IVORY COAST
Abidjan
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Italy’s largest private equity
company in the Ivory Coast
Production
We process the fish directly where it is caught.
Production phases
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Entry into the factory
Upon receipt at the plant, before being accepted as a raw material for our production, the tuna undergoes a series of strict quality controls to certify its organoleptic properties. All these processes are carried out without interrupting the cold chain.
Unloading the tuna
The tuna is unloaded from the fishing boat holds in the port of Abidjan and transported to the nearby plant with no further handling.
Cutting
During this phase, the tuna is “sorted” by its size to ensure that it can then be evenly cooked, which helps enhance all the qualities of the processed raw material.
Cooking
The subsequent tuna defrosting process happens slowly and gradually, before it then moves on to the cooking phase, in water or by steam, using simple, natural methods.
Cleaning the fish
After cooking, there is a cooling and firming phase of the fish meat, and only after this phase is the cleaning phase carried out, a process which is exclusively done by hand to preserve the highest quality for our products.
Canning
The time has now come to can the tuna: only the best fillets are selected, focusing on the quality of our preserved fish.
Sterilisation
The closed cans are sterilised at a temperature of -120°C, which helps remove any potentially harmful micro-organisms and keeps the product stable for a long period of time.
Packaging
Once ready, the cans are put on pallets to be shipped to European markets.
Quality controls
Our preserved fish undergoes strict quality controls starting from receipt of the raw material and all throughout production, guaranteeing the highest quality for the end product.
150,000,000
cans of tuna, jars and bags produced every year
23,000
tonnes of processed tuna a year
26,000 sq m
owned production plant in the Ivory Coast
10,000
tonnes of refrigeration capacity
Airone Ivory Coast
Our Abidjan team
Dante Bigi
Chairman
Chairman
Sergio Tommasini
CEO
CEO
Pietro Serra
Factory manager
Factory manager
Vanessa Gnanda Die
CEO Assistant
CEO Assistant
Nina N’dri
HRD / Legal and external relations
HRD / Legal and external relations
Aminata Bakayoko
Purchasing service manager
Purchasing service manager
Sika Mambo
DGM - FM
DGM – FM
Gouede Arsene Bieu
Quality systems manager
Quality systems manager
N’da Kouakou Germain Gbambau
Warehouse 2 manager
Warehouse 2 manager
Nogbou Jeannot Ekpo
Process control manager
Process control manager
Rodolphe Olou
Technical manager
Technical manager
Bodje Roland Kouassy
Laboratory manager
Laboratory manager
Italian Innovation
We call ourselves flag-bearers of ‘Italian nation branding’ and we really do this thanks to our long-standing collaboration with leading Italian companies on the market, which have helped us innovate and upgrade our production process. From our production machinery to our lorries for transporting the fish, they are all “made in Italy”.
Analysis laboratory
Our laboratory
We check every production lot every day to guarantee the highest quality for our products.
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Certifications
Airone S.r.l.
Via Agnoletti, 5 42124 Reggio Emilia
P.Iva 02459350357
Numero REA RE-283407 Capitale Sociale 5.010.000,00€
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