Sapori di Libertà was born in Mantua in 2016, initially as a social project of the Libra Onlus Association, and then set up in July 2022 as a type B Social Cooperative, finalizing a joint-venture with Mantova Pane. It is engaged in the training and social-work reintegration of prisoners through the proposal of bread-making activities carried out within the prison of Mantua and at the production site of Levata di Curtatone (MN). In fact, the Cooperative involves prisoners in a process of empowerment aimed at concretely repairing the damage, employing them in a laboratory for the production of bread and other baked goods (pizzas, focaccias, bread sticks and sweets) destined for school, company canteens and communities of the territory. Through its work, Sapori di Libertà plays an active role in prison economy circuits, promoting ethical consumption in the chain of large-scale distribution and organized catering.
In 2022, Sapori di Libertà took part in the Get it! Call for «Progetto ECO: Economia di Comunità». After completing an incubation, acceleration and mentorship process, it was awarded as “Best Start-up For Impact” at the Investor Day of Get it! for Progetto ECO with an investment to support its growth of €100,000 by Fondazione Social Venture Giordano Dell’Amore, the strategic and operational arm of Fondazione Cariplo in the field of impact investing and promoter of the programme, in partnership with Cariplo Factory.