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The “I Sette Artigiani”: Bakers by tradition
03/10/2022 in Blog
We tell you about us and our origins
Every day we bake products with the simple ingredients that we have learned to know and process.
The shop in Colmurano in the province of Macerata is the point of sale where loyal customers buy bread and baked goods every day.
Passion, continuous research and the desire to grow convinced us to pack a first line of biscuits that we present to you …
Have a good tasting!
The best ingredients
The ingredients are carefully selected, favoring the typical products of our territory
Craftsmanship
A manual production cycle, where commitment and accuracy are guaranteed at every stage of processing
Ancient flavors
The continuous search for ancient and genuine flavors has guided us to the creation of original products, in the recipe and in the taste
Expression of a territory
The Monti Azzurri, as the poet Giacomo Leopardi called them, are our inspiration
Our inspiration is our territory
The continuous search for ancient and genuine flavors, an authentic expression of the Marche culture, led us to create donkey milk biscuits and biscuits with paccucce with cooked wine, two original products, both in the recipe and in the taste.
Every day, together with our biscuits, we bake “fresh” products and when it is in season chocolate products such as nougat.
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From Calabria to Europe: the rise of bergamot
19/11/2021 in Blog
A versatile fruit in the kitchen but also in the pharmaceutical field
The Quattrone farm is located in Reggio Calabria (Italy). Specialized, for over 40 years, in the cultivation of bergamot (D.O.P.)
Our work is based on Organic Agriculture, cultivation that allows only the use of natural substances, that is present in nature, excluding the use of synthetic chemicals (fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, pesticides in general).
In full respect of nature, therefore, within a development model that can last in time.
It is tradition in time, pure passion and bond with our land.
The company has 4.5 hectares: 25% of production is destined to the fresh market, the remaining percentage to the processing industry.
The bergamot of the Società Agricola Quattrone is harvested from the end of September/beginning of October to the beginning of February.
The initial prospects for the coming seasons are promising and, considering all the variables, will reach a total volume higher than that of previous years.
What awaits us for the coming seasons
The two vintages prior to that of this year had been characterized by limited volumes and also by on average smaller sizes than usual.
Until this moment of the new season, however, we can say that the productive performances are back to those of three or four seasons ago.
The current harvests, moreover, are yielding very high quality fruits (internal and external). In the 4 hectares of the company, the breaks began at the beginning of October, waiting for the achievement of the right caliber and the right quality parameters.
Now with the commitment and dedication that have marked the Quattrone company in the last 40 years, we can only hope for an even more constant growth for the future.
All the qualities of bergamot
Bergamot juice is used in cooking to prepare fresh and dry pastries, sweets, candied fruit, ice cream and sorbets. It is also used to create soft drinks, cocktails, tea and liqueurs.
It produces anti-stress effects and regulates the well-being of the person in addition to releasing melatonin naturally.
More recently, thanks to extensive studies, active ingredients have been isolated that can only be found in bergamot juice. It has been found that the active ingredients prevent the production of cholesterol in the blood, reducing the level of total cholesterol, triglycerides and carbohydrates, providing beneficial effects also in the fight against diabetes.
The essence of bergamot is used in the pharmaceutical industry for its antiseptic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral properties. In addition, in surgical sepsis, dentistry, ophthalmology, gynecology, dermatology, so as to be included in different countries pharmacopoeias.
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Spirulina algae – The superfood of the future
25/08/2021 in Blog
BIORISI S.r.l. is an innovative start-up born in January 2019 from the incubation of a large Argentine company, Oil Fox s.a., a company in Buenos Aires.
The collaboration between Italian technicians, now in force at BIORISI S.r.l., has led to the filing of an international patent by Oil Fox s.a. regarding the technology and production of alga spirulina.
THE OLDEST FOOD OF THE FUTURE
Spirulina algae is called the “Best Food for the Future” (already widely used in the sports context). It is considered a superfood so much so that in space expeditions it is one of the foods most consumed by astronauts because of its qualities.
Spirulina algae has in fact become a real food supplement for those who practice sports at a competitive level.
During physical exertion, an oxygen supply 10 times higher than normal daily activities is required.
An iron-rich food like spirulina algae is nothing but a great help to our organism when this is under stress. In addition, all the minerals lost with sweating are quickly integrated thanks to this food!
Spirulina algae is composed of 65% of proteins of the highest biological value.
So spirulina algae wins the medal as the best source of plant proteins.
And if spirulina algae is really so precious, it could not but be rich in omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9.
The presence of vitamins is also amazing: there are A, D, K, C, E in addition to many vitamins of group B, including B 12 which is practically absent in foods of plant origin.
HOW IT IS USED
FOOD SUPPLEMENT
In capsules or tablets, in twigs, in powder, fresh: food industry associated with other food, food, animal nutrition, cosmetics, pharmaceutical industry.
IN THE KITCHEN AND WITH OTHER FOODS, IN THE MEDITATTERANEA DIET
Pasta, Bread, Pizza, Condiments associated with extra virgin olive oil and Mediterranean spices, orange jams, biscuits and other baked goods, honey, cakes, ice cream, almond milk, butter, fish or vegetable risotto.
COSMETICS
CREAMS: Body, Hands and Face
HAIR: Shampoo and conditioners
SOAPS: Solids and Liquids; Associated with extra virgin olive oil, honey and other essences.
SPIRULINA FOR ALL
- Children: supports growth with proteins and vitamins;
- Elderly: natural energizer;
- Women: counteracts anemia and iron deficiency, increases fertility;
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women: helps to protect the foetus from the risk of malformations and disorders resulting from nutritional deficiencies; helps mothers during the period of breastfeeding to replenish fluids and nutrients lost
- Adults: antiage, antioxidant, natural energizer supports physical and mental effort, increased sexual potency;
- Health: as an adjunct to specific diseases
SPIRULINA AND HEALTH
Used as an adjunct to therapies against the following diseases:
- Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Anemia
- Hypertension
- Aging
- Chronic and induced
- fatigue
- Sexual potency
- Fertility
- Immunodeficiencies
- Skin tumors
- Tumors
OUR PRODUCTS
In our shop, present in the platform Macrigi Marketplace, you will find our range of products based on spirulina.
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Portofino Restaurant – New Brigthon
06/08/2021 in Blog, Macrigi's Partner Restaurants
An all-Italian specialty
The Portofino restaurant in New Brigthon is a real jewel in Italian style with a cuisine of great refinement.
Chef Marco focuses on the creation of classic Italian dishes in a simple but refined space.
Whether you’re looking for a quick snack or a relaxing dinner with friends and family, the service is impeccable and the quality of the products selected together with the Macrigi team in the store at 207 High Street Tunstall (ST6 5EG) Stoke On Trent are fabulous.
The Portofino restaurant boasts the Excellence Score on Tripadvisor and other high-profile portals with excellent scores.
The Passion of Marco and the Professionalism of Manager Enzo have created a real Italian paradise on the seafront of New Brigthon
Refined dishes and wines of the highest quality as the
Prosecco DOC Vegan, Parmigiano Reggiano aged 24 months,
Pecorino Romano, Peeled Neapolitan Tomato, Aramotized Mandarin Oil and many other ORGANIC products created by small family-run farms in ITALY.
All products selected with the Macrigi Team to ensure the customers of the Portofino restaurant in New Brigthon the best possible quality.
Your Great Benefits!
10% off
Good! Here’s how you can take advantage of your 10% discount on our products.
– Simply, enjoy your lunch or dinner in our partner restaurants.
– Request the receipt of your Lunch or Dinner
-Go to our contact form and enter the receipt data in the Message item (Name of the restaurant, Progressive number of the receipt, Date and time)
-You will receive an email with your 10% discount code on all products on our Macrigi.co.uk platform or if you prefer in our Showroom at 207 High Street Tunstall (ST6 5EG)
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Sicilian specialties since 1870 | History, taste and tradition
22/07/2021 in Blog
1870 - The foundation
The history of Torronificio Geraci can be considered emblematic of the wider history of family-run companies.
In 1870 Michele Geraci, an apprentice in a renowned pastry shop in Caltanissetta, decided to start his own business and carry out his activity.
It is the history of the garzonato, from which new productive activities are often developed and through which the most characteristic confectionery traditions of a territory are maintained. This is how the Torronificio Geraci was born.
From the year of its foundation to the second half of the ‘900 the torronificio Geraci stands out as a torronificio that exports its products throughout Italy.
2021 - the company today
Today the Torronificio M. Geraci is managed by the fourth generation of Geraci.
The priority is still the high quality of production, which makes use of local raw materials and original artisanal methods.
The 2021, 150° years of the family business, sees us still at the forefront in managing production. The goal is to live up to the passion and commitment of those who preceded us.
Prizes and awards
The Torronificio Geraci takes part in the Salone del Gusto in Turin since the first edition and was the only Sicilian company to be awarded by Unioncamere.
In the past, the company has also obtained an honorable mention as part of the Unioncamere Award 2007 – Section Long-lived and successful companies and a recognition of the CCIAA of Caltanissetta in July 2009.
The Geraci nougat
It’s a harmonious mix of three basic components: almonds, honey and pistachio.
The ingredients are melted together thanks to many hours of slow cooking, with so much love and patience: so the masterpiece of nougat is accomplished.
Once sealed it is good to keep it in tin boxes or glass jars, naturally away from sources of heat and moisture.
Our nougat contains the smells and flavors of Sicily: the ingredients are strictly chosen from the best Sicilian production of almonds, honey and pistachios, whose nutritional and organoleptic characteristics are, by far, the best in the world.
It’s not just nougat...
In fact, in addition to nougat we produce a wide range of other Sicilian delicacies, of course using the ingredients of our island.
Among these products I list some that are in high demand and that you will find in the Macrigi shop:
The baked goods
The real pasta
The handmade chocolate
Easter cakes
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Visciole marchigiane | A versatile fruit that everyone envies us
11/06/2021 in Blog
Love for your work and respect for nature
The Antinori Farm, specialized in the treatment of viscioleb since 1980, was born from the restructuring of a tool shed. That tool shed gave birth to a lab and a store.
The company is managed by a young couple who from the beginning has followed the path of respect for the environment. Small actions, but really important:
– The water used to irrigate the plantation of visciole and fruit trees is fished by electric pumps from a small lake in the property;
– The electricity is produced by photovoltaic panels that meet all the company’s consumption;
– They do not use chemical fertilisers for fertilisation, but only biological fertilisers;
– Cores from the processing of visciole are reused to protect the roots of plants from the winter cold and to keep them cool in summer.
In short, we are talking about a green company that produces really delicious niche products!
But what are Visciole?
Prunus Cerasus is a widespread plant in the countryside and hills of the Marche, more commonly known as “visciole”. Adapting to any type of soil and needing no special care, this plant also grows in wild form
Once harvested, the visciole are cleaned and selected and then placed together with the wine and sugar in steel containers. They are usually harvested in the June period when they reach the point of ripeness.
What products can be produced with Visciole?
The visciole are a very versatile fruit that allows you to create various product lines.
Of course its main use concerns the production of wines of visciole or brandy always obtained from the distillation of them.
In addition to being used for the production of alcoholic beverages it is also exploited for other purposes.
In fact it is used to create excellent jams, syrups, biscuits or even body creams.
I’ll tell you how this passion was born
Now Giorgio, owner of the company, will tell you how this passion was born:
“The love for the land and its products grew with me thanks to the experience of my grandparents dedicated to work in the countryside that has always accompanied my memories. Among other things, as a child I was always fascinated by the meaning of the name George who is “worker of the earth”. And perhaps from there that my desire to devote myself to agriculture began to exist
The drive to pursue my dream comes in 2011 when the company where I worked goes into crisis finding itself to close the plant at the end of the year. I have always believed that for every end life has reserved a new beginning for us and this “occasion” has been once again the confirmation.
I mustered all the desire to get in the game and started to shape my idea. And thanks to the first appreciation I received I decided to invest more and more on this product, putting head and heart. “
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