drago sebastiano

A 90-year history, a visceral passion, a tradition that always goes hand in hand with innovation: this is the essence of the "Ditta Sebastiano Drago" which for four generations has represented excellence in the artisanal production of fish preserves.  
Upon entering the company you are immediately struck by the typical welcome of beautiful people, where a handshake is worth more than a thousand pleasantries. The three pillars of "Drago Conserve" will welcome you: father Giuseppe and sons Pierpaolo, Commercial Director, and Alessandro, Marketing and Communication Director. In their eyes, the pride of continuing a story begun 90 years ago by their great-grandfather Sebastiano.  
At the base there is the solidity and tradition of a great family history born in Syracuse with Sebastiano Drago in 1929 and kept alive until today by the heirs of a family that has always been able to anticipate the times, but which has never abandoned tradition and craftsmanship in manufacturing. A virtuous example of future-oriented entrepreneurship which in four generations has been able to reach all sectors of large-scale retail trade and normal trade and has gained ever more loyal end consumers. Today it is also present in international markets with quality certified by BRC and IFS standards.
“I think we can say that, for our company, the art of producing fish preserves really has no secrets, thanks to an expertise gained in 90 years of working on the product, explains Pierpaolo Drago, the company's Commercial Director. This passion and the pleasure of being able to do this job has been handed down from generation to generation, in our house. A unique heritage of knowledge of recipes and processes where know-how, manual skills and sensitivity represent an essential component of all our production. My brother and I have taken advantage of every teaching, arriving at having an overall vision of the entire supply chain to deliver an excellent product to the customer. Obviously we are pleased to know that we are heirs to a passion and pioneering spirit that have characterized the company since 1929. Today the spirit that guides us is not so different from then, concludes Pierpaolo, only that it is necessarily aimed at a larger, more varied and more attentive market and for this reason we cannot be caught unprepared". 
The attachment to work, the passion and commitment put in by each member of the family seem to be the very metaphor of a reality that has been able to look at the reference market in a new way, maintaining a strong ethical and social sense, a heart deeply linked to Sicilian territory, which he never wanted to abandon and a stubborn pursuit of quality in everything that was done. As his father Giuseppe always reminds us: “We were born here and here we remain, as our tradition and our most genuine inspiration dictates”.  
The family is not only the owner but is still firmly at the helm of the company. All members contribute daily to the company's results by guiding employees first and foremost with their example of dedication to work and attention paid to every detail. Pierpaolo and Alessandro are supported by a first-rate team, starting from their employees who work every day with commitment and dedication and who are fully part of the "Drago Conserve" family. 
Drago's story is a fascinating journey, a precise way of being, linked to concepts that seem out of time and which has never compromised, always choosing the path of excellence: careful choice of raw materials and extremely accurate, artisanal and rigorously by hand, all to guarantee customers products rich in taste and flavour. Fish is a food that must be treated with great respect and for this reason Drago chooses to fish in very specific areas, not to localize production and processing and has the most important international certifications.  
Walking around the company, in fact, the family atmosphere does not change and the attention of every single employee immediately catches your eye who, following a precise traditional technique, also handed down from generation to generation, cleans the fish by hand as if he was caressing and cuddling and takes pride in creating a product of the highest quality.
“For us the artisanal processing method is not a detail, explains Alessandro Drago, Marketing and Communication Director of the company, but the very soul of our daily commitment, because the experience acquired over time has made us true protagonists of the sector and is was fundamental to writing 90 years of commercial successes." 
Drago is therefore not just a company but a real family, united by a single authentic passion for goodness and a promise made from generation to generation: to carry on the ancient art always following moral principles. Experience, craftsmanship, connection to the territory have led the company to be recognized by its consumers as a reliable brand.  
Drago takes on a strong responsibility towards consumers but also towards the territory every day. A sensitivity rewarded by the market which now sees the company as a precise point of reference in the sector. A leadership also confirmed by increasing turnover and an image which, by transmitting precise values, reassures and orients the consumer, at the time of purchase, who is looking for an unmistakably artisanal product.
Drago Conserve certainly has something to tell: years of hard work, successes and passions to share. And year after year history repeats itself between dreams and certainties, between the amazement of small innovations and great confirmations. Obviously over the years there has been no shortage of gray areas, but each time it has been able to respond by increasingly raising the quality of the products. The Drago family has always sown to reap not only today but also tomorrow. Drago looks to its past to confirm quality and tradition but focuses on its rosy future. The future for “Drago Conserve” is an already open road.