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Profile
The company "Consorzio Latterie Virgilio" is a second degree cooperative founded in 1966 and there were 110 associated companies grouping together over 2.500 breeders. The company works in the dairy - cheese and meat sectors.
Dairy- cheese sector
Ties to the land, respect for traditions and the complete supervision of the entire production line guarantee that each and every product bearing the Virgilio brand name is made only using top quality Italian milk, i.e. milk from the area where the characteristic and excellent national cheeses with PDO marking, are made.
The following products bear the Virgilio tradename: "Latte Italiano UHT (UHT Italian milk)", "Burro Italiano" (Italian butter), "Panna Italiana UHT da cucina" (UHT Italian cooking cream), "Panna Italiana UHT da montare" (UHT Italian whipping cream), "Mascarpone Italiano" (Italian Mascarpone cream cheese) and cheese such as Parmigiano Reggiano PDO, Grana Padano PDO and Provolone.
Meat sector
Virgilio also works pork meat. The vertical integration of cutters in companies within the group, leads to the marketing of meat and the most prestigious DOP production in the Italian cured meat sector.
Virgilio in numbers
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| Turnover 2006 |
340 million (overall turnover) |
620 million |
| Number of employees |
252 |
1035 |
| Production sites |
2 |
17 |
Virgilio – The company
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one of the first producers of butter in Italy
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a great Consortium associating producers manufacturing both Grana Padano PDO and Parmigiano Reggiano PDO
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in fourth place nationwide for the marketing of PDO cheese : Grana Padano PDO and Parmigiano Reggiano PDO
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the second company nationally in the exportation of PDO cheeses Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano
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the second company as regards total sale of Grana Padano PDO and the 6th company as regards total sale of Parmigiano Reggiano PDO (Italy + Export) in value
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one of the largest slaughterers of pork: it slaughters 15%, in number of animals, of the total in Lombardy of heavy pork destined for the cured meat market
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the certified traceability ("filiera") NO GMO is a guarantee of Virgilio Meat Division
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the company works nationally and internationally and has as its clients the largest companies in retail and the food industry for the trademarks Virgilio and for productions using commercial and industrial brand names.
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the company is very well-established in the export sector, with 12% of the overall turnover being generated abroad, this amount increases to 18% if dairy-cheese is taken into consideration |
Virgilio – The Group
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is the leader in Italy in the pork slaughter sector, as regards the number of animals slaughtered: approximately 20% of the national production of heavy pork, aimed at the cured meat sector as well as for the new PDO meat "Gran Suino Padano"
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it is nationally listed among the first slaughterhouses as for the number of slaughtered animals with a share of 20% of the pigs national production, for both delicatessen circuit and P.D.O. "Gran Suino Padano"
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the group works in the cured meat sector with a company that is part of Brendolan spa, with four PDOs: "Prosciutto di San Daniele", "Prosciutto di Parma", "Prosciutto di Carpegna", "Prosciutto Veneto". |
Virgilio is therefore a large Italian hub for the collection of milk, cream and cheese with complete control of production lines: critical mass means economy of scale, investment capability, great potential also for the development of new products and the opportunity of a competitive price/service/quality ratio.
Virgilio guarantees safe products and processing due to constant investments in systems and over 400.000 laboratory analyses undertaken each year from raw materials to the finished product.
Virgilio emphasizes the exclusively national origin of raw materials and products, guaranteed by the integration of the production processes and the link with the social base. Virgilio works milk and creams from the production area of the best Italian DOP cheeses. To Virgilio "ITALIANESS" means freshness, genuine, safe products, top quality and a respect for traditions.
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