Granarolo become new Bologna partner

Bologna Fc 1909 and Gruppo Granarolo are pleased to announce that they have become partners for the 2016-17 season.

Granarolo, which was previously an official Rossoblu sponsor between 1997 and 2001, will cooperate with Bologna as both Top Partner of the senior team and Official Partner to the youth set-up.

In fact, Granarolo will be visible on the shirts of the youth categories Allievi, Giovanissimi and Esordienti with a patch on the arm.

“Granarolo have always supported sporting and cultural initiatives in the communities where we work. We are mostly present in young communities and try to teach that food is not enough to nourish the body, sport and culture are needed too. Our interest for the youth teams is connected to the fact that the youngsters are the real face of the sport in the future. They send a positive message of loyalty and sportsmanship that is crucial for our group, which has stood by this wonderful area for 60 years and is present all over the world.  Bologna Fc 1909 have built a new amazing project around youth that additionally aims to bring back families to the stadium,” commented President of the Granarolo Group Gianpiero Calzolari.

“We are proud that an organisation like Granarolo, which represents the excellence of our region all over the world, decided to join our project and link their brand not only to our senior team but also to our youth set-up,” commented Rossoblu CEO Claudio Fenucci. “We have more than once reiterated the importance of the youth sector for the future of the club and the values that it represents. Granarolo’s decision displays the credibility of the work that we are doing in this field.”