THE SCHOOL
WE LIKE TO DO OUR UTMOST FOR YOU
The Casa Optima School is the first in Italy and in the world, to guarantee a high-level training offer that includes all 4 of the sweet arts: Gelato, Pastry, professional Decorations and Beverages.
A point of reference for all professionals in the sector, the School was founded in 2005 from the extensive experience of the Group Casa Optima, a synergy of four leading companies in the gelato and pastry sector of excellence: MEC3, Giuso Guido Spa, Pernigotti Maestri Gelatieri and Modecor Italiana.
A reality capable of training over 700 professionals every year, thanks to a service of high quality, a team of teachers with international experience, and theoretical and practical courses with a one-to-one method, structured on various levels and thematic areas, addressed to those approaching the profession of gelato maker, pastry chef or bartender for the first time and to the professional who wishes to evolve.
OUR BRANDS
Each company of the Group Casa Optima, with its specific features, history and know-how, represents the best of Italian tradition, thanks to genuine and precise craftsmanship, capable of transferring the creativity and excellence of our Made in Italy around the world.
GENUINENESS AND IMAGINATION, THE ESSENCE OF GELATO.
For over thirty-five years, MEC3 has been an example of excellence, audacity, creativity and continuous research in the universe of ingredients and semi-finished products for artisan gelato and pastry making. Years of study and experimentation, to offer products that are always innovative and original, but always in the sign of craftsmanship, have made MEC3 the world leader and trendsetter in the reference market. A virtuous example of made in Italy.
EXCELLENCE OF GELATO AND PASTRY.
With a portfolio of over 600 references and 35 countries served worldwide, Giuso Guido boasts a solid leadership in the production of compound and semi-finished ingredients for artisan pastry and gelato making. Experience, constant innovation and special attention to the naturalness of raw materials are the hallmarks that have made it an important reference point for the artisans of sweetness in Italy and around the world.
AMBASSADORS OF AN ICONIC TRADITION.
An iconic brand that has always excited palates all over the world with traditional and timeless flavours, thanks to its undisputed expertise in transforming high quality raw materials into true masterpieces of taste for gelato parlours.
THE CREATIVITY OF PROFESSIONAL DECORATION.
Quality raw materials, innovation, service quality, a wide range and creativity. These are the figures behind the success of Modecor, Europe's leading manufacturer of pastry decorations.
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING
Each course of the Casa Optima School provides its participants with:
KIT CASA OPTIMA
includes: disposable gelato makers hat, professional gelato makers jacket, shopper with block notes and pen, brochures and notes;
CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
which will be released on the last day, to enrich your Curriculum Vitae;
LUNCH OFFERED
by Casa Optima for all the days of the courses.
OUR METHOD
Casa Optima adopts a one-to-one teaching method, with classes restricted to a maximum number of 12 students and with fully equipped individual workstations to transform theory into practice immediately. An environment complete with multimedia tools, where the interaction between teacher and student and between the students themselves is unique.
OUR VALUES
The Casa Optima school believes in the authenticity: of ingredients, of traditions and creativity. It believes in a glocal approach, it is an ambassador of Italian excellence around the world. It believes in constant dynamism and is always in search of advanced technologies to offer the best support to professionals. It believes in enthusiasm and in the importance of respect: for space, genuineness, and the people that surround them.