At Torani's factory in San Leandro, the production of flavored syrups operates around the clock, emphasizing both the volume and variety of flavors. CEO Melanie Dulbecco notes the personal stories employees have with the concentrated flavors, while the factory wraps an astonishing 450,000 bottles daily. Founded by Italian immigrants in San Francisco in 1925, Torani initially offered five flavors primarily for Italian sodas. This year marks the company's 100th anniversary, reflecting its evolution and presence in coffee culture, particularly with flavored lattes and diverse syrup offerings.
If you work in processing and mixing and blending, they all have stories of the flavor that they wore home. You might be wearing more hazelnut than you want to, right? We work with very concentrated flavors.
Torani makes about 450,000 bottles of flavored syrup a day. A machine with a rapidly moving robot arm is wrapping the top of each bottle with a foil capsule at a rate of 150 bottles a minute.
When you think of Torani, which turned 100 this year, you probably think of flavored lattes - the distinctive red, yellow and blue bottles are a common sight behind coffee shop counters.
In the beginning, Torani had just five flavors, which were used primarily for Italian sodas: tamarindo, orgeat, lemon, grenadine and anisette. These flavors appealed specifically to the Italian American community.
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