The family tradition began in the interwar period, when Mario, an expert pork butcher, began exporting his art throughout the Italian capital. Then, in 1979, together with his sons David and Agostino Cataldi, Mario founded Almerina Patrizi (named after his wife) in the heart of the Monti Sibillini, in Norcia, immersed in a woody landscape well disposed to breeding pigs. In 2016 an earthquake destroyed the plant, though thanks to the family's incredible commitment and courage, it was rebuilt within five years.
