Rome big cheese bailout for Parmesan
By Mr. Cheese on Dec 15, 2008 in Cheese News
Parmigiano Reggiano, Italy’s King of Cheese, is in trouble. Robust in flavour and crumbly, it is a classic of 
Italy’s artisan food traditions, made by hand by 430 craft producers around the city of Parma. But with Italian consumption falling as costs soar, almost a third of producers now face bankruptcy. Now Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, Luca Zaia, has come to the rescue, promising to buy 100,000 Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses, and also 100,000 of its less costly competitor, Grana Padano.
