Ours is a family story, quintessentially Italian. It all began in an old villa at the foot of the hills south of Reggio Emilia, where the group now has its headquarters.

Our history

1956 Lauro Ferrarini begins industrial-scale production of cooked ham in a villa in Rivaltella (Reggio Emilia).

1979 Parma ham production gets underway in the EFFE factory in Lesignano de’ Bagni (Parma).

1989 With the construction of the EFFE2 factory (Lesignano de’ Bagni, Parma), production of cured ham increases.

1998 The group’s distribution platform is launched.

2000 The Ferrarini group acquires Vismara from Nestlé. The company had been founded in 1898 in Casatenovo (Lecco), in the heart of Brianza, by Francesco Vismara.

2003 The Lesignano de’ Bagni (Parma) production plant expands further with the construction of the EFFE3 factory, for sliced products.

2012 The new Vismara production plant comes into operation. The cutting-edge facility is situated just a few miles from the company’s historic headquarters in Casatenovo (Lecco).

 

Our facilities

Rivaltella (Reggio Emilia)

Production facility for cooked ham (ISO 9001.2008)

Logistics platform

Langhirano (Parma)

Production facility for aged, Parma, foreign and sliced cured ham

Deboning facility

Puianello and Castelnuovo Monti (Reggio Emilia)

Dairies Farm, Reg No. 106 and 110

Reggio Emilia

Eight milk production holdings

Viano (Reggio Emilia)

Vineyards and pressing centre

Rivalta (Reggio Emilia)

Vinegar production facility for Traditional Reggio Emilia Balsamic Vinegar and Modena Balsamic Vinegar

Casatenovo (Lecco)

Salami production facility: Mortadella, salami, sliced meats

 

Overseas headquarters

• FERRARINI JAPAN – Tokyo

• FERRARINI PACIFIC – Hong Kong

• FERRARINI USA – Los Angeles

• FERRARINI SUISSE – Lugano

• FERRARINI ESPANA – Madrid

• FERRARINI Sp.z.o. – Warsaw

• FERRARINI UNGHERIA – Budapest