OperaPrima, the automatic pizza rolling machine that makes a perfect Italian pizza by imitating the hands of an experienced pizzaiolo, is driving the HoReCa sector crazy. A worldwide success thanks to the patented cold-working technology of the dough rolls.
International presence
The growth of OperaPrima continues in the best possible way: after an initial period of research and development, a little over a year after its launch, the automatic pizza stretcher has become appreciated by entrepreneurs in the on-trade and is now a valuable ally in numerous countries around the world.
In addition to Italy, OperaPrima is present in 14 countries around the world, among distributors and locales (restaurants and pizzerias): Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Ireland, England, Israel, the USA and Australia.
Currently in production at Ecor International’s facilities in Schio, a partner of important companies in the food sector for which it develops and manufactures critical parts of food processing and packaging plants, OperaPrima thus confirms the Schio-based company’s capacity for innovation.
“This commercial success confirms Ecor International’s intuition in developing a machine dedicated to the foodservice sector, whose difficulties have grown between the pandemic and post-pandemic periods,” says Giovanna Lucietto, the company’s CEO. “Ecor International is able to develop a machine as sophisticated as OperaPrima, thanks to its development, engineering and production capabilities and almost 50 years of experience in the food industry”.
Like an expert pizzaiolo
OperaPrima was designed with a precise idea in mind: to replicate the hands of an experienced pizzaiolo, so that it can also be used by a beginner. Thanks to its patented cold-working technology, the dough is opened gently and does not lose its organoleptic characteristics.
After setting the opening diameter and edge size and spreading the dough in the light disc, OperaPrima takes about 20 seconds to open (i.e. something like 200 pizzas in an hour): the result is an artisanal pizza with a well-defined edge. While OperaPrima is in action, the pizzaiolo can follow other activities, such as seasoning the pizzas, checking the cooking, arranging the ingredients, or preparing new doughs.
This is how OperaPrima manages to make the pizzeria’s operations more efficient.
Easy to use
“Is it easy to use?” This is one of the questions we are often asked during the numerous demos held in the dedicated pizza area at Ecor International’s facilities.
The answer is that OperaPrima is designed to be easy to use. Indeed, it takes very little to gain confidence, especially for a pizzaiolo with no experience.
It may take some practice to set up, but the display is also very intuitive and easy to use so the machine works for you while you are performing other tasks.
In a nutshell, it can be said that the OperaPrima is a pizza shaper designed for everyone, quick to work with and easy to use, which is also why it is a smart solution to the labour shortage.
Dedicated doughs
Now, together with OperaPrima, it is also possible to buy frozen doughs to save time and raw materials, without sacrificing pizza quality and fragrance.
These doughs are specially made to allow all pizza makers to make the typical Italian pizza: classic, Neapolitan or Roman.
OperaPrima’s rolls are available in four variants to meet the needs of every lover of the traditional Italian dish: classic, wholemeal, organic and kamut.
The doughs are hibernated to avoid interrupting fermentation, which is only paused allowing the yeast contained in the dough not to die when the storage temperature (-20°C.) is reached, but to go into standby and resume leavening with vitality once the balls reach the temperature for use.
The individual packaging does not alter the originality of the fresh dough, so the pizza dough retains its characteristic flavour profile and responds to automatic handling, just like fresh dough.
Unique in the world
OperaPrima has a simple, compact and modern design that perfectly fits into the space of the venue: it can be placed on the counter or on a practical stainless steel trolley for easy movement.
Moreover, thanks to the choice of materials, it is easily washable, ensuring simple maintenance and maximum hygiene.
OperaPrima is unique in the world, thanks to its ease of use, versatility, adaptability and practicality. True innovation for pizzeria work.
