PAPA PICCOLINO Papa Piccolino was a cheerful Italian chef with a big smile and a signature mustache, introduced in 1964 by Republic Flour Mills (now RFM Corporation). His character was inspired by the 1953 hit song “Poppa Piccolino” and became the face of the company’s new “Real Italian” boxed pasta, soups, and pizza products. The brand sought to bring authentic Italian flavors to Filipino kitchens, even though wheat wasn’t grown locally at the time. Papa Piccolino’s joyful image appeared everyw