Parma Food Valley: a unique land where food is the key to memorable experiences. Discover more
Where food meets creativity
Events, workshops, shows, parties: in the Parma Food Valley the food is enjoyed, handed down and celebrated.
Our excellences
We are the Italian territory with the highest number of typical products protected by quality trademarks. The first Italian city designated a UNESCO Creative City for Gastronomy.
Parmigiano Reggiano Value Chain
Parmigiano Reggiano PDO would not exist without its land of origin: from the collection to the processing of milk, it all takes place here in the Food Valley, where the skilled hands of its producers create a product known worldwide.
Prosciutto di Parma Value Chain
Its name reflects its origins. A unique product that can only be born here, in the Parma Food Valley, where know-how is handed down through the generations and where there are the ideal climatic conditions for the natural maturation that gives Prosciutto di Parma its unmistakable mildness.
Fish Preserves Value Chain
Few know that the fish preserves sector is a traditional industrial excellence of the Parma Food Valley. This is where the most important Italian companies in the sector are found, which together account for 70% of the production and marketing of all anchovies (in oil and salted) consumed in Italy. The journeys from the ports of Genoa to our area, travelling along the Salt Road, began centuries ago.
Tomato Value Chain
"Red Gold” flows in this land. In the Parma Food Valley, the red and particularly well-drained soils give this vegetable a unique, very sweet and delicate taste. A flavour that has come down to us through the centuries thanks to the work of our farmers, custodians of ancient agricultural traditions.
Pasta Value Chain
When it comes to good food, our territory is one of the richest and most productive in Italy. One of these foods is pasta: a symbol of Italian culture, strongly linked to our territory. The first automated pasta making machines were created right here, in the heart of the ducal city.
Milk Value Chain
A deep connection between product and territory characterizes the milk value chain, a flagship sector not only of the Parma Food Valley but also of the agri-food Made in Italy segment. Territory, tradition, and know-how are the ingredients that contribute to the quality and uniqueness of this food.
Food Ambassadors
Discover the ambassadors of our know-how in the world.
Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Consortium
Parmigiano Reggiano represents a unique and extraordinary journey spanning a thousand years, one that is still taking place today in the same places, with the same passion and with the same ingredients.
Prosciutto di Parma PDO Consortium
Since 1963, the Prosciutto di Parma Consortium has been working with passion, care and commitment to tradition to protect and promote worldwide this absolutely excellent Made in Italy product.
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Delicius
Delicius was born here in Parma and has been producing quality anchovies for over 40 years, preserving what is still an authentic craft, showing respect for the raw material and promoting sustainability.
Rizzoli
Rizzoli means the history of a Parma family and of a secret recipe handed down from father to son. Since 1906, Anchovies in Spicy Sauce have been one of the symbols of Italian cuisine.
Zarotti
Zarotti brings to the tables of those who love the sea its flavours, the warmth of the Mediterranean, and the simplicity and taste of fish preserves made in accordance with tradition.
Mutti
Since 1899, Mutti has been delivering the result of the efforts of those who work the land every day with care and dedication to offer the taste of 100% Italian tomatoes.
Rodolfi
For over 125 years, Rodolfi has been handing down its love for tomato processing from generation to generation with tenacity, transparency, and honesty.
Barilla
Barilla, a history of quality and innovation that spans over 140 years. Born in Parma as a small bakery, it has brought the pleasure and conviviality of good food to the table ever since.
Parmalat
Parmalat believes that milk and fruit are the key foods for well-being, which is why it offers a range of products for a balanced and healthy life.
Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Consortium
Parmigiano Reggiano represents a unique and extraordinary journey spanning a thousand years, one that is still taking place today in the same places, with the same passion and with the same ingredients.
Prosciutto di Parma PDO Consortium
Since 1963, the Prosciutto di Parma Consortium has been working with passion, care and commitment to tradition to protect and promote worldwide this absolutely excellent Made in Italy product.
Delicius
Delicius was born here in Parma and has been producing quality anchovies for over 40 years, preserving what is still an authentic craft, showing respect for the raw material and promoting sustainability.
Rizzoli
Rizzoli means the history of a Parma family and of a secret recipe handed down from father to son. Since 1906, Anchovies in Spicy Sauce have been one of the symbols of Italian cuisine.
Zarotti
Zarotti brings to the tables of those who love the sea its flavours, the warmth of the Mediterranean, and the simplicity and taste of fish preserves made in accordance with tradition.
Mutti
Since 1899, Mutti has been delivering the result of the efforts of those who work the land every day with care and dedication to offer the taste of 100% Italian tomatoes.
Rodolfi
For over 125 years, Rodolfi has been handing down its love for tomato processing from generation to generation with tenacity, transparency, and honesty.
Barilla
Barilla, a history of quality and innovation that spans over 140 years. Born in Parma as a small bakery, it has brought the pleasure and conviviality of good food to the table ever since.
Parmalat
Parmalat believes that milk and fruit are the key foods for well-being, which is why it offers a range of products for a balanced and healthy life.
OUR PEOPLE
Through the stories that make the Parma Food Valley unique, learn about our land rich in culture and amazing places.
The music
This is the Teatro Regio of Parma, a temple of music. And here Nicola Bertinelli, President of the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Consortium, explains to us the importance of hearing and of sound in the production of this superlative product.
The time
In the Parma Food Valley time is an asset. And Gino Pelosi is well aware of it. He has dedicated 50 years to the production of Prosciutto di Parma PDO. Find out his story made of passion, care and dedication.
The journey
An iconic location: the Benedictine Abbey of Santa Maria della Neve in Torrechiara, where one of the Salt Routes passed through. A journey. Three families. Massimo Rizzoli, Stefania Scermino and Irene Rizzoli tell us how Parma became the capital of anchovies.
The respect
At the foot of the Torrechiara Castle, Massimo Perboni - Director of Mutti’s Agricultural Service - and Giovanni Minardi - Head of Agronomy at Rodolfi Mansueto tells us about the importance of respect for the people, the environment and the land. And how tomato became the star of the history, culture and gastronomy of the Parma Food Valley.
The know-how
At the Valserena Abbey, we meet Paolo Bulgarelli - Milk purchasing quality manager of Parmalat Italia and the Castelli Group. This is the ideal place to proudly narrate the know-how at the basis of Italy’s largest milk chain. A story that speaks of wellbeing all the way around: from the earth to the people and the animals’ welfare.
Our future
In this district, more than anywhere else, training is a priority.
University of Parma
FOOD System is just one of the innovative initiatives at the university level in which Parma is a leader in Italy. Agri-food education is of key importance for the University of Parma, with many degree courses dedicated to food and gastronomic culture.
ALMA
At the gates of Parma, in Colorno, on the banks of the Po River, in the heart of our land. Alma, the globally recognized training centre for Italian Cuisine and Hospitality, has exported our culinary culture to the most renowned restaurants in the world.
Food Farm 4.0
The first “Territorial Workshop for Employability” in the agri-food sector that provides a continuous exchange between training and the world of work. Students work and learn at the same time, participating in all the phases of production in the sector.
Giocampus
The project that promotes the well-being of future generations through sports and food: proper nutrition and physical activity are essential to ensure a good quality of life in the future.
Parma Food Valley is a world to discover
Parma Alimentare
Food Museums
Parma City of Gastronomy
Parma Open Laboratory
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