Nespoli funghi
since 1943
CONTACTS
Nespoli funghi
Via Silvio Spaventa, 76
Bergamo
VAT number 04060060169
035/247066
nespolifunghi@yahoo.it
Nespoli mushrooms exhibition during the summer and autumn season
How a passion for fresh mushrooms and truffles is born
How our business starts and grows over time
The birth in 1943
After World War I, in 1943, Mrs. Rosa Nespoli, with a good dose of entrepreneurial enthusiasm, opened a fruit store in Via Spaventa, in the San Leonardo district of Bergamo.
From her store, you could find top quality fruit and tropical specialties such as kiwis, bananas, and berries. It was a time when finding fresh fruit from other countries was not easy at all.
It was also not easy for some families to bring food home, but Mrs. Rosa was enterprising and started her business trying to differentiate it from those already present in the city.
The Nespoli Sisters
They are succeeded in the business by the three daughters, known as the 'Nespoli sisters', who, given the historical period of great change, are not afraid and diversify their business, making it the most renowned store in Bergamo for the seasonal sale of fresh mushrooms.
They gradually abandon the sale of fresh products that had made this 'first fruit greengrocer' famous (if you are lucky enough to meet him, it happens that my dad tells the story of his first encounter with this business that took place when my mom was pregnant with me, here, he bought two kiwis). The almost forced choice is dictated by the advent of supermarkets, where these products are now made available.
Nespoli mushrooms becomes a brand
In 1993, Moscheni Giampietro and his wife Lidia, my parents, already entrepreneurs in the city and known for managing fruit shops and bars in the upper town, retired the business which had been closed for a year now and brought it back to its former glory.
The famous Nespoli sisters had closed due to the paving works that had affected part of the city village.
The choice to change activity was made by a show of hands, at the table, during dinner.
Since then, just enough time to get my diploma and specialize as a mycologist expert, and this is where I too, Michela, landed.
Thus was born the family passion for mushrooms and truffles, an activity that became specialized in the sale of the fresh product. When fresh mushrooms are present in nature, they are also present at Nespoli Fungi. Black truffles are available all year round and white truffles cannot be missed during the season.
We have thus reached two generations in the management of this very special business and we are preparing to set the record by including my daughters in the business whose commercial skills are the trees.
It's not unusual to see us all here, in the family shop, three generations collaborating and cooperating out of passion
I keep my fingers crossed and hope to far exceed the 80 years of historical activity that already characterize us.
4 seasons, the store and its transformation
Our business is seasonal.
Our store transforms throughout the seasons.
Spring - dried and frozen mushrooms
In spring we paint ourselves with colors and try to be there despite everything, you will only find us in the morning always smiling and available but no fascinating exposure. And maybe you will have the opportunity to see us in some square, we actively participate in some events and fairs.
In summer, the first arrivals of fresh mushrooms and fairs
From June to August, if the day is not too sultry and the season is favorable, it is easy for your gaze to fall on dozens of boxes of fresh mushrooms on display. It is the period in which we also market wild blueberries and participate in Pasturo, the Sagra delle Sagre.
In autumn - fresh mushrooms are the real protagonists
In autumn, fresh mushrooms are always present in the shop, as long as mother nature is kind.
In these months, the exposure of the mushrooms to the outside is always present because the outside temperature is not too hot and the exposed mushrooms do not suffer. If you pass by
Bergamo and you see dozens of boxes of fresh mushrooms on display, don't be afraid, we are the ones trying to stimulate your appetite.
In winter - white truffle is a must
At the end of November, when autumn is upon us, we are overwhelmed by the magic of Christmas.
The shop changes shape, the window is set up and the external Christmas decorations are lit. We change shape to become a flavor boutique.
White truffles are always available, in this period they are the real protagonists together with our jars of mushrooms in oil.
For years, Christmas packages have been closed boxes without any indication of the product contained in order to keep the magic of the surprise intact.
We also pack gift packages for companies.
The experience at the fair
Leaving our four walls has never frightened us, over the years we have been present in markets across half of Europe, Paris, Monaco, the French Riviera, England, and why not, our splendid Italy.
Bringing Italian products abroad and seeing customers appreciate our work brings satisfaction that makes us proud of the efforts made during preparation and organization.
The "Sagra delle Sagre" has seen us as guests for decades.
Being merchants in the center of Bergamo leads us to share our time with people coming from all over Europe.
Initially, becoming stationary was complicated but lately it's the foreign customer who comes to us or asks that the products be shipped...
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