History
Pitango Gelato was founded in 2007 by Noah Dan, who fell in love with authentic Italian gelato during childhood summers spent in Trieste, Italy (above). Today the company operates four gelaterie in DC, Maryland and Virginia. It is a private company run by self-described control freaks who carefully maintain the quality of the product all the way from the cow to the consumer. We believe that today's mass-produced frozen desserts are no longer a simple and healthy snack. Almost all the basic ingredients in the industry are processed and produced by a handful of companies. In this environment where shelf life and marketing abilities are the most important virtues, wholesomeness and simplicity are the first to be sacrificed and fall by the wayside. As a result, almost all frozen desserts today are laden with cheap artificial ingredients designed by scientists, food chemists and marketing executives to appeal to an impulse buyer.
Specialties
Fundamentally different from anything else on the market, our organic gelato is made without any chemicals, colorings or flavor enhancements. It contains grass-fed organic milk, fresh fruit and nuts and fine organic chocolates. Before you compare us to what we are not, keep in mind the following points. Flavor: If you expect the