The Dairy
Our story started in 1902, so we have a lot of time behind us. And it was essential: because just as our Parmigiano Reggiano needs time to best develop each of its smallest peculiarities, our Dairy too needed time to find the perfect way to give life to its cheeses.
Since 1902, 3 generations have taken charge of the true Lugli family tradition.
In 1902 the Grandfather of the current Cheese maker opened the first dairy in Soliera (in the Modena area). The dairy was then transferred in the 1950s to Villa Bagno (in the province of Reggio Emilia), this time by Giulio's father.
It was during these years that we equipped the dairy with a stable too, so as to allow the internal production, at least in part, of milk.
We remained there for over 40 years, until, in 1991, we moved to the present location, in the province of Reggio Emilia.
Our dairy in numbers
18
Wheels of cheese produced per day
9.900
Litres of milk processed every day
2
Dairy supplying farms
3.6M
Litres of milk processed every year
The history of our dairy
1902
Our Dairy was born in Soliera, in the Modena area.
The first cheese maker of the Lugli family worked here.
1935
Grandfather Quintino Lugli moved the new headquarters of the Dairy to Bagno di Reggio Emilia in Via Beziera 31. This is where the name originates: "Via Beziera Dairy".
1971
Via Beziera Dairy officially took its current name, San Simone Dairy.
1991
The current owner and third generation cheese maker of the Lugli family moved the San Simone Dairy to its present location, along the Via Emilia in Reggio Emilia.
2006
Expansion of the structures with the construction and expansion of the new warehouse/salting room/resting room and modernization of all the structures.
2018
Last additional expansion of the warehouse to achieve 20,000 cheese places