dal 1929 LATTERIA SOCIALE MANTOVA
Latteria Sociale Mantova. Passion takes shape.
The care we take of our milk, the most precious and irreplaceable of raw materials, our skillful production methods, the care we take in ripening and the strict respect of the requirements of each production stage make Grana Padano cheese and other P.D.O.* dairy products sold by Latteria Sociale Mantova, into genuine masterpieces of taste, flavour and perfume, absolutely unique.
All this is thanks to Mantua cheese masters. Their movements, carefully timed and precise, the heritage of of an ancient and guarded tradition, protected and carried forward from one generation to the next, coexist today with state-of-the art technologies. This ensures the optimum control of the entire production stage in away that guarantees the best quality.
* P.D.O. = Protected Designation of Origin
Technology and innovation.
To “Latteria Sociale Mantova” quality means having one of the the most up to date and modern production systems in which tradition and innovation fit perfectly together to create reliable, safe and certified products, capable of representing the authentic flavours of the Mantua lands.
A top notch production structure, boasting the most modern equipmentwhich have allowed our Cooperative to growfrom 16 to 90 millions litres of transformed milk per year, a 67% growth, to reach an annual production of 180,000 wheels of Grana Padano.
Continuous focus oninnovation has allowed us, with great respect to the environment, to enhance our whey thanks to the latest concentration equipment, the first of its kind in Italy which produces more than 150,000 tonnes of whey per year.
Our Mission
Our Cooperative is specialized in the production of Grana Padano cheese but we also sell all kinds of P.D.O.* Italian cheese.
You can find our sales network all over the world.
Our main target : customer satisfaction through dedication, enthusiasm, transparency, best controls, high product quality and cooperation, all concepts which represent the key elements of our sales program.
* P.D.O. = Protected Designation of Origin
Production cycle:
In brief, the main phases concerning the production of Grana Padano cheese MN 427 are the following:
- Dairy cows feeding,
- Cows milking and animals health.
- Daily analysis of the milk through the best public and private laboratories,
- Caseation through natural rising to the surface of the fats, modified by the natural changing of the seasons,
- Brining of the wheels,
- Slow ripening and constant control of the maturation,
- Cheese brand-marking by the “Consorzio per la Tutela del Grana Padano”
- Sizing and packaging,
- Sales and distribution of our products in Italy and abroad,
- Customer service and after-sale service
Latteria Sociale Mantova has the ICEA agreement (n° C425) which certifies our “Organic Grana Padano MN427”