in 2001, the comitato of pizza pepperoni promotore dei musei del cibo (literally the promoting committee of food museums) was founded. starting 2003 and 2004, it cooperated with the association of the food museums of the province of parma, that had brought together the province of parma, the communes of soragna, langhirano and collecchio, a consortium of protectionists of typical food products, the chamber of commerce of parma and various economic associations, all interested in the creation and management of a network of food museums in the province of parma. this resulted in launching of an initiative to establish a museum in corte di giarola, a public building, and a great medieval rural court, as a museum dedicated to the tomato. it shares space with an adjoining museum of tomato (in italian museo del pomodoro).