Marks and Spencer Italian Cured Meat

This product is a premium Italian cured meat item sold under the Marks & Spencer brand. According to the packaging, it is made in Italy using M&S assured pork sourced specifically from Italian farms. The identification mark 'IT 648L EC' indicates the specific processing facility in Italy where the product was sliced and packaged.

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a major British multinational retailer that was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds, England. While the company is headquartered in London and serves the United Kingdom and Ireland market (with M&S Ireland Ltd based in Dublin), they often source authentic regional products like cured meats directly from their countries of origin to ensure quality and authenticity. The brand remains under the ultimate ownership of Marks and Spencer plc, which is a public limited company listed on the London Stock Exchange and headquartered in Paddington, London.