traditions
The Solo da Manduca pastry shop is located in Aprilia, a small town in the province of Latina, half an hour from Rome. Vito, the father, began working in the confectionery sector from an early age and never would have thought that from that moment on, he would no longer leave that path. In 1980 he opened his first laboratory. Riccardo and Damiano, the sons, have always known they had a task and have undertaken it with passion.
Solo da Manduca was born in 2020 as an artisan workshop and has won the trust of customers who constantly return to enjoy the desserts and creations of Riccardo and Damiano.
Our specialty
The passion for leavened products
For Riccardo and Damiano, the production of Great Leavened Products is not a simple job, it is a true passion. Panettone is the symbol of Christmas, Colombe is the symbol of Easter, they are the desserts that have always characterized the holidays. Combining maximum production efficiency with high quality standards. To do this, in addition to qualified master pastry chefs, we completed our expansion project in November 2022 into a modern exclusive artisan laboratory for the production of large leavened products.
Riccardo, Master Pastry Chef, awarded the title Best Italian Panettone continues his journey through selection of ingredients, training on sourdough and innovations.
Our prestigious awards
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Master Panettone 2025
Discover our PanettoneWe are the winners of the first edition of the competition organized by Goloasi, which celebrates the excellence of great artisanal leavened products in Italy. An exclusive event, reserved for the country's finest master artisans, created to showcase the quality, tradition, and craftsmanship of true panettone. Our Traditional Panettone was named the Best Panettone in Italy 2025.
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King Panettone 2025
Discover our PanettoneIt's the Milanese Sweets Festival. Re Panettone® is the most popular event dedicated to Milan's traditional dessert. At the end of November 2025, among participants from all over Italy, we were honored to be ranked first by the People's Jury and second by the technical jury: for the second consecutive year , "BEST TRADITIONAL PANETTONE IN ITALY."
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Panettone Maximo 2025
Discover our PanettoneIn 2025, we participated again in Rome at the festival that rewards the best artisanal panettone in Italy: we proudly won 2nd place in both the traditional panettone and chocolate panettone competitions, earning us the titles of "BEST TRADITIONAL PANETTONE IN ITALY" and "BEST CHOCOLATE PANETTONE IN ITALY".
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King Panettone 2024
Discover our PanettoneIt's the Milanese Sweet Festival. Re Panettone® is the most attended event dedicated to the typical dessert of Milan. In December 2024, among participants from all over Italy, we had the honor of ranking first thanks to the Popular Jury: "BEST TRADITIONAL PANETTONE IN ITALY"
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Master Panettone 2024
Discover our PanettoneIn 2024 we participated again in Rome at the festival that rewards the best artisanal panettone in Italy: with pride, we won 1st place in the traditional panettone competition which is worth the title of "BEST TRADITIONAL PANETTONE IN ITALY"
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Master Panettone 2024
Discover our PanettoneIt is the panettone competition par excellence that annually decrees the best product in all of Italy. In November 2024, among over 400 participants, we had the honor of being awarded among the first best leavened products in Italy, precisely: "AMONG THE BEST 5 ARTISAN PANETTONE IN ITALY"
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Divine Dove 2024
Discover our Great Leavened ProductsIn 2024 we returned again "among the best 10 ARTISAN COLOMBAS IN ITALY" in the national Divina Colomba competition dedicated to the typical Easter dessert.
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Master Panettone 2023
Discover our Great Leavened ProductsIt is the panettone competition par excellence which every year decrees the best product in all of Italy. In December 2023, among over 400 participants, we had the honor of being awarded the second Best Chocolate Panettone in Italy.
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Divine Dove 2023
In the 2023 edition of the national competition dedicated to artisanal doves we ranked 2nd place as best Traditional Colomba
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Panettone Maximo 2022
In 2022 we participated for the first time in the festival that rewards the best artisanal panettone of the Capital and Lazio, winning 2nd place in the traditional panettone competition and arriving among the best producers of large leavened products in Lazio.
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Divine Dove 2022
In 2022 we were among the top 10 artisanal producers of this national competition dedicated to the typical Easter dessert.
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Master Panettone 2021
It is the panettone competition par excellence which every year decrees the best product in all of Italy. In December 2021, among over 400 participants, we had the honor of being awarded among the top three best leavened products in Italy.
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Elite
We are part of the association that brings together the most excellent Italian companies in the sector. This certifies that we produce great leavened products to perfection according to Italian regulations and with the careful selection of the best raw materials. Furthermore, we are committed to continuing to grow in our knowledge of sourdough in all its facets.
