30 June 2026 · SPIZZICANDO editorial team

SPIZZICANDO launches in Germany

Italian street food as a franchise system: Spizzicando Germany GmbH becomes the first master market. The first store opens in Mainz in July.

SPIZZICANDO brings Italian street food to quick-service restaurants: specialities that everyone in Italy knows but that are hardly known outside Italy. Germany is the first market.

The companies

SPIZZICANDO is built as an international franchise system. The headquarters, SPIZZICANDO International in the United Arab Emirates, is responsible for the brand, recipes, production in Italy, wholesale and IT. In Germany, Spizzicando Germany GmbH holds the master licence; its managing directors are Davide Spiga and Paolo Pennella. The company-owned stores are run by Spizzicando Stores GmbH.

Spizzicando Germany GmbH, based in Mainz, was entered in the commercial register in June 2026. It is responsible for expansion in Germany and for building the franchise network.

The products

• Spizzaranci: filled rice specialities inspired by Sicilian arancini
• Spizzerotti: filled pastry pockets inspired by Apulian panzerotti
• Spizza al Taglio: pizza baked on trays and sold by the slice
• Spizzi Panini: freshly filled

The goal

Own stores and franchise partners, with the goal of 100 stores in the first 36 months. The first store opens on 22 July 2026 on Stadthausstraße in Mainz.