Private | |
Industry | Dairy products |
Founded | 1877 |
Founder | Gennaro Auricchio |
Headquarters | Cremona, Italy |
Products | Cheese |
Owner | Auricchio family |
Number of employees
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350 |
Website | Auricchio.it |
Auricchio is an Italian cheese-making company, based in Cremona.
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.
Today, Auricchio also has plants in:
The company is the largest producer of provolone cheese in Italy, and offers a significant range of dairy products: