Vanni Girotti has been confirmed as vice president of Conserve Italia, an Italian cooperative group specialized in food processing, based in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna. The group, chaired by Maurizio Gardini, brings together over 14.000 Italian agricultural producers through 36 cooperatives and processes approximately 500.000 tons of fruit, tomatoes and vegetables in twelve plants, nine of which are in Italy, including the one in Ravarino.
Girotti chairs the first-level cooperative Produttori Agricoli San Rocco di Ravarino, affiliated with Conserve Italia and Apo Conerpo. The cooperative, founded in 1980, brings together 280 agricultural companies in the provinces of Modena, Bologna, Ferrara, Reggio Emilia, Parma, Piacenza, Mantua, Cremona and Verona. The members grow vegetables for both industry and seed production, delivering a total of 59.000 tons of products processed in Conserve Italia's plants.
In the 2023-2024 financial year, Conserve Italia recorded a consolidated operating turnover of 1,2 billion euros, confirming the economic relevance of agricultural cooperation in food production.
