Caseificio Valposchiavo (Poschiavo)

At the foot of Bernina...

From the Bernina Pass, where the Poschiavino River rises, to the gates of Valtellina, Valposchiavo stretches.
Once the territory of farmers and ranchers, the primary sector currently employs about 10 percent of the active population in livestock raising, meat and milk production, herb cultivation and forestry.

The Valposchiavini's love and respect for the land and its products, combined with an entrepreneurial spirit and courage for the new, have paid off. Purposeful entrepreneurial choices have enabled the primary sector to maintain competitiveness and stay in step with the times.

The company

The figures that make us proud

• 1 million liters of milk processed annually
• 25,000 wheels of cheese in 10 varieties totaling 100,000 kg
• 10,000 kg of yogurt produced annually
• 50 members, about 15 of whom are milk producers, who approve the cooperative's economic performance and propose and support innovative projects.

Points of sale

Customers of the Caseificio Valposchiavo appreciate the solidity of the company, the professionalism of the producer, the genuineness of the raw materials, and the quality of the certified BIOSUISSE product.
The dairy has two outlets of its own in Valposchiavo:

in San Carlo, at the new Valposchiavo dairy in Li Gleri, the brand new direct sales outlet "la Butega dal furmac" is open.

Opening hours:

• Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• on Thursdays the dairy is closed

In Poschiavo, all the specialties produced at the new San Carlo facility are available at the Valposchiavo dairy store.

Opening hours:

• Monday through Friday 08:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Saturdays 08:00-12:00 14:00-17:00

It is possible to buy cheese in wheels at a special price at the two Valposchiavo dairy outlets.

The Valposchiavo Dairy can count on the cooperation of most grocery stores in the valley to sell its product:

• Coop Poschiavo,
• Pozzy and Co., Poschiavo,
• Macelleria Scalino, Li Curt,
• additional small stores and outlets

It is successfully sold at various specialty stores in Graubünden including Coop, Volg, Manor, Sennereigenossenschaft Pontresina, Lesa Lataria Engiadinaisa SA, Rägawurm, Sundaram AG.

Since 1989, Valposchiavo cheeses have been present and highly appreciated at the Chur Weekly Market.

Since January 2013, Coop Ticino has also been selling the product of the Valposchiavo dairy!

In the rest of Switzerland, products from the Valposchiavo Cheese Factory have been purchased for years from Coop, Migros through Baumann Käse, Chäs & Co. Käsehandel GmbH, Manor-Schwyzer Milchhuus AG, InterCheese AG, Bio-Service, F. Lauper SA Emmi Schweiz AG.

BIO products from the Valposchiavo dairy have now entered the assortment and are in high demand and appreciated for their quality and goodness.

Products

Bio Edelweiss

Bio Sciümüdin

Bio Supertony

Bio San Carlo 1/1 fat

Bio San Carlo, 1/2 fat

Bio San Carlo 1/4 fat

Bio Formaggella

Bio Grottino Bernina

Bio Pressato Valposchiavo

Bio Raclette

Quality bio suisse

In 2012 there were 5,731 farms in Switzerland managed according to BIOSUISSE guidelines; together with a few other farms, which produce according to federal BIO standards, farms managed according to organic principles account for 11.3 percent of all farms in Switzerland. In Poschiavo, more than 90 percent of the agricultural area is cultivated by farms certified by BIOSUISSE.

The market for organic products is growing steadily; 2012 saw an increase in sales of 5.3 percent, to CHF 1.83 billion. The organic food market has long been growing faster than the market for other foodstuffs.

The reasons for this tremendous growth lie in increased environmental awareness and the availability of BIO products in an increasing number of stores and branches.

The Valposchiavo Dairy has always, with pride and conviction, been an organic dairy, processing silage-free milk from about 15 farms.

bio.inspecta regularly certifies the BIOSUISSE quality of the Valposchiavo Dairy's products.

It is an important recognition, a seal of approval and an incentive to pursue other goals: with love for the earth,