Trentingrana Consorzio dei Caseifici Sociali Trentini sca

What Trentingrana Consorzio dei Caseifici Sociali Trentini sca does

Trentingrana Consorzio dei Caseifici Sociali Trentini sca is an Italian agricultural cooperative consortium (società cooperativa agricola) headquartered in Trento that unites 17 cooperative social dairies and approximately 700 farmer-members across the Trentino region to produce, age, and commercialize DOP-certified cheeses and butter. The company's flagship product is Trentingrana, a raw-milk hard cheese aged a minimum of 20 months (with a premium 30-month tier), made exclusively from milk sourced at altitude (up to 1,800 m) where cattle feed on grass and hay without silage or GMOs. Annual production totals roughly 120,000 cheese wheels consuming 60,000 tons of milk, supplemented by a portfolio of over 20 traditional and alpine pasture (Sapori di Malga) cheeses, Burro Trentino butter, and PDO varieties such as Puzzone di Moena.

The consortium operates a distinctive aging facility in the former Miniera San Romedio di Tassullo in Val di Non, using 15+ km of hypogean galleries 200 m underground for subterranean cheese maturation, positioning it as the first DOP cheese to adopt this practice. Supporting infrastructure includes 17 on-site retail shops at member dairies, a centralized point-of-sale and aging warehouse at Segno di Predaia, a national e-commerce partnership via InTrentino.com, supermarket distribution, and a Ho.Re.Ca. channel featuring 8g monodose butter portions. The consortium holds DOP, GMP+ FSA, IFS Food, ISO 22005, Trentino Quality Mark, No-OGM, and Halal certifications.

Revenue is generated through unit-pricing sales of cheese wheels, packaged portions (250g-1kg), grated and cubed formats, butter, and aging/portioning services. The 17 employees recorded for the headquarters represent only the consortium's coordinating layer, with the 700 farmer-members and dairymen operating through the member cooperatives. Customer reach spans individual retail consumers, supermarket deli buyers, online shoppers, and food-service operators, with the "Ribelli per natura" (Rebels by Nature) TV-and-digital ad campaign active since 2021 on Discovery, Publitalia, Raiplay, and Mediaset Play.

Name

Trentingrana Consorzio dei Caseifici Sociali Trentini sca

Legal name

Trentingrana Consorzio dei Caseifici Sociali Trentini s.c.a.

Website

https://trentingrana.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trentingrana Consorzio dei Caseifici Sociali Trentini sca is an Italian agricultural cooperative consortium uniting 17 member dairies and 700 farmer-members across Trentino to produce, age, and sell DOP Trentingrana cheese, traditional valley cheeses, alpine pasture cheeses, and butter to retail, e-commerce, and Ho.Re.Ca. customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan DOP Cheese and Dairy Products

NAICS

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

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Ripened Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Semi-Soft, Hard & Blue) (AFAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB)

Keywords

• DOP cheese production
• Artisan dairy products
• Mountain raw milk cheese
• Alpine pasture cheese
• Trentino cheese consortium

Headquarters

HQ city

Trento

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Cheese and Dairy Product Sales: The consortium generates revenue through the sale of Trentingrana DOP cheese, traditional cheeses, alpine pasture cheeses (Sapori di Malga), and Trentino butter. Products are sold through direct retail at member dairy shops, supermarket distribution, e-commerce partnerships, and food service sector. Approximately 120,000 cheese wheels (forms) are produced annually, requiring 500 liters of milk per 37kg wheel.
2. Aging and Portioning Services: The consortium provides aging (stagionatura), portioning, and sales services for Trentino cheeses. The aging warehouse at Miniera San Romedio di Tassullo in Val di Non provides underground aging in hypogean cells.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Trentingrana is an agricultural cooperative consortium of 17 cooperative dairies that produces DOP Trentingrana cheese — a hard, raw-milk, aged cheese (minimum 20 months, premium 30 months) — along with a portfolio of traditional Trentino cheeses (Puzzone di Moena DOP, Casolét Val di Sole Slow Food Presidium, Cuor di Fassa, Vezzena di Lavarone, Affogato di Sabbionara, Formae Val di Fiemme, etc.), a summer 'Sapori di Malga' alpine-pasture cheese line, and Burro Trentino butter. Production uses raw milk from approximately 700 farmer-members whose herds graze on Alpine pastures up to 1,800 m, with cheese wheels aged both in conventional aging cells and in hypogean underground galleries of a former mine.

Product overview

Trentingrana Consorzio dei Caseifici Sociali Trentini sca is a consortium of 17 cooperative dairies producing premium cheeses from Trentino, Italy. The product portfolio centers on Trentingrana DOP, a raw milk cheese aged minimum 20 months available in standard (20 months), premium (30 months), and alpine pasture (latte di malga) variants, plus grated and cubed formats. The product line includes traditional cheeses (Puzzone di Moena DOP, Affogato di Sabbionara, Casolét Val di Sole, Cuor di Fassa, Blu Trentino, Fontal di Cavalese, Formae Val di Fiemme, goat cheeses, Mezzano Trentino, Tosela di Primiero, Vezzena di Lavarone), alpine pasture cheeses (Sapori di Malga including Vezzena, Val di Sole Dolce, Prima Malga, Le Malghe dell'Orso, Maso delle Dolomiti, Cuor di Fassa di Malga, Casat del Baldo, Caprino Val di Sole, Primiero Fresco), and Burro Trentino butter. The consortium also offers subterranean-aged Trentingrana (celle ipogee) aged in a mountain mine for sustainability. Products are sold through an online shop and at retail locations.

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Products and services

• Trentingrana (Trentingrana Stagionato 20 Mesi) DOP hard cheese aged minimum 20 months from raw cow's milk with only salt and rennet; sweet, pleasant, non-sharp flavor; sold whole or in 250/300/850 g packs at deli counters and retailers.
• Trentingrana Stagionato 30 Mesi Premium Trentingrana from selected wheels aged 30 months; dry, friable, granular texture, intense persistent aroma and rich decisive flavor; packaged in 250/400/700 g formats.
• Trentingrana con Latte di Malga Niche summer Trentingrana made only with milk from certified Alpine malghe (cows grazing day and night on Alpine pastures); straw-yellow color with herbaceous notes.
• Trentingrana Grattugiato Grated Trentingrana in fresh format (100 g, 200 g, 1 kg, and 5 g single-serve) and an aged minimum 20-month version in 80 g format.
• Trentingrana a Cubetti Fresh Trentingrana cut into cubes and packaged in 250 g bags for retail.
• Trentingrana Stagionato nelle Celle Ipogee Trentingrana wheels aged in underground cells of the former Miniera San Romedio di Tassullo (200 m below ground in Val di Non), leveraging natural rock insulation for stable temperature and energy efficiency — described as the first DOP cheese in this segment to use subterranean aging.
• Puzzone di Moena DOP (Spretz Tzaorì) Protected Designation of Origin washed-rind cheese from unpasteurized milk, typical of the Fiemme, Fassa and Primiero valleys; robust, intense, slightly salty and pleasantly sharp flavor with a distinctive bitterish aftertaste.
• Affogato di Sabbionara Raw-milk cheese from Sabbionara d'Avio soaked for 15–20 days in Enantio Terra dei Forti red wine, taking on a vibrant purple-violet veining and a strong wine-infused aroma.
• Casolét Val di Sole Raw-milk soft cheese from Val di Sole / Val di Rabbi, Slow Food Presidium; flavor ranges from acidic to sweet with milky and herbaceous hints.
• Cuor di Fassa Raw-milk cheese typical of Val di Fassa with bold distinctive flavor, produced on Alpine pastures and matured with washed-rind treatment.
• Blu Trentino Blue cheese from pasteurized whole milk produced by farmers of Alta Val di Sole; compact white paste with green-blue veining and an undergrowth / wet-stone aroma.
• Fontal di Cavalese Pleasant, delicate sweet cheese produced since the 1970s by Trentino cooperative dairies using high-quality milk from Val di Fiemme.
• Formae Val di Fiemme Bold-flavored cheese from Val di Fiemme made from unpasteurized milk with washed-rind aging; also available as Formae Val di Fiemme Riserva with extended aging.
• Caprini (Goat Cheeses) Range of fresh and semi-matured goat's-milk cheeses from Trentino, including Caprino di Sabbionara, Caprino di Cavalese, Caprino di Fondo and Caprino Monte Ozolo.
• Mezzano Trentino Semi-mature cheese from Val di Fiemme and Primiero named for its in-between fresh and aged maturation, with a distinctive unmistakable aroma.
• Tosela di Primiero Fresh unsalted cheese from freshly milked milk in Primiero; typically browned in butter and served with polenta and mushrooms.
• Vezzena di Lavarone Historic raw-milk cheese from Lavarone, Folgaria, Brentonico, Vallagarina and Valsugana plateaus, valued since the early 1900s as both table cheese and grating cheese.
• Vezzena del Trentino Sapori di Malga Raw-milk cheese produced only in summer from Alpine pasture milk of Lavarone, Folgaria, Brentonico, Vallagarina and Valsugana plateaus; bold and slightly sharp, suitable for slicing and grating.
• Val di Sole Dolce Sapori di Malga Thermised whole-milk cheese from the high summer pastures of Val di Sole; soft texture and sweet delicate flavor.
• Prima Malga Soft cheese from Primiero made from milk of cows grazing at high altitudes; sweet, melting with milk and herb hints.
• Le Malghe dell'Orso Thermised whole-milk cheese from high pastures of Val di Sole; remarkably soft texture with savory yet delicate taste.
• Maso delle Dolomiti Soft summer Alpine-milk cheese from Primiero with sweet, melting sensations and milky herbaceous hints, made from cows grazing in the shadow of the Dolomites.
• Cuor di Fassa Sapori di Malga Bold-flavored cheese with washed-rind aroma from summer Alpine pastures of Val di Fassa; traditional greasy rind known as 'lispa' in Ladin.
• Casat del Baldo Sapori di Malga Pleasant, slightly sharp cheese made from raw Alpine milk from Monte Baldo summer pastures (the 'Garden of Europe').
• Caprino Val di Sole Sapori di Malga Goat cheese from summer Alpine milk in Val di Sole; soft, straw-colored with light eyes and sweet delicate taste.
• Primiero Fresco Sapori di Malga Raw-milk cheese with pleasantly sweet taste and yellow-ochre / reddish-brown washed rind, from Alpine pastures including Malga Rolle at 1,980 m altitude.
• Burro Trentino Trentino butter from pasteurized cream, sold in 250 g, 500 g and 1 kg retail formats as well as 8 g monodose portions for the Ho.Re.Ca. sector.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InTrentino.comcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorE-commerce sales partnership enabling online purchase of Trentingrana and traditional Trentino cheeses through the InTrentino.com portal, a platform operated in collaboration with Cooperazione Trentina. The partnership facilitates direct-to-consumer online sales with delivery throughout Italy, representing the consortium's digital commerce channel.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Saputo Inc. Global dairy company with significant European cheese operations including specialty and DOP/regional cheese categories. Comparable as a scaled acquirer and operator in the European specialty cheese market.
• Savencia Fromage & Dairy: French specialty cheese company with broad premium cheese portfolio across multiple European markets. Comparable focus on branded specialty cheeses and Ho.Re.Ca. distribution.
• Lactalis Group: Global dairy giant with significant Italian operations including cheese brands; competes with Trentingrana in Italian retail and Ho.Re.Ca. channels. Relevant as a scaled incumbent in the broader European cheese category.
• Bel Group: Global branded cheese company with European heritage brands (Laughing Cow, Babybel) competing across retail and foodservice. Relevant as a scaled player in European branded cheese with comparable retail relationships.
• Consorzio Tutela Grana Padano: The parent DOP consortium that Trentingrana is part of; oversees the broader Grana Padano designation across multiple regions. Direct comparable in that Trentingrana is a territorial sub-line of this consortium, with shared regulatory, marketing, and certification frameworks.

Direct peers

• Emmi Group: Swiss premium dairy company specializing in cheeses and dairy specialties, with similar focus on regional/heritage brands and premium retail positioning. Comparable on premium-cheese portfolio strategy and European distribution model.
• Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano: Direct competitor in the aged hard Italian cheese category with comparable DOP-protected production, similar minimum aging requirements, and overlapping retail and Ho.Re.Ca. distribution. Closely aligned on product format, customer base, and premium positioning.
• Latteria Soresina: Italian dairy cooperative producing Grana Padano and other cheeses with a multi-generational farmer-member base. Closely comparable cooperative structure, DOP hard-cheese focus, and Italian retail distribution model.
• Granarolo Group: Italian dairy cooperative producing a broad portfolio of cheeses, milk, and dairy products with significant domestic retail and Ho.Re.Ca. presence. Comparable as a cooperative-structured Italian dairy player competing in similar grocery and foodservice channels.
• Arla Foods: Large farmer-owned dairy cooperative producing cheeses and dairy products across Northern Europe. Comparable cooperative governance model, farmer-member structure, and DOP/regional cheese portfolio strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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