THE COOPERATIVA ALLEVATORI RICCIA WAS BORN IN 1979 FROM THE IDEA OF SEVERAL RICH FARM FAMILIES TO ENHANCE THE MILK COMING FROM LOCAL AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES AND INTENDED IT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS.

ALTHOUGH THE YEAR OF CONSTITUTION DATES BACK TO 1974, THE BEGINNING OF THE ACTIVITY IS TO BE ASCRIBED AT THE END OF THE 70’S, WHEN THE CONTRADA SABATELLA IN RICCIA INDUSTRIAL PLANT WAS COMPLETED (WHERE PRODUCTION IS CONCENTRATED TODAY), WHICH WAS COMPLETED FUNCTION IN FEBRUARY 1979 WITH A PROCESSING OF ABOUT 30/40 QUINTALS OF MILK PER DAY.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE WAS TO OFFER LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WHICH HISTORICALLY ASSISTED (AND CONTINUE TO ASSIST) THE PHENOMENON OF DEPOPULATION IN FAVOR OF THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL CENTERS BOTH ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN.

DESPITE THE FIRST YEARS OF ACTIVITY HAVE PRESENTED DIFFICULTIES LINKED TO PROBLEMS OF BOTH COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NATURE, AND SOMETIMES EVEN TO IMPONDERABLE PHENOMENA SUCH AS THE NUCLEAR DISASTER OF CHERNOBYL IN 1986 WHICH MIXED IN THE KINGOPERAGILE OF SECTOR OF GOOD EUROPE SPEED AND READY, BECOMING AN IMPORTANT POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY, EXPANDING THE STRUCTURE AND RENEWING THE PLANTS. TODAY THE COMPANY HAS BEEN CONSOLIDATED AND THE INDUSTRIAL PLANT IS DEVELOPED ON A SURFACE OF ABOUT 5,000 SQM, OF WHICH 3,000 SQM IS COVERED AND WORKS ON AN AVERAGE EVERY DAY 200 QUINTALS OF MILK WITH THE COLLABORATION OF 25 EMPLOYEES.

THE MILK THAT WE USE DAILY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OUR CHEESES COMES MAINLY FROM RICCESI FARMING COMPANIES, OR FROM MUNICIPALITIES LIMITROFI (CASTELPAGANO, COLLE SANNITA, SAN MARCO DEI CAVOTI, ETC. ETC.), SECULAR LANDS OF TRATTURI. IN TONE WITH THE COOPERATIVISTIC MODEL THAT IS INSPIRED BY OUR COMPANY, MORE THAN 100 STABLES IN THE TERRITORY WORK TO BRING US MILK DAILY. WE WORK IN SYNERGY AND IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE MILK THAT GUARANTEES QUALITY PRODUCTS. OUR MILK COMES MAINLY FROM ITALIAN FARMING AND, MORE PARTICULARLY, FROM AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES LOCATED NO MORE THAN 40 KM DISTANCE FROM OUR PRODUCTION PLANT.

ALL THE BREEDS ARE STRICTLY SELECTED AND THE MILK THAT THEY PRODUCE AND THAT ARRIVES IN THE COMPANY EVERY DAY IS ANALYZED IN THE INTERNAL LABORATORY EQUIPPED WITH MODERN EQUIPMENT THAT IN REAL TIME PROVIDE INFORMATION ON FRESHNESS AND MICRO-CHEMICAL QUALITY. ACCORDING TO OUR POINT OF VIEW, STRICT AND DAILY CHECKS AT EVERY STAGE OF PRODUCTION ALLOW US TO GUARANTEE THE BEST QUALITY, SO THAT ONLY MILK THAT RESPECTS CERTAIN AND SPECIFIC QUALITY LEVELS WILL BECOME OUR CHEESE.

OUR COMPANY HAS ADOPTED A HYGIENIC-SANITARY SELF-CHECK SYSTEM BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES DETECTED BY THE H.A.C.C.P. METHOD. AND ALL REFERENCES MARKETED ARE ACCOMPANIED BY TECHNICAL DATA SHEET.

THE SALES NETWORK, INSTEAD, COVERS A VERY LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT INCLUDES NORTHERN PUGLIA, MOLISE, THE NEIGHBORING AREAS OF CAMPANIA AND THE WHOLE ADRIATIC BAND UP TO ANCONA. IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL CUSTOMERS MADE UP OF RETAIL SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND PIZZERIAS, WE HAVE A FEW OF THE MAJOR FOOD CHAINS IN THE LARGE DISTRIBUTION AMONG OUR CLIENTS. IN THE LAST YEARS THE COOPERATIVE HAS ALSO OPENED TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH SOME EUROPEAN PARTNERS AND COMMERCIAL OPERATORS, ALSO EXPLOITING THE SUPPORT OF THE NETWORK OF KNOWLEDGE AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS OFFERED BY THE CURRICULUM EMUNITIES OF CURRICULUM EMUNITIES EUROPEANS (BELGIUM, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM ETC. ETC.), CONTINUING TO KEEP THE LOVE FOR THEIR LAND IN THE HEART.