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See, we know how to keep the people of Parma happy!

Our London depot and all of our distribution partners work with full BRC accreditation and we have food safety, quality and reliability at the forefront of our thoughts at all times.

By telling you a bit more about Altissima, I’m sure we can convince you that we really as good as we say.

We have the most detailed understanding of the Italian food and wine industry in the UK bar none – without exception. This becomes obvious as soon as you see our product catalogue and price list. We will give you all the information you need to make an informed and truly value-driven decision.

We have trained buyers based around Italy with an average of over 10 years experience. Each of them is a Master of the particular product they procure for our group.

Unione scarl currently buys and slices in excess of 1,300 prosciutti and over 1,000 whole Parmigiano cheeses a week! That’s without the whole product they also purchase and distribute. See, we know how to keep the people of Parma and Italy busy and happy!

Our combined purchasing power and spend is in excess of €60million per annum.

We have over 10,000m2 of storage space and stock between Parma and the UK.

We have hundreds of products available from stock in Parma and with multiple shipments per week from Parma to our London depot, we are able to bring you our full range without delay.

Over 20 temperature controlled vehicles on the road daily covering the Southern half of the UK through our distribution partners. Our geographical coverage is expanding rapidly and will soon cover the whole of the UK.

€50,000 invested in a state of the art ERP operational software system to reduce transaction costs and give you total order transparency and visibility.

More then 25 prestigious Slow Food Presidia in stock.

All of our products are bar-coded to assure traceability and product integrity all the way through the supply chain.