Our history

We started growing tomatoes on fields managed by us and located close to our factory. We used to produce sauces, peeled tomatoes and puree.

The cultivation of sugar beet was an important step for the DAF. Using its byproduct, the molasses, we produced ethyl alcohol in our distillery. Nowadays a part of the company is still dedicated to the bottling of denatured ethyl alcohol for cleaning purposes.

We were the first European Company to start the cultivation and canning of fresh green peas, which continues today. We were also the first to launch vacuum-packed tins.

First in Europe, we imported from California the machineries to harvest automatically the tomatoes.

Again first in Europe, we started the activity that is still our core business: the cultivation and processing of SWEET CORN. As for peas the entire production cycle, from sowing to canning, is managed directly by us.

We launched a sweet corn specifically canned for fishing, initially using natural corn and then flavoring it with 14 different natural flavors (e.g. tutti-frutti, strawberry, chocolate, …). Since then, Pescaviva is the market leader. More information on www.pescaviva.it

Anticipating the consumer trends, we launched our organic production in 2001, focusing on our core products: Sweet Corn and Green Peas. We directly control the entire agro-industrial value chain in order to guarantee the maximum traceability to the consumers.

Organic Borlotti Beans were launched adopting our philosophy: freshly canned products directly cultivated by us. And more freshly canned legumes are going to come soon!

After a test conducted in 2014, we started cultivating Quinoa on our organic fields, selecting a variety studied for our climate. Quinoa is a pseudo-cereal broadly cultivated in the South American highlands: due to its excellent nutritional values (high proteins, no gluten), Quinoa is becoming very popular all over the world.

Since 2015 we cultivate and process from fresh raw materials Organic Edamame Soybeans. As for our other products, we manage the whole agro-industrial value chain, from cultivation to canning within a few hours from harvesting: our process preserves the taste, color and all the nutritional properties of our fresh vegetables.