PRESS RELEASE
GRANAROLO LANDS IN INDIA WITH A COMPLETE RANGE
OF AUTHENTIC PRODUCTS MADE IN ITALY
Products will be presented during the Aahar International Food & Hospitality Fair in
New Delhi (7-11 march) in stand 25, Hall 18U
Bologna, 6 march 2017 – Granarolo S.p.A., the largest agro-industrial operator in the country under
Italian capital, from 7 to 11 March will be at the Aahar International Food & Hospitality Fair in New
Delhi, an important show for the Ho.Re.Ca. sector, with European Foods India as a commercial partner
(STAND 25, HALL 18U).
Here, a complete range of products Made in Italy will be presented, intended for this market and formulated
to satisfy even consumers who eat only vegetarian foods. That is why Granarolo is relying heavily on cheese
aged for more than 10 months, made only with Italian milk, and on gelato. Both products, in addition to
being true symbols of Italy, can boast the green label, which the country issues only to purely vegetarian
products.
The expected objective is to increase notoriety and penetration of the Granarolo brand in India, and to
accredit European Foods India as a reference supplier for imported, authentically Italian products, capable of
generating value for clients and the local market with a preferential offer in terms of taste and service.
The range chosen by Granarolo Group to represent products Made in Italy at the Fair is the following:
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Italian fresh cheeses, particularly burrata and frozen buffalo mozzarella, long-life mascarpone,
capable of satisfying the needs of a demanding Ho.Re.Ca. sector, inspired by chefs with international
experience.
Aged Italian cheeses: Gran Opera - a cheese made with Italian milk only - aged for more than 10
months, lysozyme free, and with microbial rennet, ideal on pasta or as an ingredient in salads and
vegetarian dishes. Gorgonzola and Provola Affumicata, appreciated for their flavour and inspired by
Italian cheese-making tradition.
UHT cream for whipping and UHT béchamel, ideal for pastries and sophisticated cuisine.
The range of Italian Gelato made with fresh High Quality milk: 6 fresh flavours with a creamy
consistency for a pleasantly unique experience.
UHT vegetable drinks, organic and vegan precooked dishes, traditional grissini bread sticks,
innovative cheese-based snacks with microbial rennet, balsamic vinegar, semolina pasta, and highprotein egg pasta.
“We have important demands for Italian products in India, a country with more than one billion inhabitants,
concentrated mainly in large cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad where Italian cuisine has
gained significant popularity in recent years”, said Granarolo Group President Gianpiero Calzolari. "With
European Foods India, we have found a distributor that is ready to combine Italian tradition and innovation,
with a good customer base made mainly of large chains in the Ho.Re.Ca. sector, interested in bringing
products Made in Italy and safe and quality Italian ingredients closer. Only with the backing of a production
chain of farmers and controlling an entire productive chain, from the stable to the table, it was possible to
tailor our products to the more specific demands of Indian consumers. Our wish is to grow on a market with
significant potential, representing the best of products Made in Italy. We are working on participation in an
institutional mission in India from 26 to 28 April. The Aahar Trade Fair and the mission will be opportunities
to create important synergies with this extraordinary country".
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Granarolo Group
The Granarolo Group, one of the top players in the Italian food and agriculture sector, includes two different and
synergic parts: a consortium of milk producers - Granlatte - operating in the agricultural sector and collecting the raw
material, and a joint stock company - Granarolo S.p.A. - which processes and sells the milk produced at 16 facilities
throughout Italy, 2 facilities in France, 1 in Chile, 2 in Brazil and 1 in New Zealand.
The Granarolo group is therefore the most important milk supply chain in Italy, with producer cooperatives as its
major shareholders. It unites approximately 1,000 dairy farmers, an organisation of milk collection from farms with 70
vehicles, 1,200 vehicles for distribution delivering 850,000 metric tonnes a year and every day serving some 50,000
points of sale where almost 11 million Italian families buy Granarolo products.
The Granarolo Group’s mission is to export the tradition and know-how of Italian-made specialties (dairy and nondairy). Indeed, the Group has diversified its portfolio in recent years.
The Group’s in-house laboratories analyse the entire production chain daily, from the milk to the finished product, to
guarantee that consumers receive quality products based on high safety standards.
The Group also outsources quality control to international certification bodies, which are qualified and guaranteed by
the International Food Standard (IFS), the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the EU organic food certification (CCPB Consortium for the Control of Organic Products). The production process has been ISO 9001 quality management
certified since 2002.
At 31/12/2015, the Granarolo Group employed more than 2,400 workers. 77.48% of the Group is owned by the
Granlatte Consortium, 19.78% by Intesa Sanpaolo and the remaining 2.74% by Cooperlat.
In 2016, the Group’s turnover will be about one billion and two hundred million Euros.
www.granarologroup.com
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