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CIP Solutions

CIP Solutions SRL

Cremona, Italy

Ingredients & Cultures
Founded 1964Manufacturer, Authorized DistributorSells to Processors, Artisan Producers
Profile last updated: July 12, 2026

About

Founded in 1964, CIP Solutions is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Cremona, Italy selling ingredients & cultures.

CIP Solutions SRL is a Cremona-based biotechnology company supplying the dairy, meat and plant-based industries. It develops and supplies lactic cultures, mould cultures for bloomy-rind and blue cheeses, enzymes, coagulants, protective coatings and antimould products, and creates customised culture blends for specific customer objectives. The company also acts as an authorised distributor for Chr. Hansen cultures in Italy, offers technical support, an in-house laboratory for fermentation and ingredient monitoring, and a training academy for cheesemakers and food technologists. It states that it has been active for over 60 years, and it works with distributors in more than 15 countries. It is part of the CIP group, whose parent company CIP SRL has worked in cheese and salami surface treatment.

Location

Cremona, Italy

Founded

1964

Company type

Limited company

Legal name

CIP Solutions SRL

Focus areas

lactic culturesmould culturesenzymescoagulantscheese coatingsbio-protectionstarter culturesChr. Hansen distributortechnical supportCremona

Languages

ITEN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Ingredients & Cultures

Supplier role

ManufacturerAuthorized Distributor

Sells to

ProcessorsArtisan Producers

Dairy products served

CheeseYogurt & FermentedPlant-based

Ingredients

Starter & Probiotic CulturesRennet & CoagulantsEnzymes

Services

TrainingLab Testing

Products

STARTit line

Custom starter culture blend

Customised ferments, enzymes and biotechnological solutions tailored to customer technical needs, based on the Chr. Hansen portfolio.

Dairy lactic cultures

Starter culture

Single-strain or multi-strain lactic bacteria for fermenting dairy products.

Mould cultures (Penicillium candidum, Penicillium roqueforti, Geotrichum candidum)

Cheese mould culture

Moulds for bloomy-rind and blue-veined cheeses, for aroma development, proteolysis, colour and protection from other moulds.

Protective coatings and waxes

Cheese coating

Eco-friendly protective coatings and microcrystalline waxes for cheese surfaces, including antimould products.

Bio-protection cultures

Protective culture

Selected starters that control unwanted microorganisms through bacteriocin production, used for meat and dairy.

Coagulants and enzymes

Coagulant / enzyme

Coagulants and enzymes for cheese production, supplied as part of custom recipes.

Food additives (antimould, calcium chloride, GDL, potassium sorbate, lactic acid)

Food processing aid

Processing aids used to improve quality, preservation and finished product characteristics, including salts for ricotta.

Brands represented

Chr. Hansen

Service regions

ItalyFriuliVeneto (excluding Verona and Vicenza)RomagnaMarcheUmbriaTuscanySardinia

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Eco-friendly protective coatings for cheese

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

UNI EN ISO 9001

Other dairy suppliers in Italy

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