CASEIFICIO VALLE ELVO SOC. AGR. COOP.

Established in 1999, when mountain communities and breeders from the Biella hills decided to pool their milk instead of dispersing it, Caseificio Valle Elvo now collects milk from fifty-five Piedmontese members. This milk is particularly linked to the Pezzata Rossa di Oropa breed, which gives it its distinctive character. In 2020 alone, the cooperative processed 4.6 million liters, all destined for a single denomination. That denomination is Toma Piemontese DOP, a cylindrical cheese with a soft profile, offered here in both whole and skimmed milk versions. The certification mark covers a vast area — 886 municipalities — yet the product remains anchored to the valley that gives it its name, a testament to a cheesemaking tradition that has chosen not to separate the cheese from its territory. Visitors to Occhieppo Superiore can tour the dairy and follow the milk from delivery to the finished wheel, personally verifying the journey from stable to Toma.

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