History of an animal feed mill
Mangimificio 3G
Bastia Umbra
Mangimificio 3 G di Giovanni e Giuseppe Grigi was founded in 1952 in Bastia Umbra (PG), a town of ancient origins and rural traditions, today a flourishing, agricultural, industrial and commercial centre.
The Mangimificio 3G di Grigi Giovanni e Giuseppe s.n.c.
The fifties marked a radical change in the sector of “livestock breeding and production”: it moved from a typical, local, family-run livestock farm to intensive farming based on modern, zootechnical techniques.
Mangimificio 3 G was to turn this change to its advantage and become a benchmark for the breeders, while gaining important experience and competency at the same time that would enable it to achieve excellent standards of quality and competitiveness.
Nuovo Molino di Assisi
Assisi
By 1977, the Company had strengthened within its own market and transformed into “Nuovo Molino d’Assisi”.
Feed production, processing and marketing
The Grigi family founded Nuovo Molino di Assisi in 1977 to manage first and foremost the GRIGI GROUP’s industrial sector: feed production, processing and marketing.
The current product range summarises the corporate philosophy: genuine, natural and healthy. Our NON-GMO, Organic, GMO-free or conventional raw materials, cereals and legumes are subjected to specific analyses and checks from their harvest in the field and throughout all the processing stages. The end result is an extremely valuable, nutritious, well-balanced product that respects the age-old relationship with the nature it comes from.
A new company headquarters
Bastia Umbra
Move to the new registered office and plant in Bastia Umbra (PG);
A new economic and industrial centre
Bastia is a major economic and industrial centre: the Group’s transfer to the town was a major step in the Group’s development and symbolised a dynamic, versatile aptitude for change with an eye to economic and social developments and changes. 1994 was an important year for the innovation process that from early 2000 would become the Grigi Group’s leitmotif.
A new production department
27.000 m2
Inauguration of the new production department with a surface area of 27,000 m2 to transform cereal into flakes.
Provision of raw materials
All our raw materials must comply with the highest standards of quality. Thus, thanks to an extensive capacity to store cereals, we prefer to harvest all the local productions and directly manage the drying and preservation processes.
The nuovo molino di Assisi plant
The Nuovo Molino Di Assisi plant uses stainless steel equipment to process everything and guarantee a wholesome product of maximum quality.
The boiler produces 8,000,000 K/Cal, used for processing in the food sector.
The steam produced is brought to a temperature of 120°C in order to obtain a highly digestible and completely sanitised product.
Entry into the open market of the animal feed industry
The open market
In the early 2000s, management at the time decided to construct one of the most modern cereal flake plants in Italy. A genuine, healthy product to re-establish an ancient relationship with Nature with a modern twist has nowadays become a necessity and an inescapable commitment
Our current product range summarises the corporate philosophy: genuine, natural and healthy. The majority of our NON-GMO, Organic, GMO-free or conventional raw materials, cereals and legumes come from Central Italy and are subjected to specific analyses and checks from the moment they are harvested in the field and throughout all the processing stages. The end result is an extremely valuable, nutritious, well-balanced product that respects the age-old relationship with Nature.
Grigi società agricola
THE LAND
The Grigi family has always firmly believed in the potential of the agricultural sector and has demonstrated this by investing directly in all the phases of its supply chain, including the hardest, but no less fascinating phase of working the land. Grigi Società Agricola is a well-established member of the group in various areas in Umbria, where they experiment and develop different crops other than cereals and then inform customers of the results obtained.
Processing
The Grigi Società Agricola began as a small farming estate in the municipality of Assisi that is constantly growing thanks to the family passion. Today, it has 700 hectares of land and also includes a niche production of extra virgin olive oil. All cultivation conducted by the company uses ground-breaking technologies to preserve the territory and obtain the maximum qualitative result from its crops to remain loyal to the group philosophy: “from farm to fork”.
Warehouse centre in pantalla
Todi, PG
In 2010, Confindustria awarded the Grigi Group the Merit of Umbrian Excellence.
The opening of the new harvest and storage centres in Spello and Trevi (PG) and the acquisition of the “Valentina Battisti” Warehouse Centre in Pantalla di Todi (PG) confirmed the Group’s desire to expand and aim for an increasingly sustainable, premium quality production: Grigi Società Agricola was established and now covers 700 hectares of land.
Nature
wants
Acquisition of the valigi brand
With the acquisition in May 2012 of the VALIGI brand, the Grigi Group entered the industrial feed sector with the aim of becoming leader on the feed market.
The valigi brand
Valigi is a historic brand in the sector of zootechnics, one of the top 5 in Italy and is widely established throughout the territory.
Dairy farm
Casalina di Deruta (PG)
The Grigi Group owns the dairy farm in Casalina di Deruta (PG). The day-to-day experience of running this farm gives our company a more detailed understanding of the breeder’s everyday problems. Grigi Cereali also uses the dairy farm as a Research and Development Centre, where new products and new services for breeders are tested and developed, by continually monitoring fundamental variables e.g. production quality, animal production performance, speed of growth, fertility, milk production and quality. All this also takes into account the specific requirements for P.D.O. products and the production chains.
In 2014, we inaugurated the new cereal Warehouse Centre in Loc. Polzella – Montefalco (PG) and work began to construct the Benedetti & Grigi winery, which opened its doors to the public with a big inauguration ceremony on 20 September 2015.
Research and Development Section
The dairy farm also tackles practical and extremely useful topics, which are then discussed in our organised refresher courses: cowshed organisation, animal group organisation, food distribution and management choices. Grigi Società Agricola is the sponsor and co-founder of the Pollo Rurale Umbria Project.
The University of Perugia and Prof. Cesare Castellani developed a meat that is 100% Umbrian with highly nutritional factors (lean, rich in iron and Omega 3) The free-range chickens are raised on a healthy diet without the use of antibiotics during growth and their welfare is our priority.
The new plant
Pontenuovo di Torgiano
Work began on modernising and rendering the former Valigi plant in Pontenuovo di Torgiano energy efficient to make it become the main feed production plant and establish the Grigi Alimentare division.
Grigi Alimentare
The Grigi Group invested in the Consmaremma brand of Tarquinia (VT). The reference market was seed production and marketing and the production of organic and non-GMO feeds.
Gatti & Consma Grigi Mill
CONSMAREMMA
The Grigi Group created the Consma.Grigi division in 2016 to complete the food processing chain from the base by selecting the best cereals in the area. When Consmaremma joined the organisation, the Group acquired the know-how the Tarquinia cooperative had gained from over 50 years of history in the seed selection industry.
FOOD ITALIAE: the food division for overseas
The chain
of values
Food Italiae is the agrifood supply chain for protecting unique and traditional production methods and product safety that will promote the area, optimise distribution, save energy and encourage innovation. Above all, it enables us to respond to the demands of the modern consumer with complete transparency and to provide easily accessible information for greater peace of mind when shopping, every day.
Agrifood Cluster
The system competencies in the supply chain process contribute to:
- Valorising the territory
- Reducing consumption
- Optimising distribution
- Encouraging innovation
The Chain enables companies in Italy to come face to face on international markets and compare skills in an innovative and competitive way.
Acquisition of the DELL'AVENTINO brand
DELL'AVENTINO feeds
Acquisition of the brand and takeover of the Dell’Aventino sales branch. The company in Fossacesia (CH), with over 50 years’ history in the zootechnical sector boasts a long production tradition.
Dell’Aventino became the fourth brand to join the animal feed division, together with Valigi, Grival and Consmaremma ORGANIC and NON-GMO feeds.
Inauguration of the new plant
Ponte Nuovo di Torgiano
Dell’Aventino became the fourth brand to join the animal feed division, together with Valigi, Grival and Consmaremma ORGANIC and NON-GMO feeds.
Affidabilità e sicurezza
Our Customers have always been the focus of our work: we have always placed enthusiasm, dedication and a real desire to improve and progress alongside our concept of quality, reliability and safety. Our managerial organisation, the great professionalism of all who work with us, the use of state-of-the-art technology, the highest quality products available on the market and proven fairness guarantee the peace of mind needed to strengthen their trust in us more every day.