Pecorino Romano CAO Formaggi 300gr

Absolute masters of Pecorino Romano and other typical sheep-milk products that we hope to add in the future, CAO is one great example of how agriculture can be actually good for naturecultural communities, while still generating profit. 

From their website: 

CAO Formaggi (CAO, the Italian acronym for “Cooperativa Allevatori Ovini” meaning “Sheep Breeders Cooperative” and “Formaggi” meaning Cheeses) is a Cooperative composed of 700 members, that was founded in 1966. The cooperative was established with the aim of bringing together a group of farmers to transform the milk produced in the respective companies in order to create a distinguished production of delicious cheeses with high quality standards [...]

Since its beginning, CAO Formaggi has built its entrepreneurial management upon ethical criteria specific to the cooperative model; operating responsibly and always searching to integrate social and ecological concerns into the business operations and interactions with the various stakeholders [...]

The cooperative is inspired by the principles of justice, fairness and reciprocity, to both internal and external partners within the community. Thanks to the participation of its members and the positive relationship with the stakeholders, CAO Formaggi has created a value that benefits the whole territory on which it operates.

In other words, we could say that they are generating oddkin since 1966 - and the results speak for themselves: tastebuds don't lie, excellence can't be faked or automated. 

Our part in this chain of relationships, as the Berlin-based Oddkin project: we keep the price of this gorgeous Pecorino as low as possible, giving the chance to our members to engage with food ethics while literally paying the same we would pay for industrial cheese produced and/or distributed through exploitative practices.