Cereals - Import export

The harvest has been characterized by high quality olives and by a low and uneven distribution of the fruits on the canopy. We started hand-picking the olives from the trees early October and the work has been completed about two and a half weeks later. On average the overall production has been below the yield of previous seasons. Nonetheless, we were able to cold press a flavory monovarietal leccino, with a fresh almond accent, and our traditional EVOO blend. It has been a great team effort, with the support of the Marignoni and Rossi families and some other friends that have been working this land in the middle of Maremma, Tuscany, for almost three decades!

Did you ever wonder why your throat is sometimes tingling or even burning when you taste high quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)? Were you may be wondering what exactly is happening in your mouth? Yet, this reaction is a sign that you are tasting a high-quality product. For years EVOO has been judged exactly on this ability to make you cough. The more you cough, the better the quality. This response is indeed a sign for the purity of the oil. Some experts even grade the EVOO as one-cough, two-cough, even three-cough.

After months of uninterrupted and meticulous work we finally reached the endpoint of our efforts in October 2019: the olive harvest. Harvesting olives requires a careful planning as each single step should aim at ensuring the best possible quality of the olive oil in compliance with the regulations for organic cultures. During the previous months, the biggest challenge was the fight against the olive fruit fly which had threatened to cause huge losses. The weapons available to us as organic growers are very limited and include balanced soil management, careful pruning, tight monitoring, and the use of kaolin clay. At the time of harvesting we detected a fly infestation in about 5% of the olives, which did not affect the oil quality. The adverse weather conditions with ongoing rain showers forced us to postpone the start of the harvest of ten days. Finally, a beautiful sunny day on October 8, 2019 allowed us to begin the meticulous work of harvesting the ripe fruits. More

KALI offers two different flavors of its Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO): a blend and a monovarietal leccino. The former is a blend of four different varieties: leccino, moraiolo, frantoio, and pendolino. It has a distinct flavor that reminds the aroma of a Mediterranean garden in the Spring. The latter is a typical monovarietal leccino with a slight note recalling fresh almonds followed by a peppery note.

About ten to six thousand years ago many human cultures settled down going from hunting to settled farmers. The introduction of the first cereals emmer and einkorn marked this transition. “Ötzi”, the man from the ice, has been shown to feed on einkorn. Later on in human history, more high-yielding grains as spelt and barley and finally wheat replaced the fine einkorn. However, einkorn remains until today a very digestible and tasty cereal.

Thermal and hydrothermal treatments are used in food industry in order to develop different properties of food for specific applications. These treatments modify properties of cereal flours, germ, bran, starches, fibers, pulse and their derivates. All VOMM thermal treatments in food sector are completely natural, without chemical addition. They are used to produce “CLEAN LABEL” products. Pilot plant is available in VOMM R&D department in Rozzano.

Cereal croissant both empty and filled with wild berries jam, 100% made in Italy with italian ingredients only. Standard weights are: 35 gr (mini croissant, empty), 80 gr (normal, empty), 95 gr (filled). Other formats are available according to the client needs. As for the packaging: mini croissant (90 pcs per box), the other two formats (75 pcs per box). 40 pcs boxes are also available on request.