Quadratini
Quadratini (Italian for '"little squares"') is an Italian brand of cube wafer biscuits with layered sheets. It is produced by the company Loacker, a business founded in 1926 in South Tyrol, Italy by Alfons Loacker.
 Napolitaner (hazelnut) Quadratini | |
| Type | Biscuit |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Created by | Loacker |
| Invented | 1994 |
Production
Quadratini was introduced as a commercial product in 1994. A. Loacker AG headquarters are located in South Tyrol, Italy and the company has a production plant in Heinfels, Austria.
There are retail locations for Loacker products throughout Italy, including in Verona, Auna di Sotto, Bolzano, and Brennero. Another location is in Heinfels, Austria.
Quadratini is notable for the cookie’s all-natural ingredients. Loacker brand advertises wafer cookies without additives.
Varieties
- Quadratini Napolitaner (Hazelnut in U.S.)
- Quadratini Dark Chocolate
- Quadratini Kakao (Cacao in U.S.)
- Quadratini Vanilla
- Quadratini Coconut
- Quadratini Tiramisu
- Quadratini Cappuccino (in Italy only)
- Quadratini Almond (in Italy only)
- Quadratini Lemon
- Quadratini Orange
- Quadratini Apple
- Quadratini Blackcurrant
- Quadratini Espresso
- Quadratini Raspberry Yoghurt
- Quadratini Blueberry Yoghurt
- Quadratini Matcha – Green tea
- Quadratini Cocoa and Milk
- Quadratini Chocolate
- Quadratini Double Chocolate
Design
Loacker features Quadratini in a trademarked resealable bag with nine servings of eight wafer biscuits each. Each biscuit is about 1 x 2 x 2 cm with five layers of wafer and four layers of cream flavor. In the U.S., Quadratini are often sold in natural food stores as they contain no artificial flavors, artificial colorings or preservatives and have 0 grams of trans fat.[1]
Recognition
In 2007, Loacker was awarded the “SG Golden Watch”, a major confectioner sector award, by the Sweets Global Network at a convention with over “600 confectionery industry leaders and decisionmakers from Germany and neighbouring countries”. Armin Loacker and Christine Loacker-Zuenelli, the proprietors of Loacker AG, were honored at the ceremony.[2]
Trademark controversies
In 2003, Loacker’s legal representatives filed a complaint with the Syrian Ministry of Supplies and subsequently the Lebanese Public Prosecutor for a suspected infringement and production of a trademarked product. A Syrian company was suspected of infringing, manufacturing and exporting large quantities of “Ghrnata Quadratini” using the same general appearance and design as the packages of the Loacker Quadratini product for a Lebanese importer that acted as the exporter to Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries.
Both the Syrian exporter and Lebanese importer were raided by the police under Seizure and Confiscation orders. The police confiscated more than four thousand cartons each containing 30 packages.
The two parties involved in the scandal agreed to sign a settlement that admitted to, apologized for, and agreed to stop further production of any product that would infringe on Loackers’ trademarks and rights.
A. Loacker SpA v. OHIM (28 January 2009) [3] Applicant A. Loacker SpA of Ritten sought to annul the decision made by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, for trademarks and designs, to allow an applicant for a community trademark, Editrice Quadratum SpA., to obtain an Italian Trademark in Milan, Italy. The word in question was “quadratum” as A. Loacker SpA contested that the word infringed on their “quadratini”. The courts decided to uphold the application for Editrice Quadratum SpA.