Bresaola giants join forces with the BFood project. Unions: "Good, but think about the workers, too."

Sondrio – Cgil and Cisl, together with the unitary trade union representatives, look at the new BFood and They ask owners to improve the working life of their employees, “a true added value for quality production”.

Representatives of Flai Cgil and Fai Cisl, together with workers' representatives, have expressed keen interest in the Beretta Group 's decision, which appeared in the press a few days ago, to proceed with the creation of a single production hub for PGI bresaola from 1 January 2026, merging two historic brands of Valtellina PGI bresaola, Bresaole Del Zoppo and Salumificio Panzeri , under the name BFood delle Valli .

"This decision, which was verbally announced to us last Wednesday, certainly represents an innovative project, aimed at creating a system at a difficult time for this cured meat," the two unions said in a joint statement, along with the union representatives of Bresaole Del Zoppo and Salumificio Panzeri . "The industrial project also includes significant investments in machinery modernization and can certainly lay the foundation for ensuring the continuity of this production. We believe it is appropriate to add to the company statement that the local production excellence also and above all depends on the skilled hands of the workers, who contribute daily to the creation of a quality product, of which we are all rightly proud . There are approximately 150 direct employees , in addition to an average of over 50 workers hired through temporary employment agencies employed by the two companies. The hope is that this merger will also result in an improvement in the quality of working life, through a consolidation of the workforce, essential to safeguard the generational change of the working class. We now await, as planned, the results of the merger." pursuant to Article 2112 of the Civil Code, the convocation for trade union consultation, in order to reach a shared agreement for the management of the employment relationships of all the personnel involved".

The Moro, Panzeri and Beretta families will remain an integral part of the company structure, whose governance will see Mario Moro and Nicolò Panzeri as managing directors, while the presidency will be in the hands of the Beretta family.