Panettone Day: All the Winners of the 2025 Edition

After some time off, Panettone Day is back: an event dedicated to the art of Panettone that has been promoting the excellence of this iconic artisanal leavened cake for over 10 years.

The final of the event took place on September 15th, involving all the participating pastry chefs and a jury of renowned figures in the field, such as Domenico Napoleone (honorary member of the jury), Marco Pedron (vice president), and president Gino Fabbri.

After a careful evaluation, the jury identified and rewarded the best panettone in different categories.

Best Traditional Panettone:

1. Non-glazed traditional panettone from Arianna Verucci
2. Glazed traditional panettone from Francesco Paolella
3. Glazed traditional panettone from Gennaro Mennella
4. Non-glazed traditional panettone from Giampiero Pierucci
5. Non-glazed traditional panettone from Tiziana Agnello

Best Creative Sweet Panettone:

• “Gigliola” Panettone peach and mango from Antonio Giannotti

Best Chocolate Panettone:

• Chocolate glazed panettone from Diego Malafonte

Best Waldkorn Ancient Cereal Panettone:

• “Fikissimo” Ancient Cereal Panettone from Andrea Songia

This year, on the occasion of the Giubileo, another exceptional category was introduced: the Special Prize for the Best Giubileo Leavened, awarded to Gianluca Prete.

Panettone Day offers the opportunity to taste the award-winning panettone from the 2025 edition.
The best artisanal panettone can be discovered and tasted at the Temporary Store from October 1st to 26th, in a prestigious location in the heart of Milan.

Novacart has always been the official partner of Panettone Day, and for over 10 years we have collaborated to promote the excellence of Italian pastry.
Our company is a world leader in the production of top-quality baking molds, which we provide to the best pastry chefs to carry on the Made in Italy tradition.