An agreement was recently signed financing of over 160 million euros between Casalasco del Pomodoro Consortium, a pool of financial institutions and with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), to support the development of the cooperative's production and commercial activities.
This operation, which involved several institutions of primary importance and has seen UniCredit as agent bank e Cassa Depositi e Prestiti like arrange together with some banks, highlights the strong support from the banking system to the Casalasco Consortium. Thanks to this loan, the Cooperative will strengthen its financial structure and will be able to make important investments on both the industrial and commercial fronts.
The participation of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti – present in the capital of the cooperative since 2016 through its subsidiary SIMEST – confirms the Group's strong focus on a strategic sector such as agri-food, crucial for the development of the territory and for the growth of the Made in Italy:.
Today the Casalasco del Pomodoro Consortium aggregates hundreds of farms and represents the first national reality in the industrial tomato supply chain. With over 1.000 employees and 3 plants, it is present in more than 60 countries worldwide and can count on a consolidated co-packing relationship with the main food multinationals, as well as on two renowned proprietary brands, Pomì and De Rica, which thanks to this operation they will be able to be further exploited on international markets.
“A strategic operation – he says Costantino Vaia, Director General of the Casalasco del Pomodoro Consortium– in support of the work carried out and, above all, of the projects that we will carry out in the coming years. Talking about the future and investments in Made in Italy in these delicate moments for the country is not easy, but still possible. The agri-food sector is once again demonstrating its strategic role and the great contribution it can make even in emergency situations like these".
"Cassa Depositi e Prestiti's commitment is increasingly oriented towards proximity to the local area and the support of businesses, to generate a positive impact on the economic fabric and local communities - he declared Nunzio Tartaglia, Head of the CDP Business Division – In this particular moment, we feel even more the responsibility to renew and strengthen the support for the growth of Italian excellence in the world, such as the Casalasco del Pomodoro Consortium, also with the aim of enhancing companies engaged in the agri-food sector, a vital sector for the country's economy".
"Supporting companies and local communities has always been one of the goals we have set ourselves, even more so in a difficult moment like the current one - he added Marco Bortoletti, Lombardy Regional Manager of UniCredit – The loan to the Casalasco del Pomodoro Consortium, an Italian agri-food excellence, represents a concrete sign of the will to support and accompany this entrepreneurial reality active in a fundamental and strategic sector for the country in its growth path".
