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Auricchio

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Type
  
Private

Founded
  
1877

Headquarters
  
Cremona, Italy

Industry
  
Dairy products

Founder
  
Gennaro Auricchio

Products
  
Cheese

Auricchio is an Italian cheese-making company, based in Cremona.

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History

Founded in 1877 at San Giuseppe Vesuviano in the province of Naples, Gennaro Auricchio was the creator of a special rennet to produce provolone.

By the 1880s it was exporting cheese to the United States, for stocking in Little Italy's shops. This growth created need for new facilities, with a dairy added in Cremona before 1900.

Modern production

Today, Auricchio also has plants in:

  • Macomer (Nuoro) for Pecorino Romano D.O.P. and other fresh and mature sheep cheeses
  • Scandiano (Reggio Emilia) for production of “caciotta” (roundish small soft cheese) and “ricotta”
  • Solignano (Parma) specialized in the production of “Parmigiano Reggiano”

    • Products

    The company is the largest producer of provolone cheese in Italy, and offers a significant range of dairy products:

  • Provolone (sharp, mild and smoked)
  • Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Grana Padano
  • Pecorino Romano (Protected designation of origin)
  • A large assortment of fresh and seasoned Pecorino cheeses

    • References

    Auricchio Wikipedia
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