Creminelli Italian Artisan Handcrafted Fine Meats, Finocchio Salami, 5.5 Ounce Creminelli Finocchio Salami, 5.5 Ounce

Creminelli Fine Meats was founded in 2007 by Cristiano Creminelli, Chris Bowler, and Jared Lynch. The Creminelli family has been in artisan meat and cheese for multiple generations, first as farm-steading producers and then as owners of Salumificio di Vigliano. Cristiano Creminelli's maternal grandfather produced meat products, as well as served as the personal chef for General Pietro Badoglio, the Italian general who took over the government briefly after Benito Mussolini was deposed. Cristiano's father took over Salumifico di Vigliano, which would become the family business in the 1970s.

Cristiano served as his father's apprentice in his teens. He was put in charge of production in 1990 and was managing all aspects of the business by 1996. Chris Bowler was working as an official liaison for the US Olympic Committee in Italy for the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics when he met Creminelli, who at the time was in the process of taking over the family business and looking to expand outside of his hometown of Biella, Italy. Bowler and Creminelli decided to establish Creminelli Fine Meats with Lynch in Salt Lake City. After moving to the US, the company was initially operating out of the basement of Tony Caputo's Gourmet Food Market & Deli in downtown Salt Lake City. It relocated several times before moving into a 75,000-square-foot processing facility.

From the outset, the goal of Creminelli Fine Meats has been to provide Americans with traditional Italian meat specialties, some of which weren't otherwise available in the U.S. and many of which are available only on a regional basis in Italy. We hope to improve the selection of fine meats in the U.S. and in so doing provide exciting new culinary experiences for Americans.

Our products are crafted with ground rules in mind. Flavor and texture are our trusted guides when sourcing raw materials. We only use all natural and organic ingredients. We use heritage meats that are humanely raised without antibiotics and with vegetarian feed. Whenever possible, we buy local. As far as ingredients and processes, we follow the artisan traditions of the Creminelli family.

Our animals are raised in open living conditions, with no antibiotics, and fed a vegetarian diet. We are passionate food lovers striving to elevate the lives of our people and the standards of our industry. Master Artisan Cristiano Creminelli's greatest joy is sharing his craft with people who love great food.

Our handmade salami is crafted under the supervision of master artisan, Cristiano Creminelli. Cristiano insists on using choice cuts of meat from select breeds, fed with organic white grains, and raised on small family farms. Cristiano does more than just follow the Creminelli family recipes. He carries on the Creminelli family tradition, part of an Italian tradition passed down from generation to generation. Now, the tradition lives on in America.

Our products contain pork, sea salt, natural flavors (celery powder), organic spices, sugars, wine, organic garlic, and starter cultures (in collagen casing). Organic spices are employed cautiously in the European tradition to complement, and not overwhelm, the flavorful, well-marbled, natural.

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