DALL’ ALLEVAMENTO ALLA TUA TAVOLA

THE SHORT
SUPPLY CHAIN

The short supply chain, in particular when it comes to agri-food, is the sequence composed of a limited and DEFINED number of production steps, and in particular of commercial intermediaries, which can also lead to direct contact between the producer and the consumer.

Here's how we do it, in ... simple points:

1. We breed exclusively Piedmontese calves, children of the mares of our farms.

2. We feed our calves with natural products and all from high quality crops, with self-produced cereal mixtures, from the fields of the farms of the supply chain and from quality crops exempt from O.G.M. No supplements are used. We have rediscovered ancient crops like protein pea to add variety and protein to our animals' diets.

3. We support breeding that is attentive to "animal welfare": our animals spend about 100 days in the pastures in the Cuneo mountains, graze in the meadows around our stables and we use free-standing breeding only for a few months a year, when the climate is harsh.

4. We slaughter and process the meat according to traditional methods, while preserving it according to modern criteria of food hygiene and health protection. Being able to have a small EEC-certified slaughterhouse (a real rarity in the Piedmont landscape where large industrial slaughterhouses prevail) is a source of great pride as well as a further element of quality guarantee and above all the traceability of the meat. We also provide the transport of animals to the slaughterhouse exclusively and directly with our own vehicle, avoiding additional stress for the animals.

5. We foresee a time for work and a time for training, to combine ancient knowledge with scientific knowledge and modern techniques, respectful of the environment.

6. Network contract Che Bun is a business network, organized as a contract network. Business networks are aggregations formalized on the basis of a contract, through which the member companies mutually undertake to collaborate for the realization of a common program for the achievement of collective objectives such as the expansion of the basket of products to be offered to a wider customer base, product and / or service innovation, the sharing of production tools and processes, personnel, investments, technical and commercial information, or the joint exercise of one or more activities. The network contract is an innovative collaboration tool in the national production landscape, regulated since 2009, which defines a cooperation model that allows each "network" company to maintain its independence (in the sense that a new company is not established , a consortium or a temporary association of companies) and at the same time to share and implement objectives and initiatives with other entrepreneurial realities.

7. Quality of Piedmontese meat But that's not enough, with a negligible percentage of cholesterol that does not exceed that found in most fish (48-60 mg / 100 gr depending on the cuts) and with 50% lower fat content compared to other breeds, the Piemontese has an unbeatable tenderness: a characteristic that dispels the prejudice that only fatty meat is tender meat.

The secret lies in the modest infiltration of connective tissue, which does not form thick panniculus around the muscle fibers, but is distributed in a light and uniform way, guaranteeing extraordinary tenderness. Precisely this characteristic is one of the main criteria for evaluating meat: a peculiarity that also depends on other factors, such as the type of cut, the age, the state of finishing of the animal, but especially on the bovine breed. Also in appearance, the Piedmontese meat shows rather particular characteristics: the color of the well-matured pulp of a well-fattened Piedmontese bovine is an extremely attractive bright light pink.

8. Aging in a cold room.