Awards

The CEO of IGOR Gorgonzola, Fabio Leonardi, received the INNOVATION PRIZE SMAU 2019 thanks to the important investments made to improve and strengthen the production plant.

The Gorgonzola dolce extra creamy Gran Riserva Leonardi with 90 days of ripening and the Gorgonzola dolce Quattrorose with the certification animal welfare in dairy cattle won the GOLD medal at the World Cheese Awards 2019 in Bergamo.

PAL Gorgonzola DOLCE PDO obtains the “Targa d’Eccellenza” at the 13th National Slow Food Cheese Contest “Infiniti Blu” organized by Slow Food and ONAF. IGOR GORGONZOLA, with great pride, became part of the 100 SUPER CHAMPION companies, those with a turnover from 120 to 500 million. The Gorgonzola PDO Piccante and the goat blue cheese Clin received the Certificate of High Quality at the 12th edition of the Cheese Contest "Infiniti Blu". The Gorgonzola PDO Dolce and Piccante Pal and the Gorgonzola PDO Dolce IGOR won the Certificate of Quality.

IGOR Gorgonzola Piccante wins the second step of the podium at World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin from 6th to 8th March.

The Gorgonzola PDO Piccante PAL received the Excellence Plaque at the 10th edition of the contest "Infiniti Blu" – the World of Blue Cheeses – organised by Slow Food and ONAF.

IGOR Gorgonzola won the prize for the best TV Commercial and best New Media Campaign 2016 at the "Formaggi&Consumi Awards"

The goat blue cheese Blu di Capra IGOR won the prize for BEST FOOD PRODUCT in the category "Cheeses", during the 3rd edition of FOOD MATCH 2017.

The goat blue cheese Blu di Capra IGOR won the First Prize in the “Dairy Category” during the first edition of Italian FOOD Awards organised by Italianfood.net in collaboration with SIAL and sponsored by Italia del Gusto and AlixPartners.

Gorgonzola piccante IGOR wins first prize in the category “Piccante Gorgonzola PDO Cheese” at the San Lucio CaseoArt Trophy. This award stands by far as the highest recognition in the Italian dairy craft.

PAL Gorgonzola PDO obtains the “Diploma di Qualità” at the 8th National Slow Food Cheese Contest “Infiniti Blu” organized by Slow Food and ONAF.

PAL Gorgonzola PICCANTE PDO obtains the “Diploma di Qualità” at the 8th National Slow Food Cheese Contest “Infiniti Blu” organized by Slow Food and ONAF.

PAL Gorgonzola PDO obtains the “Diploma di Qualità” at the 7th National Slow Food Cheese Contest “Infiniti Blu” organized by Slow Food and ONAF.

Leonardi Gran Riserva wins first prize in the category “Sweet Gorgonzola PDO Cheese” at the San Lucio CaseoArt Trophy. This award stands by far as the highest recognition in the Italian dairy craft.

IGOR sweet Gorgonzola wins the Super Gold prize in the category “Blue Cheese” at the World Cheese Awards 2012, the international annual excellence award of the dairy industry held in Birmingham (UK), featuring 2,781 cheeses from 30 different countries.

In the month of November, IGOR Gorgonzola wins the Gold Medal in its category at the World Cheese Awards in Birmingham.

In the month of March, IGOR Gorgonzola is declared by DATABANK as "Company to watch in 2008" in the “Table Cheese” category.

IGOR wins again the Gold medal in the "Blue PDO Cheeses” category at the World Cheese Award in London.

IGOR places first at the World Cheese Award in London after having won the same prize in 1997, thus confirming its ability to meet high-quality standards over time.

Once again, DATABANK, based on a study similar to that carried out in 2001 (see below), ranks IGOR as the leading Italian cheese factory.
In the month of July, DATABANK, a leading company in financial research and financial trends analysis, ranks IGOR as the leading Italian cheese factory in the development and production of "fresh, soft and semi-firm aged cheeses" for the year 2000.
The French magazine PROCESS ranks IGOR as one of the best eighteen cheese factories of the decade in Europe in the “FOOD” sector.


IGOR Gorgonzola wins the first price in the "Blue cheese" category at the I.F.E. contest in London.