Gambero Rosso

More than a century of history behind this family company, rightly considered among the best in the industry for processing figs, which are certainly the main product. In recent years new lines have been developed, however, all of exceptional standard....

Produttori Latte e Fontina is among the Aosta Valley's key producers when it comes to traditional cheeses. It was founded in 1957 with the goal of producing, aging and selling fontina, and for more than 60 years the cooperative has...

Maison Bertolin, in Arnad, opened as a butcher in 1957, and has long been synonymous with local lard, also famous for its salami made with roe and red deer, chamois, beef and goat, the latter from two native breeds. Together...

The confectionery pride and joy of this family company, in its 70th year of business, is the nougat, prepared by hand with Avola almonds, Calabrian orange blossom honey, fresh whites from eggs cracked one by one, natural extract of Tahitian...

A venerable Rossano company founded in 1731, which flourished in the 1800s thanks to the improvement of maritime transport and tax advantages granted by the Bourbons. In 1907 Nicola Amarelli introduced a series of technological innovations, which safeguarded craftsmanship and...

From an old family recipe, the company produces an excellent Mostarda di Cremona relish, in which the strong, spicy mustard is perfectly balanced by the fruit. Intriguingly versatile tomato, onion, pumpkin, chestnut, fig, blackberry, peach, cherry, apple and pear, watermelon,...

The dairy farm dates back to the first generation of dairymen who settled here in the 1700s. It is one of the best cheese production facilities in the area. Fernando, assisted by his wife and three children, and their families,...

From beans to bar. In Guido Castagna's case the effect is surprising as he runs a very small chocolate crafting outfit but his production is on a par with bigger businesses. He selects raw materials directly from plantations and purchases...

In 1987 the Zivieri family opened a butcher's shop in Monzuno, in the Reno valley. The turnaround came in 2005, when they started breeding free-range Cinta Senese and Mora Romagnola pigs on a 40-hectare farm in the Apennines outside Bologna,...

G.A.M. was founded in 1986 by a group of Montefiascone environmentalists as a kind of buying group. It evolved into a charcuterie producer serving butchers and grocers. Considered one of the best processing businesses in Central Italy, where organic breeders...