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LiqueursAmaro Montenegro exports with Jet Import
Exclusive agreement for Belgium and Luxembourg
Gruppo Montenegro has announced the partnership with Jet Import, as the new exclusive importer in Belgium and Luxembourg for its entire portfolio of iconic brands, including Amaro Montenegro, Vecchia Romagna,... more
Pasta and bakery productsEbro profits as consumers stock up on rice and pasta during lockdown
36% jump in annual profit
Ebro Foods reported on Thursday a 36% jump in annual profit, with its rice and pasta products particularly popular as coronavirus restrictions forced people to eat more at home. The Spanish owner of brands... more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano: companies of the consortium close 2020 positively
+ 7.9% sales in Italy and + 10.7% abroad; production up by + 4.9%
2020 was a record year for the production of Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, which grew overall by 4.9% compared to the previous year. The 3.94 million wheels (about 160 thousand tons) produced in 2020 represent... more
PeopleAlmir Ambeskovic is the new CEO of TheFork
Co-founder and current CEO moves to Tripadvisor advisory board
TheFork co-founder and CEO Bertrand Jelensperger has announced his intention to move to the Tripadvisor advisory board starting from April 1, 2021. more
IndustryUk. Nestlé focuses on ready-made recipes
The Group acquires the SimplyCook company
Nestlé said it plans to acquire the SimplyCook ready-to-eat recipe company. Another move to strengthen its direct consumer offering in the UK. Founded in 2014, SimplyCook combines "easy to follow" recipes... more
NewsThe fake Carbonara launched by the New York Times
Coldiretti: "The business of fake Italians on foreign tables is worth over 100 billion"
"Carbonara al pomodoro is the tip of the iceberg of the falsification of made in Italy at the table which in the world has exceeded 100 billion euros with the United States in first place". This is what... more
MeatsLab Protein: Mosa Meat raises an additional $ 10 million
Total amount raised by the Dutch company reached 85 million dollars
Dutch food technology company Mosa Meat raised an additional $ 10 million in funding in the third and final close of a Series B round. This latter capital brings the total amount raised to $ 85 million.... more
NewsExotic trees: from research to management in Alpine territories
The digital workshop with 100 industry experts is starting
Robinia, ailanthus, American maple, late cherry, Douglas fir, hybrid poplar and Siberian elm are just some of the approximately 100 species of non-native trees found in Italy. Introduced for ornamental... more
Cheese and dairy productsIntesa Sanpaolo finances Parmareggio with Italian Guarantee
37 million euros guaranteed by Sace to support investments
Sustainable growth is at the heart of Parmareggio's development project. Among the main operators of the Italian dairy industry, the Emilian company received a loan from Intesa Sanpaolo for 37 million... more
WinesThe sixty years of activity of Fattoria Mantellassi
The Italian family history in the new book by Andrea Zanfi
Andrea Zanfi, in the new book "La scommessa del Morellino", ("The Morellino bet") goes behind the scenes of the family that occupies the first place in the production of Morellino DOCG, the famous wine. more
Packaging and logisticsBeverage, UNESDA launches Circular packaging vision
The focus is on completely sustainable material by 2030
The Union of European Soft Drinks Associations (UNESDA) aims to make soft drink packaging in the European Union completely sustainable by 2030. The new packaging will be of the rPET type, therefore it... more
FairsSmart 365 B2B Qatar 2021 inaugurated today
22 Italian companies and 12 foreign importers and distributors participate
An Italian Ice-Agency digital initiative dedicated exclusively to bilateral business meetings for the agro-food sector. more
WinesWines under attack
European plan to fight cancer alarms producers
The European Commission's Plan to Fight Cancer provides, among other things, to label alcohol in such a way that the risk associated with its consumption is highlighted. Wine producers are all in agreement: it is neither the way nor the right time to attack the sector. more
Oils and condimentsSlovenia wants to fake balsamic vinegar
Desimoni: "A great offense to tradition and to the efforts made by producers of Modenese excellence"
According to the new Slovenian standard, which is being evaluated by the European Commission, any mixture of wine vinegar with concentrated must can be called, and sold, as "balsamic vinegar". more
MeatsSpeck Alto Adige: production drop of 4.4% in 2020
Because of health emergency, but the PGI product remains stable
Data emerged during the annual meeting, during which the new president of the Speck Alto Adige Protection Consortium, David Recla, was also elected more
Catering and hospitalityStart up: Offlunch closes financing round for 400k Euros
First investor Cdp Venture Capital Sgr
OffLunch, the start-up specialized in the supply of office meals, has closed a round of financing of 400 thousand euros through Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Venture Capital sgr - Fondo Nazionale Innovazione,... more
MeatsCim Alimentari: development agreement with Beretta and Bresaole Del Zoppo
2.5 million investment to expand the plant in Parma
Development agreement signed to start an investment, to be made in Langhirano, in the province of Parma, of over 2.5 million euros presented by the company Cim Alimentari Spa together with Salumificio... more
WinesJay-Z toasts with Lvmh
The French group takes over its champagne through Moet Hennecy
The French luxury giant LVMH has reached an agreement for the purchase - through Moet Hennesy - of 50% of the champagne brand Armand de Brignac owned by the famous American rapper and music producer Jay-Z,... more
PeopleLuca Rigotti elected president Copa-Cogeca's wine group
First time for an Italian as president of the working group
Rigotti, a wine entrepreneur, is president of the Mezzacorona Group and wine coordinator of the Alleanza agri-food cooperatives. more
Oils and condimentsAcetaia Giusti stands up to the crisis thanks to exports
Interview with the managing director Claudio Stefani Giusti
In 2020 Acetaia Giusti achieved a turnover of 8.2 million euros, managing to contain the decline compared to 2019 to 4%. CEO Claudio Stefani Giusti comments on these results with Efa News. more
Cheese and dairy productsLatteria Soresina is financed by Deutsche Bank
5 million euros paid with Sace guarantee
Latteria Soresina Soc Coop obtained a loan of 5 million euros aimed at strengthening the liquidity used in the aging of the forms of Grana Padano Dop. The loan, with a duration of 5 years, was granted... more
Veg worldFake chicken: Heura Foods aims to Italian market
Collaboration through Glovo
The Spanish "vegetable chicken" producer hopes to expand into the global market and is currently targeting Italy more
LiqueursCampari opens the shareholding structure to employees
Rota (Fai Cisl): "A good step forward"
The Campari group has chosen to offer all employees a share package and the possibility of allocating part of their salary to the purchase of ordinary shares. This was announced by Fai Cisl trade union,... more
Catering and hospitalityArsenale takes over Hotel de La Minerve in Rome
The property will be renovated and entrusted to Accor for management
Arsenale Spa, active in hospitality, has signed a preliminary purchase agreement for the vehicle that controls the historic Hotel de La Minerve in Rome, in the homonymous square behind the Pantheon. An... more
LiqueursMeininger's Spirits Award: gold medal for bitter at "km 0"
That is the Italian Antico Amaro delle Terme, made with local raw materials
Distilleria Deta wins the gold medal at the eighteenth edition of the Meininger's International Spirit Awards (Isw), with the Antico Amaro delle Terme, one of the flagships of the company that has been... more
IndustrySperlari, Saila and Galatine enter the register of historical brands
National recognition of excellence on the company's 185th birthday
Important recognition for Sperlari, which enters the register of historical brands of national interest set up by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development in 2019 to protect the industrial property... more
DistributionSelex, +10% for the brands of the distributor
1,4 billions euros of sales turnover
The brands of Selex Commercial Group distributor in 2020 have scored 10%+ prior to the past year. The market share has reached, in some regions, 28% in the categories of parties with an interest. more
Press releaseKerry Group launch take over on Biosearch Life
A Spanish probiotics company controlled by Lactalis Iberia
The Spanish company Biosearch Life, a manufacturer of probiotics based on human breast milk, will soon be acquired by the Kerry Group more
WinesFirst harvest of Barolo in the world with zero emissions
It is the ambitious project of FPT Industrial and Fontanafredda united in partnership
Making the first harvest of a zero-emission Barolo cru in the world and celebrating 2025 by uncorking the first 100% sustainable bottle of the prized king of wines: this is the goal that led to the birth... more
WinesNew board of directors for Monte delle Vigne
The winery is projected towards new international markets
In 2020 the company managed to hold up well despite the ongoing emergency: for 2021 it has a plan to relaunch exports, with the desire to significantly increase its share currently at 15% more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packaging also acquires Sodis-Uhart and Audoubert
Expands the offer of glass and metal packaging in France
The acquisition of Sodis-Uhart and Audoubert is the eleventh transaction of its kind concluded in Europe by Berlin Packaging since 2016, reflecting the company's strong commitment to offering packaging solutions in all segments of the European market more
WinesPinot Grigio Santa Margherita turns 60 and becomes more sustainable
In 1961 the first bottle made its debut on the Italian market
Pinot Grigio has made a strong contribution to the knowledge of winemaking Italy all over the world, telling a success story of Made in Italy. more
FishThe Starlacks salmon to Arcadia Sgr
With the support of Banca Euromibiliare, Ethica and Banco Bpm
Arcadia Sgr has acquired 100% of Starlaks Italia, making the fourth investment of the Private Equity fund Arcadia Small Cap II. The agreement was signed with the founding partners of Starlaks Andrea Balbo,... more
NewsFood Tech Accelerator: here are the selected startups
Third edition of the international accelerator of the food supply chain, from farm to fork
The 8 international startups, chosen from more than 600 applications, were presented today and will follow the path of the FoodTech Accelerator coordinated by Deloitte Officine Innovazione in collaboration... more
NewsNow French and English copy the white truffle
Tuber magnatum Pico could be produced in the UK thanks to a discovery of French scientists
At stake is a business estimated at over half a billion euros on the entire Italian peninsula, with prices for white truffles that this year reached up to 3 thousand euros per kilogram for the smallest sizes more
DistributionMarr, sales recovering in the second half of the year
The company expects to close 2020 with revenues of over 1.07 billion Euros. Confirmed opening of the new office in Catania
Marr Spa, the Italian leading company in Italy in the sale and distribution to the foodservice of food and non-food products, registered in the second half of 2020, although affected by the restrictions... more
FairsIeg: internationality and business for sweet foodservice
From 15 to 17 March, the Sigep Exp The Digital Experience starts
Ieg (Italian Exhibition Group) keeps alive the fil rouge with the out-of-home market, starting from the sweet foodservice segment. Waiting for the physical edition, in January 2022 (see EFA News article... more
Oils and condimentsSustainability and the extra virgin olive oil market
Carapelli (Deoleo) presented it's sustainability protocol
Sustainability in the extra virgin olive oil industry was the central theme of the digital conversation organized yesterday morning by Carapelli Firenze, a company with over one hundred and twenty years... more
BiologicalFrom Biofach/Vivaness the numbers of the world organic
Before the pandemic, over 106 billion euros in turnover
Before the pandemic, world organic grew in terms of turnover, number of farms and cultivated areas, marking a new record year for the sector. These are the numbers presented by the Swiss Fibl Institute... more
Oils and condimentsSasso is a historical brand of national interest
Exclusive interview with Roberto Sassoni, general manager Italy business unit of Deoleo
Sasso, the Italian historic brand of olive oil with the iconic green can, has been officially recognized as historic brand of national interest. We asked Roberto Sassoni, Deoleo general manager Italy business unit, to comment on this prestigious award. more
DistributionCarrefour 2020 results show further strong growth
Record commercial performance (+7.8% Like-For-Like)
Carrefour's full-year 2020 gross sales increased by +7.8% on a like-for-like basis. The Group's gross sales stood at €78,820M, an increase of + 4.4% at constant exchange rates. Net sales amounted to €... more
IndustryNestlé grows in 2020 on an organic basis
Turnover and profits down due divestitures and exchange rates
Divestitures weigh heavily on Nestlé, but the multinational in 2020 recorded a net increase in sales on an organic basis (net of acquisitions, divestitures and currency effects), driven above all by those... more
FairsDubai Food festival returns from February 25
From street-food to comfort-food to 5-star refined cuisine, the city is confirmed as a gastronomic hub
Dubai confirms its status as the region's gastronomic hub with the return of the eagerly awaited Dubai Food Festival (DFF) from 25 February to 13 March 2021. In fact, the countdown for the eighth edition... more
HealthKolinpharma (nutraceuticals): more medical prescriptions in the 4th trim
Sales of food supplements increased in December (+7% in volume and +11% in value)
Kolinpharma, an innovative SME listed on the Aim segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, in the fourth quarter of 2020 confirmed the positive growth trend of medical prescriptions, equal to n. 130,361,... more
MeatsPoultry production in Italy grows by + 2.5%
Unaitalia: "we fear Mercosur ratification and increase in raw material prices"
The poultry sector, a totally made in Italy sector, continues to grow also in 2020, recording an increase in production of + 2.5%, with increases for turkey (+ 4.4%) and for chicken (+ 2%) . But the sector... more
PeopleSanpellegrino appoints Fabiana Marchini as head of sustainability
The manager chosen to lead a task force dedicated to sustainability
Fabiana Marchini , from Cremona, born in 1974, has been appointed head of sustainability at Sanpellegrino, a leading company in the mineral water and non-alcoholic drinks sector, part of the Nestlé Group.... more
Oils and condimentsExtra virgin: Spain queen of production, Italy overtaken by Greece
Italian consumption up by almost 6%, exports equal to 3.3%
Italy loses the second step of the podium of the world production of extra virgin olive oil. In fact, behind the giant Spain capable of producing 1.6 million tons, Greece rises, which according to data... more
Economy and financeTpp Capital Holdings Launches Urban Agriculture Fund
Investments are aimed at social promotion in slums
The fund will focus on creating sustainable, vertically integrated food businesses in the Black majority neighborhoods of the US. more
ZootechnyEnvironment: Italian farms will be "zero carbon" in 10 years
The study on the impacts of Italian zootechnics by Georgofili Academy/Attached document
The contribution of Italian zootechnics to greenhouse gas emissions is modest and constantly decreasing, representing 5.2% of the national total. Ammonia emissions are down. Real water footprint numbers have been published: 100-300 liters of water for one liter of milk, and 500-1000 liters of water for 1 kg of meat. more
WinesWines in amphora, resistant grapes and forgotten grapes
The first company to produce amphorated wines is born in Valsugana
"Wines in amphora, resistant grapes and forgotten grapes, enhanced by the courage to dare". These are the ingredients that led to the birth of a new micro-company located in Valsugana. The North-Italian... more