Antiche Tradizioni di Gragnano
The Cesarano family is the core of the “Pasticio Antiche Tradizioni di Gragnano”, pasta production company, descending from an old family of “maccaronari” currently, in its fourth generation.The engine of this pasta production unit is Master Pasta, as he walks in the steps of his great-grandfather, grandfather and father, who were once employees of the industrial pasta production plants of Gragnano. He began working as a pasta-maker in 1970, enriched by the experiences and secrets passed to him by his family.
Today, Master Pasta is supported by his sons in continuing the family tradition, as they represent the future of the company. “Antiche tradizioni di Gragnano” contributes with passion and mastery in honoring the reality of this territory, that has a history of more than “500 years” of pasta production. It is this history and tradition that leads our territory to be identified as “Gragnano the land of pasta.”
PGI Certification
The city of Gragnano in the province of Naples boasts the prestigious European PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) recognition.The PGI is a mark of quality that is attributed to agricultural products and food-stuffs that have a given quality, reputation or features that are the result of their geographical origin and have been produced or processed within a specific geographic area. Hence, to obtain the PGI, at least one phase of the production process must take place in a particular area. PGI producers must follow the strict rules set out within production specifications, and the compliance with these rules is guaranteed by control organisms.