Caseificio Sociale San Donato Soc. Agricola Coop.

In Castellucchio, in the province of Mantova, Caseificio Sociale San Donato operates as a cooperative dairy within the production zone of Grana Padano DOP. The facility collects milk from the Mantuan countryside and transforms it into wheels with controlled designation, each undergoing a slow aging process that builds the cheese's typical crystalline and granular structure. The distinctive feature is the collective nature of the project. Members pool resources and expertise to produce on a significant scale, a necessary condition for a cheese that thrives on continuity and volume. This cooperative organization does not loosen rigor; on the contrary, each wheel follows the food protocols and transformation methods set by the DOP standard, which govern every phase from milk processing to maturation. The dairy thus represents a precise model of the Po Valley supply chain, where the shared work of the members and adherence to the regulations proceed together, supporting a production that is both extensive and controlled.

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