Let's discover the Le Delizie del Cupin brand: here is our interview

The company Le Delizie del Cupin is located in Liguria between the provinces of Imperia and Savona, but it has its roots in the tradition and culture of a small town in the hinterland of Albenga: Costa Bacelega.
This is a small hamlet of the Municipality of Ranzo, in Imperia, which has about 50 inhabitants but has a history made up of people dedicated to agriculture and nature in general. The village nestled on top of a hill, shows itself in all its beauty in the middle of a real “forest” of olive groves, a Taggiasca variety.
This is where its founder made his desire to offer the final consumer products that are healthy, genuine and above all also respectful of nature.

At the helm of Le Delizie del Cupin is Marco Donato who is always looking for good and genuine products to prepare tasty products, all without preservatives or added dyes. Only raw materials selected from the best producers in Liguria and Tuscany.
The name “Cupin”, which gave rise to the name of the company, comes from a grandmother's phrase: “take the termite” which in Ligurian dialect means small jar or bowl.

We like these artisans, these producers of unique, certified and award-winning delicacies: they are real treasures embedded in our Peninsula between seas and mountains and in the most remote streets of villages and countryside. We don't stop to experience only their products, but we want to discover more closely the protagonists of this brand. That's why we sent some questions to those who manage communication with us.

Stay with us to learn about Le Delizie del Cupin: read the answers!

• Who are we talking to?
  I'm Marco Donato, owner of Le Delizie del Cupin
  
• Is the company family run? What year was the company founded and who was the founder?
  The company has been family-run for three generations, but Le Delizie del Cupin is very recent, in fact it was founded only in 2019.
  
• Who was the founder and what was his training or what is the branch of work and professional from which he came if different from the current one?
  The founder of all this was my grandfather.
  
• What is the real reason or the triggering fact behind the birth of this company and when did it happen?
  The real reason for the birth of this company is the owner's love for the land. After two degrees in economics and some time tied behind a desk, I decided that I needed to change my life and finally reconnect with the earth. When did all this happen? Well a long time ago but the idea of leaving a permanent place for a dream has always stopped me... but in 2018 I finally started planning everything.
  
• What is your relationship with the land of origin and its typicality? And why do you want to tell them with your products?
  My homeland is a small village scattered between the mountains and the Ligurian sea: Costa Bacelega, a small village in the municipality of Ranzo in the province of Imperia. Its typicality? Well, the village is surrounded by a forest, all divided by the famous “fasciae” (typical Ligurian terraces) of centuries-old olive trees... its typicality is the 100% Taggiasca extra virgin olive oil. All our products related to oil are created with love for the land of origin, without exploiting it and without mistreating it. No pesticides, no chemical additives but only nature, sun, water and... manure! Oh yes, it's just manure that considered waste makes life grow. We then try to respect the ripeness of each fruit by picking it at the right time.
  
• What was the first product you created?
  L'Olio del Nonno, extra virgin olive oil 100% Taggiasco variety
  
• What is the product that today, on the other hand, do you consider “top”?
  Always the oil, even if we have many products that we pamper and we believe we can give our customers the genuineness of the past.
  
• And what is the product that in the entire history of the company has most carried with it the beating heart, philosophy and soul of the company itself?
  We are specializing in extra jams with an average of 75% fruit and only brown sugar, with very slow cooking while respecting the nutritional values of each fruit.
  
• Let's talk about today: how big has the company grown since its inception? Can we get some numbers?
  To date, we can't talk about numbers yet... we still need to grow!
  
• Right now: more tradition or more innovation?
  More tradition but with an eye for innovation such as the beautiful relationship with Tuscan laboratories for the production of typical specialties such as Pappa al Pomodoro and white Chianina ragù.
  
• What was the most important evolution of the company to get it to what it is today?
  To have believed it and still believe it today. We started from the desire to give our customers what we eat every day, all genuine products that respect nature and its cycle. Today we are succeeding but there is still a long way to go. We're not there yet. People have yet to know us and above all appreciate our products.
  
• Speaking instead of the future: what tomorrow will the company wait for? Are there any changes or some new evolutionary process planned?
  There is a desire to take our products out of our beautiful country and enter other markets, because we want to introduce as many people as possible to the world of Le Delizie del Cupin. And then there is always the desire to create something that makes the customer participate in our genuineness: a laboratory open to everyone, a farmhouse, vintage car rental to learn about the valleys that give our fruits... many ideas certainly held back by this epidemiological situation.
  
• Are you planning to create new products?
  Yes yes, we are always looking for new flavors, new ideas but for now we are keeping the secret... hehehe!!
  
• Having focused on Spaghetti
  S&M