Will milk, an ancestral primary food, have an economic future beyond the known horizon? Ambrogio Invernizzi, president of Inalpi, a dairy company in Moretta (Cuneo) which in recent years has been pressing on the accelerator of investmentsnti, is firmly convinced of this. “The process of valorising milk – he says – inevitably passes through the development of research on its microcomponents, which will allow innovative uses in various fields, starting with the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. In the food sector, the enhancement of milk, for example in the production of typical quality cheeses, has raysanointed very high levels. In short, he gave his all. That’s why we need to look beyond ».
How?
“Inalpi is investing important resources in scientific research on the extraction of micro-components, opening up a market in Italy that is already developing elsewhere, such as in Northern Europe and New Zealand”.
Remaining in the food sector, Inalpi is a candidate to become the main Italian player in the production of powdered milk. When can you reach the finish line?
«We plan to complete the second milk pulverization tower by August 2022. The upgrading of the plants is part of a three-year investment plan of 148 million euros. Inalpi is today the leading Piedmontese player in the milk market with a collection of 25%. In the future we will be able to double the collection of raw materials produced in Piedmont ».
What has the crisis caused by the pandemic taught us?
“That our resilience capacity is linked to the territory, to the value of our breeders, to the strength to team up to face adversity. This is our business model, strongly anchored to the territorial supply chain and to the raw material of our producers. As entrepreneurs we have chosen to throw our hearts over the obstacle, making investments and betting on work ».