CAO Formaggi (acronym for Cooperativa Allevatori Ovini) is an agricultural cooperative established in 1966 which today has 800 members. The cooperative was born out of the shared desire to transform high quality regional dairy milk into outstanding cheese. Together these farms uphold and respect their pastoral heritage of the Sardinian territory. The sheep live in a healthy and natural environment, and graze on herbs and aromatic shrubs that grow wild in the plains and hilltops. The fertile land in Sardinia contributes to making the cheese naturally distinct.