SANNITE PEARLS

DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM CAMPANIA

CAMPANIA IS ONE OF ITALY S BEST REGIONS FOR FOOD, BUT IT IS ALSO A LAND OF HILLS, VALLEYS AND SMALL VILLAGES WHERE TIME SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN AND LIFE STILL FOLLOWS THE RHYTHMS OF NATURE. IN PARTICULAR, THE PROVINCE OF BENEVENTO, LOCATED IN THE CAMPANIA HINTERLAND, IS AN OASIS OF AUTHENTICITY, FAR FROM INDUSTRIALISATION AND METROPOLITAN STRESS. NESTLED AMONG THE SANNIO MOUNTAINS, BENEVENTO IS THE GREEN HEART OF THE CAMPANIA APENNINES, AN AREA THAT HAS PRESERVED ITS RURAL LANDSCAPES, CULTIVATED FIELDS AND FARMING TRADITIONS INTACT. ITS FERTILE COUNTRYSIDE AND LUSH PASTURES PROVIDE AN IDEAL HABITAT FOR LIVESTOCK FARMING AND THE PRODUCTION OF FRESH, GENUINE MILK. HERE, THE WORD “CASEIFICIO” (DAIRY) DOES NOT ONLY REFER TO AN INDUSTRY, BUT RATHER A FAMILY WORKSHOP, AN ARTISAN LABORATORY OFTEN HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. BENEVENTO S CHEESEMAKERS WORK WITH EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP, FEW TOOLS AND A WEALTH OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOLLOWING ANCIENT METHODS AND RESPECTING NATURAL AGEING, WITHOUT THE USE OF CHEMICAL ADDITIVES. IN THESE PLACES, CHEESE IS CULTURE AND IDENTITY: FARMING FAMILIES HAVE ALWAYS TRANSFORMED COW S AND SHEEP S MILK INTO CACIOTTA, PROVOLA, RICOTTA AND MOZZARELLA FOR DAILY CONSUMPTION.

A SUCCESS STORY

OUR PRODUCER S BUSINESS WAS FOUNDED IN THE EARLY 1950S AND HAS EVOLVED AND ESTABLISHED ITSELF WITH OVER 70 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SECTOR IN SOUTHERN ITALY, STARTING OUT AND SPECIALISING AS A DAIRY PRODUCER. IN 1988, AFTER ESTABLISHING ITSELF AS A PRODUCER, IT EXPANDED ITS CATALOGUE TO INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS OF VARIOUS KINDS AND DIFFERENT BRANDS IN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR, ALSO STARTING MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION. WITH AN ANNUAL TURNOVER OF AROUND €40 MILLION, IT IS A MEDIUM-SIZED FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS FAMOUS FOR DISTRIBUTING HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS UNDER ITS OWN BRAND AND MARKETING OTHER FAMOUS ITALIAN BRANDS. SEEKING EXPANSION, ITALKA FOOD HAS IDENTIFIED THIS IMPORTANT AND LARGE PRODUCER IN THE ARTISAN MARKET FOR THE PRODUCTION OF D.O.P. BUFFALO MOZZARELLA AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, WITH HUNDREDS OF OWN-BRAND FOODS (RESPECTING TRADITIONAL METHODS AND HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE) AND OTHER FAMOUS ITALIAN BRANDS IN THE SECTOR, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AN EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, EXPANDING OUR CATALOGUE FOR LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION TO OVER 1,500 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS FOR LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION TO SUPERMARKETS AND CHAINS, AND OVER 300 PRODUCTS FOR THE HO.RE.CA. SECTOR.