DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE LAND

In the Mantova and Parma area, meat culture is a tradition deeply rooted in the land. Sixty years ago, our family was called to farmyards throughout the province due to its expertise in slaughtering pigs. The eyes, heart and hands of our great-grandfather Geminiano Martelli and his sons Antonio, Mario, Marino, Redento and Ulderico represented the excellent rural tradition: they identified the best cuts of meat hidden within raw materials and brought them to light with their knowledge and expertise typical of those bygone days. Today, we still have the same spirit: we are passionate artisans, who select Italian high-quality raw materials in order to extract only the best.

OUR JOURNEY

1959

MARTELLI FRATELLI

On October 28, 1959 in Dosolo, a town in the province of Mantua, the Martelli brothers began their business. On that day, the first 25 pigs are slaughtered. The operation involves the entire Martelli family, the 5 brothers, their wives and even their young children.

1979

MARTELLI SALUMI

The slaughtering activity was well established, so the family decided to expand and diversify the product range. In 1979 Martelli Salumi was founded. The new company is dedicated to the exclusive production of cooked ham, a product not yet particularly known by Italian consumers in those years.

1999

A NEW PLANT FOR PRE-PACKAGED MEATS

A new plant is inaugurated next to Dosolo’s slaughterhouse for the production of pre-packaged meats.

2002

THE PRODUCT RANGE EXPANDS: HERE COMES THE PARMA HAM

A new plant for the production of cured hams enters into service in Sala Baganza (PR). This will be the first (but not the last) plant for the production of Parma Ham. It has a production capacity of over 350,000 hams and is equipped with the best and most innovative production technologies.

2003

A NEW PLANT FOR COOKED HAM’S PRODUCTION

The production of cooked hams has reached good results and it becomes necessary to further increase the production capacity. The expansion project carried out by Martelli Salumi S.p.a. led to the inauguration in 2003 of a brand new cooked ham’s production plant in Boara Pisani (PD): a 6 thousand square meters factory with a production capacity of more than 400 thousand hams per year.

2003

PARMA HAM

Martelli Fratelli buys 4 Stagioni S.r.l, a Parma ham plant based in Langhirano (PR) with a production capacity of 70 thousand hams per year.

2007

PARMA HAM, AGAIN

Martelli Fratelli acquires DOC & G S.r.l., the third raw and Parma ham factory, in Parma, with a production capacity of 150 thousand units per year.

2013

THE PRODUCT RANGE EXPANDS: HERE COMES THE SAN DANIELE HAM

A new production plant joins the group: a curing plant (the “Ventisette” in Via Gemona) for San Daniele hams is acquired. Based, of course, in San Daniele del Friuli (UD), the plant has a production capacity of 154 thousand units per year.

2014

MARTELLI BROS INC. IS FOUNDED

Given the successful results obtained in the US market, it is planned to offer American customers a more efficient logistics service. For this reason the American subsidiary of the group, Martelli Bros Inc., has been created.

2020

MARTELLI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH IS FOUNDED

The second international headquarters. Thanks to the agreement with two local operators specialized in the distribution of Italian products in Germany, we officially enter the German market.

2024

PRODUCTION OF MORTADELLA BEGINS

Production of mortadella began at the plant in Boara Pisani (PD).