Speck for me is pure pleasure. My father Adolf passed on his knowledge of recipes and production techniques to me and I have done the same for my sons, meaning that our tradition is preserved.” Peter Moser
Founded in 1974, Moser is a family Speck-making business that has always been characterised by its enormous hard work and dedication, but above all by high quality standards. A special feature of the company’s range is the very light smoking process and low salt content, with lines that run from Alpino (100% Italian meat) to Light.
Representing three generations of company management, Adolf, Peter and Joachim Moser all trained as butchers. Since 2007 their partner company, Fratelli Beretta – one of the leaders in Italian food production – has been sharing its expertise with Moser. The year 2012 saw the opening of “Speckworld”, with its in-house store and Speck museum, offering visitors an insight into the history and production of Speck from Alto Adige.
Moser has grown steadily: today, it is a medium-sized company with 130 employees, headquartered in the town of Naturno in the lower Val Venosta. Surrounded by a unique landscape, the dry local climate aids the production of Speck from Alto Adige: here it is air-dried to give it its incomparable flavour. The Moser family has always been aware of the importance of an intact ecosystem – not only for their production process, but also for the well-being of people and nature.
Reinhold Messner
„Speck to me means survival.“
A faithful companion on the company’s road to success has for many years been Alto Adige’s most famous person, the former extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner. Willpower, authenticity, minimalism and sustainability are the values that link Moser and Messner; and Speck, with its resistance to external influences and high protein content, played an essential role in his expeditions.
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