GRUPPO ARTICO
School

Start your journey to become a true master of gelato. Our courses provide comprehensive and certified training, designed for those who wish to become professional Gelato Makers and launch their own business with skill and passion. Master Maurizio Poloni, an artisanal gelato maker since 1981, leads the school together with a team of experienced instructors and assistants, sharing daily techniques, expertise, and a love for the art of gelato. We are the only gelato school in Italy that starts from a theoretical model (balancing system) and transforms it into a practical working method (mix system). With us, you learn a professional approach and acquire all the know-how needed to successfully run your business.

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Since 2016, the year our school was founded, we have supported the launch of around 100 successful gelato shops. With our consultants by your side, you will navigate every stage of the journey toward opening your own branded gelato shop: from professional training to business plan development, from store design to food hygiene and safety courses specific to gelato production. Turn your passion into a profession.

INSTRUCTORS

MAURIZIO POLONI

Maurizio, an artisanal gelato maker since 1980, took over his family’s historic gelato shop in Novate Milanese. In 2012, he founded Artico, where he now leads the staff and technical research. Born in 1955, he combines tradition and innovation and is recognized as one of Italy’s top gelato makers.

FEDERICO FUSCO

Born in 1988, a native of Naples and adopted by Milan, he joined Artico in 2016. He quickly moved from sales to the laboratory under the guidance of Maurizio Poloni, also training at the Artico School. In 2025, he became Production Supervisor for all Artico store laboratories; today, the lab is his second home, and he teaches practical techniques to future gelato makers at Artico School.

Federico Fusco

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