why choose ca' messighi.

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an artisan company with standards of industry


The artigianal company.

   WHAT WE DO.

  • We make in Liguria - our land - typical products such as the famous pesto.
  • We only use P.D.O Genoese Basil.
  • We also create many other condiments and sauces of the Italian tradition.
  • We produce with our brand "Ca 'Messighi" and for private label.

WHERE WE ARE.

 

 

  • The company is located among the olive trees hills in Liguria, the very famous Oliva Taggiasca's production area.
  • Owner's family, Romeo Ardissone, cultivates Basilico Genovese D.O.P. for more than 30 years.

 

 

CARE ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT.

  • The packages are all recyclable: glass and cardboard.
  • P.D.O. Genoese Basil , used to make pesto, is produced in summer, without the use of fuel, respecting the natural cycles of the nature.

WHERE WE GO.

  • We export to Denmark, Norway, France, Germany, Sweden, USA, Australia, Lithuania.
  • Since 2006 we are in GDO  in Italy and abroad, specially in northern Europe.

OUR IMAGE.

  • Clarity and accessibility, labels in many languages.
  • Nutritions facts, barcodes...
  • Full information for happy customers.

 

 

BECAUSE WE BELIVE IN OUR COMPANY.

  • We worked for years for the succes of  P.D.O. Genoese Basil within the Promotion Committee who presented the documentation to European Union.

 

 

AND IT'S NOT ONLY A JOB.

  • We are proud to be Italian and to contribute to export our beauty around the world.
  • Gladly we talk with our customers to find the right solution to their projects.
  • It is important for us to transmit the philosophy of our business.
  • With our work we value the specificity and quality of products.

The production laboratory.

ANALYSIS.

  • We do all chemical analysis regarding food security in our laboratory.
  • Microbiological are carried out by an accredited "Accredia" external laboratory.

 

 

 SAFETY AND QUALITY.

 According to the HACCP manual

 and our Quality System

 we consider all aspects:

• providers choice

• raw material control

• monitoring production processes

• analysis ph - titration of chloride -   control water activity - in the case of   pasteurized temperature sensing and   automatic calculation of the functions

• metal detector

• control on the finished product

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Every year we invest in research and innovation so that our products are:

  • healthy,
  • good
  • and safe.

 

 

 

WE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL.

  • Our procedures are computerized and therefore, even being a small company,   we are:
  • efficient
  • and fast.

 

   YOUR PRODUCTS IN OUR HEART.

  • We also start new recipes for private labels
  • and follow our customer
  • from the choice of raw materials
  • to the final label.

 

STANDARDS.

 

  • For several years we chosen the path of standards
  • because constantly we want to  improve
  • and be competitive. 

YOU CAN TRUST US.

  • We standardize the production process.
  • The products have always have the same characteristics.
  • We provide a prompt service without delivery delays.
  • We are exigent with our suppliers, in order to maintain product quality.