Latteria Montanari

What Latteria Montanari does

Latteria Montanari is an Italian dairy company founded in 1951, headquartered in Villesse (Gorizia), Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The company began as a traditional dairy and during the 1980s specialized in mozzarella for pizza, becoming one of the first Italian producers of ready-to-use cubetto and julienne formats for the professional pizza channel. Today its core business is the production and B2B supply of pizza-specialized mozzarella, organized into four product lines (Superiore with slow maturation, Classica with selected lactic ferments, Verde with Austrian/Slovenian milk, and Fior di latte made exclusively from Italian collected milk), complemented by a Ricotta Gastronomica line for industrial food manufacturers.

The company's production is anchored by Italy's first Continuous Steam Spinning (Filatura al Vapore in Continuo) plant dedicated to pizza mozzarella, installed in 2010. Supporting technology includes automated CIP (Cleaning In Place) systems, dedicated production monitoring software, and an on-site quality control laboratory conducting daily hygienic-sanitary and physico-chemical analyses on raw milk, work intermediates, and finished products. Fresh milk is collected daily from selected local farmers. The Villesse facility has been expanded to 50,000 square meters. The company holds BRCGS Food Safety, IFS Food Version 7 (Higher Level), and Halal certifications as of 2025.

Latteria Montanari operates as a B2B supplier, selling primarily through food service distribution and direct sales to industrial food manufacturers in bulk formats (5kg and 10kg packages). Its primary customer segment is professional pizza makers and pizzerias, with a secondary industrial channel for ricotta ingredients. Marketing and brand-building have historically centered on official sponsorship of the Campionato Mondiale della Pizza in Parma (2017-2019), with sponsored champions winning titles using Montanari mozzarella, and video content featuring chef endorsements. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated individually, with no public pricing disclosed. Andrea Marizza serves as Legal Representative.

Name

Latteria Montanari

Legal name

Latteria Montanari Srl

Website

https://latteriamontanari.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Latteria Montanari is an Italian dairy company founded in 1951 that produces pizza-specialized mozzarella (four product lines) and ricotta for B2B customers, including professional pizzerias, pizza makers, and industrial food manufacturers across European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Manufacturing (Mozzarella and Ricotta)

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pasta Filata Cheese Manufacturing (Mozzarella, Provolone, String Cheese) (AFAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cheese Byproduct & Waste Stream Processing (Whey Routing, Brine Management) (AFAHABAK), Cheese (Natural & Processed) (CRADACAC)

Keywords

• Dairy manufacturing
• Mozzarella production
• Pizza cheese supply
• Ricotta production
• B2B food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Villesse

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Mozzarella and Dairy Product Sales: Latteria Montanari generates revenue through the production and sale of mozzarella products (in various formats: filone, julienne, cubetto, boccia) and ricotta to professional food industry customers, pizzerias, and through B2B channels. The company sells four product lines: Superiore, Classica, Verde, and Fior di latte.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Latteria Montanari is an Italian dairy manufacturer founded in 1951 that produces mozzarella and ricotta from cow's milk at its 50,000 sqm facility in Villesse (Gorizia), Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Its portfolio spans four mozzarella lines (Superiore, Classica, Verde, Fior di latte) and a ricotta line, sold primarily to professional pizza makers, pizzerias, and industrial food customers. Production is carried out with continuous steam-spinning technology and certified under BRCGS, IFS Food, and Halal schemes.

Product overview

Latteria Montanari is a traditional cheese dairy founded in 1951 that specializes in mozzarella production for pizza, offering four distinct product lines (Superiore, Classica, Verde, and Fior di latte) and ricotta. The company operates with an innovative continuous steam spinning system and sources fresh milk daily from selected local breeders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mozzarella Montanari: Pizza mozzarella with four product lines: Superiore (premium, slow maturation), Classica (traditional recipe since 1980s), Verde (Austrian/Slovenian milk blend with straw-yellow color), and Fior di latte (100% Italian collected milk, traditional water spinning).
• Ricotta Montanari

Products and services

• Mozzarella Superiore Premium-tier mozzarella produced via continuous steam-spinning (filatura al vapore in continuo), intended for professional pizzerias seeking high-end stretch, melt, and browning performance on pizza.
• Mozzarella Classica Standard-tier mozzarella line for professional pizza and Italian-foodservice use, produced with continuous steam-spinning at Latteria Montanari's Villesse facility.
• Mozzarella Verde Specialty mozzarella variant in the four-line range, targeted at professional foodservice customers seeking differentiated mozzarella characteristics for pizza and Italian dishes.
• Mozzarella Fior di Latte Milk mozzarella (fior di latte) variant in the company's four-line mozzarella range, produced via continuous steam-spinning for professional pizza and Italian-foodservice customers.
• Ricotta Gastronomica Fresh ricotta produced for professional foodservice use, including pizza and broader Italian cuisine, manufactured alongside the mozzarella range at the Villesse facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Yields up to 20% more in pizza cooking performance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Campionato Mondiale della PizzacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2017Latteria Montanari has been an official sponsor of the Campionato Mondiale della Pizza (World Pizza Championship) in Parma for multiple years (2017, 2018, 2019). The partnership provides high-profile visibility among professional pizza makers, with sponsored pizza champions including Mirko Boniolo (2018 World Champion in Pizza in Teglia) achieving success using Montanari mozzarella.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Bel Group (Laughing Cow, Babybel): Bel Group is a global branded cheese company (Laughing Cow, Babybel, Boursin). While not a direct mozzarella competitor, it represents the broader international branded-cheese strategy Montanari could pursue as it scales export channels.

Direct peers

• Sterilgarda Alimenti: Sterilgarda is a mid-sized Italian dairy producing mozzarella, ricotta, and other fresh cheeses for retail and foodservice. It shares Latteria Montanari's specialization in fresh pasta filata cheeses and B2B/wholesale distribution model.
• Latteria Soresina: Latteria Soresina is an Italian dairy cooperative producing a wide range of cheeses including mozzarella and Grana Padano. It overlaps with Latteria Montanari in Italian-origin cheese manufacturing with strong regional supply chain control.
• Caseificio Pugliese: Caseificio Pugliese produces mozzarella and other pasta filata cheeses for Italian and export foodservice markets. It is a comparable mid-sized mozzarella manufacturer focused on B2B distribution to pizzerias.
• Polenghi Group: Polenghi is an Italian dairy producer with significant foodservice mozzarella and ricotta offerings, including industrial ingredient formats. It is comparable to Latteria Montanari in scaling dairy ingredients for industrial customers alongside foodservice mozzarella.
• Casearia Podda: Casearia Podda is a southern Italian producer of mozzarella, burrata, and ricotta for foodservice and retail. Comparable to Latteria Montanari in pasta filata specialization and B2B/retail dual channels, though more oriented to the fresh/burrata segment.
• Caseificio Trevisan: Trevisan is a specialized Italian producer of mozzarella for pizza and foodservice, with similar B2B orientation and product portfolio. It is one of the closest direct comparables to Latteria Montanari in the pizza-specialist mozzarella segment.

Broad incumbents

• Galbani (Lactalis Italia): Galbani is Italy's leading mass-market mozzarella and dairy brand, owned by Lactalis. It competes directly with Latteria Montanari in pizza mozzarella but at significantly greater scale, broader SKU breadth, and national retail presence, making it the most consequential incumbent benchmark.
• Granarolo: Granarolo is one of Italy's largest dairy groups with a full mozzarella and ricotta portfolio across retail and foodservice. It is a broad incumbent competitor to Latteria Montanari in both pizza mozzarella and industrial ricotta segments.

Regional players

• Fattorie Garofalo: Fattorie Garofalo is a Campania-based buffalo mozzarella (mozzarella di bufala) producer with strong export presence. It overlaps with Latteria Montanari in the fresh mozzarella category though it specializes in buffalo-milk DOP product versus cow-milk pizza mozzarella.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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