“Good things are done in difficult times, so this is precisely the moment in which we believe there are things to do”. Claudio Palladi, CEO of Rigamonti , a historic name in Valtellina bresaola owned by the Brazilian multinational Jbs, draws up a balance sheet for the group that has also owned the King's and Principe brands for three years now, and announces an ambitious growth plan, especially abroad, for San Daniele DOP prosciutto .
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In this framework of development abroad, which has a focus on North America – “Overseas profitability has always been there but now volumes are starting to show up too” – the threats of duties do not particularly scare the group for now. “We don’t know what will happen – commented Nucci – the positive aspect is that we have already been through it with the first Trump administration that imposed duties on mortadella for example. Now I’m not saying we are positive but we are waiting”.
“Since 2016 we have started the certification with CSQA to see the individual farms to map the quality of the meat and its origin, and for us it is not just an organoleptic fact – Palladi explained – Consider that there are 1.3 million farms in Brazil, those certified for Europe are 6-7% of the total.
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Source: AskaNews.it