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This company is an Italian producer of artisanal and high-quality cheese, manufactured under their own well-known brand.
The company proposes the typical taste and sweetness of the Apulian gastronomic tradition.
In fact, the family-run company has created a line of products, both sweet and savory, based on ricotta, baked and enriched with a wide range of delicious fragrances (lemon, coffee, cocoa, almond, blueberry, pear and pistachio).
The products are baked cakes that can be eaten as sweets for breakfast, after a meal or for a snack and savory cakes to bring a light second course to the table.
It is also an excellent ingredient to be added to salads, to be tried in combination with carrots, potatoes, cauliflowers or spinach, as well as being the ideal condiment for pasta with fresh tomatoes; it can also be served with stewed vegetables and legumes.
The secret of its products is the main ingredient, fresh ricotta, without any addition of flour and eggs, which characterizes the product for 80%.
It is a traditional niche product, which recalls the classic flavor and all the tradition linked to the cuisine of the Apulian mothers. The ricotta used is fresh from the day, made from buffalo milk and cow's milk and vacuum-packed with a protective atmosphere.
The company is an affirmed reality in the production of ricotta-based products.
They supply restaurants and specialized shops in gastronomy, from Italy and from all over the world.
The company is looking for commercial partners such as distributors in order to expand its sales network both in the European market and abroad. A distribution services agreement is offered.

Advantages & innovations

The advantages: - the offer of a various and delicious choice of baked ricotta; - the use of fresh ricotta of the day made from cow's milk, buffalo milk and sheep's milk; - the storage in vacuum-packed to safeguard the fragrance and guarantee the highest quality, genuineness and tasty delights of ricotta cakes. The preservation of the baked ricotta is guaranteed by the thermal abatement to give a duration of 60 days, maintained, as well as by the refrigerator cold chain, thanks to an effective packaging that although preserving it from further microbial aggression, does not prevent the sight and the pleasantness shapes just to remember the cakes of the grandmother.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The company is looking for commercial partners working with high quality gourmet food products. Its ideal partners are distributors that work with shops specialised in gourmet products in the European market and abroad.