Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium Celebrates 90 Years

April 3, 2024 Specialty Food News

Founded in 1934, the Consortium’s efforts throughout the last century include quadrupling Parmigiano Reggiano production and working to promote the Made in Italy designation globally, according to the business. Most recently, the cheese’s export quota has reached 47 percent.

Here’s What Makes Parmigiano Reggiano So Much More Special Than Parmesan Cheese

December 27, 2023 Mackenzie Filson, The Kitchn

In short: Parmigiano Reggiano is basically the cheese equivalent of Champagne. According to a particular consortium that specifies the hows and whys of the making of protected products (other notable protected cheeses of the world include Gruyère, Comté, and Stilton), you can only name these products if they were produced in that area, under strict regulations, and inspected by the governing organizations overseeing those protected regions. Anything else is just “sparkling cheese,” so to speak.

Parmesan Producers Fight Fakes With Microtransponders

Italy’s renowned parmigiano reggiano, favoured for finishing off bowls of pasta and rocket salads, is one of the most counterfeited cheeses in the world. Now its manufacturers have found a new way to hit back against the lookalikes: by adding microchips.

World Cheese Awards 2022: Parmigiano Reggiano is the World’s Most Awarded Cheese for a Consecutive Year

November 14, 2022 Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium

Parmigiano Reggiano won 93 medals and reconfirmed itself as the most awarded cheese on the globe at the World Cheese Awards, the world’s leading international cheese competition held this year in Newport, Wales. The international jury, composed of 250 experts from more than 30 countries, awarded Parmigiano Reggiano two Super Gold medals, one to Latteria Sociale Centro Rubbianino (RE) and another to Caseificio di Gavasseto e Roncadella (RE). 

Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium Reveals Design Challenge Winners

The Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge 2022 is a competition inviting professional designers and design students to submit products at the intersection of food and design. This is the second year that the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium presented this event with the support of iconic Italian design brand Alessi Inc., and in collaboration with Kartell as the hosting partner for the Awards Party.