Riso Gallo is one of the oldest rice-growing companies in Italy. The first factory, founded in Genoa in 1856, processed imported paddy rice and exported it to South America.

Another factory was opened in Argentina, to meet the requirements of the South American market, and Argentina is precisely where the name Riso Gallo (Arroz Gallo) was coined.

Riso Gallo is the No. 1 Italian Rice brand.