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WinesItalian Wine Brands launches bonds for 130 million
Ammunition to make acquisitions "in the fragmented Italian wine&food market"
The board of Italian Wine Brands, considering the favorable market conditions, has approved the issue of a senior, non-convertible, unsubordinated and unsecured bond loan for a nominal amount between a... more
WinesFake Made in Italy: Chianti continues to win in Europe
The court once again affirms the reputation and distinctive character of the Black Rooster symbol
In September 2017 a company in Rome requested the registration in class 33 (wines) of a trademark with an image similar to that of the Gallo Nero trademark. The Chianti Classico Wine Consortium immediately... more
Studies and researchWill one-tenth of meat be with alternative proteins in 2035?
A $ 290 billion global market, according to BCG
Today it is easy to find plant-based milk on supermarket shelves, it can happen to find plant-based meat in fast food burgers and you can even taste meat "grown" from animal cells in some restaurants in... more
WinesMr Diesel goes up to Masi Agricola
Now Renzo Rosso is the 4th shareholder, with 7.5% of the capital
Red Circle Investments, the investment company of Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel (and of the Diesel Farm winery, on the Vicentini Hills), is still growing in Masi Agricola, one of the most important names... more
CoffeeZanetti goes shopping for fine Ecuadorian coffee and cocoa
Acquires Hoja Verde Gourmet Hovgo, will produce on site
Massimo Zanetti Beverage group has acquired Hoja Verde Gourmet Hovgo. The company is based in Ecuador, a country that produces the best quality coffee and cocoa in the world. The acquisition, explained... more
Food safetyEfsa report on pesticide residues in Europe has been published
Agrofarma: Italy European excellence for controls and quantities
"We are deeply proud, our country proves once again to be at the top in Europe - and therefore in the international panorama - for the levels of food safety, confirmed by the results achieved in terms... more
DessertsFerrero, a new challenge in ice cream
In the large-scale distribution segment, which in Italy is worth 1.2 billion euros
Sticks with Ferrero Rocher and Estathé flavored popsicles will be produced in Spain. more
Import-exportGrana Padano PDO exports grew of 3.43% in 2020
Cross-border sales continue to drive consumption. Double-digit increase in last month of the year
A new milestone reached by PDO cheese among the most consumed in the world: with 2,112,870 forms of Grana Padano shipped abroad, 2020 closed with an increase of 3.43%. "A result that in a year like this,... more
Catering and hospitalityItalian Exhibition Group opened "The Digital Event for Eating Out"
By Beer & Food Attraction, as part of the International Horeca Meeting
Minister Massimo Garavaglia opened: "Horeca, the leitmotif of tourism". The partnership agreement with Italgrob has been renewed for another three years more
WinesSales boom for Chianti Dop
One million more bottles than in 2020 in the 1st quarter
Director Bani "An excellent sign that gives us hope for the rest of the current year" more
Studies and researchThe Escp master is first in the world in the Eduniversal ranking
International Food & Beverage Management for future ambassadors of made in Italy
Escp Business School's Masters in International Food & Beverage Management has been marked at the first place globally in the Eduniversal ranking of the best specialist programs preparing for an international... more
AgrifoodUnited at the head of "Gelso-Net"
Circular agriculture project to relaunch mulberry cultivation in Piedmont
The University of Turin is the leader of the project “Gelso-Net - Mulberry agri-food chain: fruit - fodder - sericulture”, financed by the Piedmont region within the 2014-2020 rural development program wit... more
Studies and researchItalians invest in coffee at home
They embrace the home-bar trend, according to a De' Longhi-Nielsen study
The attention to the coffee break at home is growing: about 73% of those who bought an espresso coffee machine did so moved by the desire to drink it of higher quality. The home bar chosen by about 40% of Italians more
Economy and financeIntesa SanPaolo finances La Doria on the basis of sustainability parameters
Credit line of 10 million with bonus mechanism linked to ESG target
Intesa Sanpaolo and La Doria, a company active in the production of tomato derivatives, ready-made sauces, fruit drinks and preserved legumes and present in the most important large-scale distribution... more
Mineral waters and drinksSan Benedetto acquires Acqua Paradiso
The Venetian group will invest 10 million to revive the Friulian source
San Benedetto has announced the acquisition of the Friuli Acqua Paradiso which flows from the Carnic Prealps and reaches the four sources present in the Pocenia plant in the province of Udine. The Friulian... more
Economy and financeIlly appoints Macchione as new CEO of Polo del Gusto
The family is looking for a minority shareholder who can invest 50-100 million
Andrea Macchione is the first CEO of Polo del Gusto, the sub-holding of the illy Group which brings together all the extra-coffee brands. CEO of Domori, which is part of the same Polo, Macchione goes to... more
MeatsBresaola Valtellina Igp, sales decline in 2020
Exports and blocking of out-of-home catering are weighing
2020 was a difficult year for Bresaola della Valtellina Igp, above all due to the decline in exports and consumption outside the home. According to the data of the Consortium, the overall production of... more
NewsNestlé donates CHF2 million to support equitable vaccination through Covax
Schneider: "The speedy development of vaccines has given us hope, but the job isn’t done until there is access everywhere in the world"
Nestlé is today joining the drive to speed up vaccination against COVID-19 and ensure broad, equitable distribution of vaccines to developing countries. “We are announcing a CHF 2 million donation to th... more
Catering and hospitalityMcDonald's will close hundreds of restaurants in the US
Thirty-year partnership with Walmart in crisis
McDonald's is closing hundreds of restaurants in the United States located within Walmart supermarkets, due to the boom in online shopping and fast food restaurants' growing reliance on drive-through aisles... more
Economy and financeFood prices also rose in March
FAO: "Vegetable oils and dairy products drive the increase"
World food prices also increased in March. This is the tenth consecutive month in which there is a rise in prices. Vegetable oils and dairy products are driving the increase. Specifically, the food price... more
MeatsEU questionnaire on meat production. And it is immediately controversy
Pulina: "A cowardice, because the presentation suggests answers to questions on topics under debate in Europe"
According to the president of Meats Sustainable "the will of citizens cannot be manipulated in this way". more
CoffeeElektra's digital breakthrough
New "social-commerce" platform for the Italian coffee machine brand
Elektra, a historic company known for its espresso coffee machines, is renewed. A path of innovation and change, which began two years ago, with the entry of Elektra into the Vea group, led to the launch... more
Economy and financeCameo publishes the "Sustainability Charter"
27 projects on which the company is committed over a long term horizon
Cameo, a food company specializing in cakes, puddings and pizzas, present in Italy for over 80 years, and known in the rest of the world as Dr. Oetker, is now declaring its commitment in 40 countries by... more
DistributionBanco Fresco arrives in Lombardy
6 new openings in 2021, 10 stores in 2022, the company aims to double in 2023
After a first successful test in the Piedmont area with the opening of the two stores in Turin and Beinasco, Banco Fresco, the retail chain specialized in the freshest, is preparing to land in Lombardy... more
Economy and financeItalpizza: 20M euro minibond subscribed by UniCredit
It is intended for the investment plan for the company's internationalization
Italpizza, a leading company in the production of pizzas, with a turnover of 170 million euros in 2020, has issued a minibond of 20 million euros, underwritten by UniCredit and 70% guaranteed by Sace.... more
Fruit and vegetablesOrsero expands warehouse in Verona
The insertion of 30 new professionals is expected
Orsero SpA, one of the leaders in Mediterranean Europe for the import and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables, has completed the expansion of the warehouse in Verona, the nerve center of the Group... more
Economy and financeNewlat Food on showcase in the UK
It will participate in the Mid & Small virtual conference in London
Newlat Food SpA announces its participation, on April 20, 21 and 22, in the Mid & Small virtual conference in London, organized by Virgilio IR. The conference will allow management, through digital meetings... more
Economy and financeUnigrains and Invitalia invest in Frigomeccanica to accelerate growth
The founding Di Serafino family reinvests significantly and continues to lead the company
The Company is an Italian leader in refrigerated equipment, furniture and technological components for ice cream, coffee, pastry, and retail shops as well as food court areas. more
Economy and financeDe' Longhi is financed with Private Placement on the US market
Securities for an amount equal to Euro 150 million intended for institutional investors
Strong sign of the international credibility enjoyed by the Treviso group. more
WinesBrunello di Montalcino: 1Q record
The super vintage 2016 makes requests fly
A record start to the year for the sales of Brunello di Montalcino. The 2015 reserve and especially the 2016 super vintage, in fact, make deliveries of State bands for ready-to-sell bottles fly, pulverizing... more
VideoOrsero resists Covid and aims for bio
Exclusive interview with Raffaella Orsero (ceo) and Matteo Colombini, co-ceo and cfo
Over 300 references, 5,000 products, 750,000 tons traded every year among fruit and vegetables, thanks to a network of more than 1,500 suppliers in 70 countries. These are the main numbers of Orsero, the... more
Foreignillycaffè joins Sfmoma to give life to Art Bash
A four-day event to transmit contemporary art to today's society
illycaffè, joins Sfmoma to give life to this year's virtual Art Bash, a digital "Art Party for All" to be held from 12 to 15 April 2021. illycaffè supports the four-day event to support the mission of t... more
FraudsControls: the activity of the Italian Central Inspectorate is growing
The 2020 Report has been published: over 70 thousand checks/Attachments
The 2020 Report of the operational activity of the Central Inspectorate for Repression of Fraud - ICQRF in the fight against agri-food crime has been published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture,... more
Studies and researchCarbonara at the top of comfort food
Tiramisù and Lasagna Bolognese follow, according to Mastercard research
On the hours spent in the kitchen the primacy is of the Hungarians with 38.5 hours per week, followed by the Spaniards, with 21 hours per week. Italians and French, on the other hand, score an average of 2.6 and 2.4 hours per day in the kitchen respectively. more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packaging acquires ltalian Glass Line
The Ligurian group had a turnover of around 6 million euros in 2019
Berlin Packaging has announced the acquisition of Glass Line, an Italian supplier of glass and metal packaging specialising in the wine and olive oil markets. The deal – which was made for an undisclosed s... more
Food safetyEfsa, new agency regulation is operative
More accessibility and transparency on studies and research presented by industries
The new EFSA regulation, approved in 2019 by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, entered into force on 27 March: the aim is to strengthen the capacity of the European Food Safety Authority... more
Economy and financePrivate equity: Orienta sells Sidac
The company specialized in flexible packaging sold to the Austrian Schur Flexibles Group
Orienta Partners, a company specializing in investments in Italian SMEs through the Club Deal structure, has sold its 100% stake in Sidac to Schur Flexibles Group, an Austrian player among the leaders... more
IndustryBolton joins the UN Global Compact
It is the largest strategic corporate citizenship initiative in the world
Bolton Group, the industrial holding of the Nissim family that controls numerous brands, including Rio Mare, Simmenthal, Borotalco, Neutro Roberts, Omino Bianco, UHU, Collistar, has joined the United Nations... more
FishZarotti closes 2020 with record growth
Turnover for the group of fish preserves equal to 39.6 million (+ 23%)
Zarotti of Parma, specialized for 70 years in the production of canned fish (tuna, anchovies, anchovies, mackerel), closed 2020 with a + 23% turnover, going from 32 to 39.6 million in revenues: an increase... more
Economy and financeMarr, revenues higher than the market trend
The Group focuses interventions in favor of sustainability and digital development
MARR S.p.A. the leading company in Italy in the sale and distribution to the foodservice of food and non-food products, closed the first quarter of the year by completing the acquisition of the Verrini... more
Pasta and bakery productsDedicato of Granoro is Pesticide Free and Glyfosate Free
The pasta factory obtains the certification that guarantees the absence of residues of phytosanitary products
Granoro “Dedicato”, the production chain pasta with 100% Puglia wheat launched in 2012 by Granoro, is enriched with a new certification. From today, the company's brand products are certified "Pesticide Fre... more
MeatsCoppa di Parma Igp, sales grow in 2020
Production up by 14%, according to data from the Consortium
The Coppa di Parma Igp, whose protection Consortium brings together 21 companies for about 520 employees (including related industries), reached the milestone of 68 million euros (+ 13% per year) in turnover... more
FairsThe roadmap for b2b events for Italian wine continues in China
Vinitaly fuorisalone in Chengdu with 63 companies, 4 consortia, 700 labels and 10 masterclasses
Vinitaly confirms itself as an international tool at the service of the sector, with initiatives in Russia, China and Brazil, in view of the Vinitaly Special Edition, in Verona from 17 to 19 October. more
Veg worldVeg world: sales of alternative products to meat drop in Italy
Opposite trend in Europe, according to the veg Smart Protein project
Italy would not seem a veg-friendly country, unlike the rest of Europe. A report published as part of the EU-funded Smart Protein project reveals that the European food sector of plant-based products grew... more
Catering and hospitalityAutogrill exits the motorway business in the US
Assets sold for $ 375 million
HmsHost, a subsidiary of Autogrill, S.p.A. announced an agreement to sell its U.S. motorways business for a price of 375 million dollars to a consortium that is majority owned and led by Blackstone Infrastructure... more
WinesChianti starts from China
The Consortium will be present at Vinitaly Chengdu 2021 and opens a channel on WeChat
Despite the health emergency and the restrictions due to Covid19, the relationship between China and the Chianti Wine Consortium continues to consolidate and is ready to implement two important initiatives:... more
CoffeeLavazza, turnover drops and profit collapses in the year of the pandemic
Total 2020 revenues of € 2.085 billion (-5%), net profit € 73 million (-42%)
Losses in foodservice offset by growth in retail. The Roadmap to Zero has been announced, a plan that will lead the Group to completely neutralize its carbon footprint by 2030. more
IndustryIvs (vending machines) acquires Dai 24
The Group intends to develop its business model on a national basis
IVS Group, the Italian leader and the second player in Europe in the business of automatic and semi-automatic vending machines for the supply of hot and cold drinks and snacks, informs that its subsidiary... more
IndustryCampbell sells the Plum Organics baby food brand to Sun-Maid
The transaction is expected to close in the spring of 2021
Campbell Soup Company will sell organic baby food and baby snack brand Plum Organics to Sun-Maid Growers of California for an undisclosed sum. Upon termination of the deal, Plum Organics will join Sun-Maid's... more
Pasta and bakery productsItalpizza awarded "Best Food Product 2021"
La RusticAlta Margherita wins in the Ready Meals category
Italpizza, a national leader in the production of high quality pizzas, was awarded the Italian “Best Food Product 2021” award in the "Ready Meals" category with “RusticAlta Margherita”. This is a recog... more