Codigoro, 1957: where it all began
It was 1957 when Arturo Squarzoni opened the doors of his artisanal coffee roastery in Codigoro, in the province of Ferrara. He wasn’t trying to build a business — he was trying to make good coffee. With patience, respect for the raw material, and slow drum roasting, he built from scratch a small operation that would become a reference point for the sale of artisanal coffee throughout the province of Ferrara.
That same quiet rigor, that care for every single bean, is what Romano, Vittorio, Alessandro, and Massimo continue to carry forward today. Three generations, one single way of working.
Our Story
I — Arturo Squarzoni · 1957
Founder of Torrefazione Santos. He brought the art of Italian artisanal roasting to Codigoro: slowness, care, and no compromise on taste.
II — Romano and Vittorio
They refined Arturo's tradition by expanding the selection of origins: green coffee from Guatemala, Brazil Santos, Costa Rica, Cameroon, and India. Quality remains the only compass.
III — Alessandro and Massimo · today
Today they lead Torrefazione Santos, blending artisanal tradition with a contemporary vision. They produce coffee beans, ground coffee, capsules, and ESE 44 pods — bringing artisanal coffee roasted in Ferrara to all of Europe.
Artisanal by choice, not by trend
In a fast-moving market, we still roast slowly in a drum roaster. We select every origin by hand, check every batch, and package everything directly in our laboratory in Codigoro. From the selection of green coffee to the final packaging: no intermediaries, no compromises.
We are direct producers of compatible capsules and ESE 44 pods: every format is created in our artisanal roastery in the province of Ferrara, with the same care that Arturo put into his very first sack of green coffee. Because for us, selling artisanal coffee is not a commercial positioning — it’s simply the way we have always worked, since the very first day in 1957.
