Lorenzo Galfrè, a former basket merchant, added the wholesale sale of mushrooms to his business at the Turin market.
Galfrè Giacomo
The Company
About us
Welcome to the world of Galfrè Giacomo
The traditional starter from Piedmont
The story of Galfrè Giacomo describes the birth of a great passion for food preservation and the commitment with which this has been cultivated over time.
It begins with profound experience and leads, over the years, to a modern industrial reality.
A 5-generation tradition that has constantly renewed itself in the application of the most advanced technologies to safeguard natural products.
Why should you choose our products?
Quality
01
Tradition
We offer genuine products, respecting the Italian gastronomic tradition.
Part of the processing of our products remains manual, for a care that machines cannot have: yesterday teaches today.
02
Quality
Exclusive recipes handed down through generations are our true heritage, and combined with a careful selection of suppliers this allows us to offer products of high quality and content.
03
Research and development
We work constantly on product research, starting from the knowledge of the raw material to the optimisation of the production process using modern equipment, and only stop when the result is achieved.
04
Teamwork
We firmly believe that the success of a company is the result of everyone’s work and that only with a strong team spirit is it possible to respond effectively to market developments and consumer expectations.
05
Environment
We have always worked with particular care for the environment, both in our choice of raw materials and in our processing, thanks to a large renewable energy plant and practices that make the consumption of resources in processing more efficient.
Ecology
Commitment to the environment
Our products have a strong connection with nature and the planet, which we have always known and respected.
Our products have a strong connection with nature and the planet, which we have aThis is why we have set up a large renewable energy system with an installed capacity of 450Kw, which allows us complete autonomy from electricity sources while saving 183 tonnes of C02 and 77 tonnes of non-consumed oil equivalent.lways known and respected.
Our plants are designed to recover hot water from production and the materials we use to package our products are recyclable.
Our roots
A bit of history
Unsold mushrooms begin to be dried and cooked for preservation, then sold to restaurants for the preparation of dishes or as a bulk product in food shops.
After the war, the Italian economy restarted, the availability of raw materials increased and the first canned products began to be produced, including the iconic Antipasto Monviso.
To the mushrooms we add vegetables from local producers and the fish that anchovy growers from the valleys of the Cuneo region buy on their trade with Liguria.
Galfrè ceased trading fresh mushrooms to devote itself entirely to the processing of canned and glass products. Our products soon became popular as a genuine worker’s lunch or snack for out-of-town trips.
We automated part of the mushroom processing with modern equipment, while the more delicate processing phases remained manual.
To the starters, we added the sauces, compotes, and fruit lines.
We are constantly experimenting with new ready-to-eat and genuine products.
