The Cheese
- Grana Padano PDO
  Grana Padano is the best-selling PDO cheese in the world. The culture of wellness is an intrinsic part of the production chain of this unique, inimitable cheese.
- Ageing
- Production process
- History
Recipes
- Recipes
  Thanks to its versatility, Grana Padano cheese enables everyone to become more creative in the kitchen. Be inspired by our suggestions.
- Pairings
- How to store
- Presentation
Consortium
- Consortium
  For over sixty years, the Grana Padano Protection Consortium has united producers, maturing companies and distributors of our cheese, guaranteeing compliance with the traditional recipe and its characteristic high quality in every single cheese wheel produced.
- Activities, protection and promotions
Media
- Media
  Protecting Grana Padano also means promoting its image. This is why the Consortium promotes many activities aimed at spreading the culture of this cheese worldwide, through advertising campaigns, events and other initiatives.
- Press area
- We collaborate with
Responsible taste
- Responsible taste
  Grana Padano is produced in a sustainable way. The Grana Padano Protection Consortium is comitted to managing its impact responsibly, engaging the consumer, the community in which it operates and the entire production chain.
Curiosities

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Grana Padano PDO

The name Grana Padano

Only Grana Padano’s qualities entitle it to the name Grana Padano.
It is for this reason its name must always be said in its entirety: Grana Padano.

Due to its popularity around the world, the name Grana Padano has inevitably acquired a certain status associated with that of a high quality product.

The significance of the name Grana Padano sets it apart. These two words embody the entire history of Grana Padano, dating all the way back to its original roots.
"Grana" due to its texture, "grana" means "grainy" in Italian. "Padano" from the production area in the "Pianura Padana" which is the Po River Valley in northern Italy.
Unique, unmistakable, incomparable.