Castelli Group was founded in 1892 and is based in Reggio Emilia, controlled by Lactalis Group. Its trademark stands for experience and history. Today, Castelli is the leading maker and distributor of Italy’s famous PDO and Typical Italian Cheeses. Castelli Group head office controls a network of subsidiaries in France, United Kingdom, Germany and Scandinavia. The Group has cheese manufacturing, maturing and packaging plants in Italy, Hungary and Poland. The Group employs more than 1000 people in approximately twenty plants located in Italy and abroad. Castelli Group range of cheese products are unique and represent the highest quality in the Italian cheese-dairy industry. The company’s outstanding products are: Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, Grana Padano DOP, Gorgonzola DOP, Taleggio DOP, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, Pecorino Toscano DOP and Mozzarella STG Castelli Group’s ongoing quest for excellence has been strengthened and certified by the DOP mark, making it one of the most reliable producers in terms of quality. The company's brands are: Castelli, Di Vittorio, Alival, Mandara and Fattorie del Sole. The company’s philosophy is to aim for ever higher standards of quality, can guarantee a wide range of DOP cheeses that have deep roots in the areas where their wholesome raw materials are processed into fine cheeses. Castelli Group products are sold both under its own brand and its clients’ private labels which is evidence of the strong reputation for reliability that the group has attained among major distribution chains in Italy and abroad. Castelli Group has always devoted special attention to the foreign markets.