点评:On July 17th we attended the guided tour of Callipo manufacturing plant in Maierato and it was a real blast.
I sent an email few months back asking if there was a chance to visit the production in order to bring my Slovak in-laws and my 2 daughters (11 and 9 yrs old) who never visit something similar but they like eating Tonno Callipo. We are living in Dublin (Ireland) and in there they could not have this kind of experience.
Lorenza was vey kindly inviting us for the 17th.
Once we arrived, every details was taken care of. We ave been welcomed in a cosy room with air conditioning and after explaining few rules, we dressed up with the special protecting clothes and off we go.
Marilena was our tour leader. She patiently explained and walked us through all the steps of Callipo Tuna manufacturing.
We saw the massive full frozen tunas arriving from the facility at Gioa Tauro port, directly in the plant. We followed that tuna and we saw the same tuna being seized, washed and slow cooked, cleaned and carefully hand sliced by an army of 60+ capable women. Then, 4 pieces of tuna fillet being put by hand into the jar by another army of 70+ women. Finally on the belt, these jar were filled with extra virgin olive oil, going through the lid closing and quality control, finally sterilization, pacjaking and warehouse to be loaded on the lorries and off to reach out the world. In 90 minutes we assisted to the full process and was an amazing experience. I really enjoyed it.
What really struck me was the smile on the faces on this women who were doing a tough and repetitive job. I like to think they were proud to contribute to a family run business founded by Giacinto Callipo in 1913 and today managed by Filippo & his sons, the 5th generation.,
We learnt Callipo Group has an yearly turnover of 110ml Eur, 400 employees based in Calabria and the full manufacturing in Calabria. During the last years the group expanded its operations In tourism (Popilia resort), Dairy (Ice cream shops), Sport (Tonno Callipo Volley) and Agriculture.
At the end of the tour Lorenza gave us 2 bags with tuna samples and 1 voucher each to taste their ice-cream.
It was a great experience and I felt PROUD to be Calabrian.
Well done Cavalier Pippo Callipo for having created such a value product but most important a high social impact for many local families who can work with dignity in an area which is not really easy to live in.
If you are around the area, just send an email and enquiry when the next guided tour will take place. It will beca great learning experience.
翻译:7月17日,我们参加了在迈拉拉托举办的Callipo生产工厂导览活动,真是一次极其愉快的体验。
几个月前我发了一封邮件,询问是否有机会参观生产线,因为我想带我的斯洛伐克籍公婆以及两个女儿(11岁和9岁)一同前往。她们从未参观过类似场所,不过都很喜欢吃Callipo的金枪鱼罐头。我们住在都柏林(爱尔兰),在那里根本不可能有这样的体验。
洛伦扎非常热心地邀请我们于17日前往参观。
我们到达后,每一个细节都安排得井然有序。我们被迎进一间有空调的舒适房间,在了解了几项注意事项后,我们穿上专用的防护服,便开始参观。
Marilena是我们的导览员。她耐心地讲解并带领我们逐一了解了Callipo金枪鱼加工的每一个步骤。
我们看到大量完全冷冻好的金枪鱼从焦亚陶罗港的物流中心直接运抵工厂。我们跟随这些金枪鱼,亲眼目睹了它们被加工处理的过程。金枪鱼经过清洗与慢火炖煮,随后由60多位能干的女工负责清理并精心手工切片。接着,又有70多位女工亲手将4片金枪鱼片放入罐中。随后,这些罐子在传送带上被注入特级初榨橄榄油,接着进行封盖与质量检测,最后经过杀菌处理、包装,再被送至仓库装车,发往世界各地。在90分钟内,我们见证了整个生产流程,这是一次极为精彩的体验。我真的非常喜欢这次体验。
最让我印象深刻的是那些从事着艰苦且重复性工作的女性们脸上的笑容。我觉得她们一定为自己能为这家由贾钦托·卡利波于1913年创立、如今由菲利波及其儿子们——也就是第五代传人——管理的家族企业出一份力而感到自豪。
我们了解到,卡利波集团每年的营业额达1.1亿欧元,拥有400名员工,所有生产环节也都在卡拉布里亚地区完成。近年来,该集团不断拓展业务领域,涉及旅游业(Popilia度假村)、乳制品行业(冰淇淋店)、体育产业(Tonno Callipo排球俱乐部)以及农业。
参观结束后,洛伦扎给我们每人发了两个装有金枪鱼样品的袋子,还有一张可免费品尝冰淇淋的券。
这是一次很棒的体验,身为卡拉布里亚人,我感到无比自豪。干得好,卡瓦利尔·皮波·卡利波!你打造出了如此有价值的产品,更重要的是,它为许多当地家庭带来了巨大的社会效益——让他们能够在这个生活条件并不优越的地区有尊严地工作。
如果您就在附近,不妨发封邮件询问一下下次导览活动的时间。这将是一次绝佳的学习体验。