Burrata and stracciatella, emerging phenomena of Made in Italy

They are the latest success of Made in Italy: coming off years of strong growth, with a market that has quadrupled in eight years and with exports reaching 29% of the value of production (source Cerved), burrata and stracciatella are continuing to make their way in Italy and international markets. They are recording increasing sales (even double digits) in modern distribution and are very popular in restaurants and pizzerias, even abroad, where Italian exports exceed 406 million euros. «Burrata and stracciatella are the most recent ‘phenomenon’ in the dairy panorama – explains Massimo Forino, general manager of Assolatte –. In the five-year period 2018-2022, year on year, production in volume has grown by an average of 15% and exports by over 30% in real terms. Even today, overall demand remains lively, especially in the out-of-home sector, which absorbs most of the production and where not only the goodness and freshness of these two cheeses are highlighted, but also their ...