IndustryMerger between Lindt & Sprüngli and Caffarel announced
Except for the production site at risk of closure in Luserna San Giovanni, in the Turin area
They will become a single entity with a common industrial strategy while each retaining its distinctive features. The incorporation from January 2022 more
LiqueursMartiniquaise-Bardinet takes over Mixer Cocktails
Through the Italian subsidiary Dilmoor-Perlino
The French group of Caribbean liqueurs La Martiniquaise-Bardinet has acquired, through the Italian subsidiary Dilmoor-Perlino, a majority stake in the Bolognese company Mixer Cocktails for an undisclosed... more
Catering and hospitalityDoppio Malto will open new premises in France
It aims for development by leveraging franchising
Doppio Malto will participate in the 35th edition of Franchise Expo Paris from 26 to 29 September. With its “one happy place” concept, the brand is looking for trusted business partners. At the end of... more
NewsPlasmon: undersecretary visits the Latina plant
The company will purchase 25,000 tons of raw material from Italian supply chains
The Undersecretary for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Senator Gian Marco Centinaio, today visited the Plasmon production site in Latina with the production processes dedicated to baby food.... more
Oils and condimentsOlivYou opens its portal abroad
Interest in high quality Italian extra virgin olive oil is also growing in EU countries
The production of olive oil in the world is equal to 3 million tons and is growing by about 100 million liters year on year. Precisely for this growth potential, OlivYou e-commerce platform specialized... more
Frozen foodsBofrost Italy grows double-digit
E-commerce boom at + 281%
Bofrost, a company specializing in home sales of frozen and fresh food specialties, presented the economic results of the first six months of 2021 during the commercial meeting, held at Fico Eataly World:... more
Oils and condimentsSustainability: Salov also publishes the first report
"Aligned with the UN SDGs and the EU Farm to Fork"
Salov Spa (oli Sagra and Filippo Berio), a historic Tuscan company in the oil sector, controlled since 2014 by the Chinese group Bright Food, has published its first Sustainability Report, relating to... more
IndustryAngulas Aguinaga acquires Deligusti
The Spanish multinational consolidates its position on the Italian market
Angulas Aguinaga, a food multinational based in Spain, has acquired the Italian company Deligusti. The transaction will allow the Spanish company to consolidate its commitment and its expansion into the... more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packaging opens a branch in Albaredo d'Adige
The new collection dedicated to wine has been presented
Berlin Packaging, a leading company in the supply of glass, plastic, metal and closures containers, today launches Itinera, a collection of eight new bottles that combines the most iconic shapes of the... more
ForeignLavazza Group and Yum accelerate the expansion of coffee shops in C...
Partnership also extended to product distribution
Yum China Holdings and Luigi Lavazza SpA have announced that, as part of their joint venture, they intend to accelerate the expansion of the Lavazza coffee shop network in China, aiming to open 1000 stores... more
LiqueursPernod Ricard buys online spirits retailer The Whisky Exchange
The UK-based Company delivers a range of approximately 10,000 whiskies and spirits
Pernod Ricard has signed an agreement to acquire online spirits retailer The Whisky Exchange, as part of its e-commerce growth strategy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1999 by Sukhinder... more
MeatsLeonardo DiCaprio invests in emerging cultured meat companies
Two companies with the ability to produce beef from animal cells
Today, Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat, two companies among the leaders in the emerging cultured meat sector, announce an investment by environmental activist and Oscar-winning actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. Both... more
Catering and hospitalitywagamama adds a new location in Rome
The restaurant is managed by wagamama franchise partners in Italy C&P (Chef Express and Percassi)
Global restaurant brand wagamama has opened the doors to its sixth restaurant in Italy, with a new restaurant located within the Da Vinci shopping village in Rome. This brings the total wagamama international... more
Packaging and logisticsFedrigoni launches FedLab
Innovation hub for advanced alternative paper solutions to plastic
Fedrigoni has launched FedLab, an innovation hub set up to develop sustainable paper products and plastic substitutes with a high technological component and intended for numerous applications, from food... more
NewsProšek: Croatia does not give up
Federvini: "We need immediate coordination between the supply chain and the Government to oppose"
The application for registration of the “traditional term” Prošek to be used in the labeling and presentation of four Croatian wines with a protected designation of origin was published today in the Offi... more
CoffeeLavazza, 500 million maxi-loan: acquisition in sight?
Meanwhile, the first store outside the Italian borders opens in London
Lavazza obtained a five-year loan of 500 million linked to specific sustainability objectives. Among the banks involved in the BNL transaction, Banco Bpm and Intesa Sanpaolo, which acted as mandated lead... more
VideoMonini launches carbon neutral oil
Exclusive: interview with Zefferino Monini
Monini presented a new business line at Cibus 2021: with L'Oliva, the Umbrian group enters the table olives market, a continuously growing segment that is close to 140 million euros. The watchwords... more
VideoPolli 1872: from Cibus a springboard for 150 years
Exclusive interview with Manuela Polli
Founded in 1872, the Tuscan company Polli will cross the milestone of 150 years of history next year. Always present in the field of pickles and pickles, in 2020 it recorded a turnover of 118 million euros... more
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Meanwhile, the first store outside the Italian borders opens in London
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Made up of live bacteria, it contributes to the proper functioning of the gastrointestinal tract
It is called Probicid and is one of the new bio-products of agricultural-zootechnical interest, derived from sugar cane and developed by a scientific team with the aim of supporting animal breeding. The... more
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FairsEurochocolate is back in indoor version
For the first time the chocolate fair moves from the center of Perugia to Umbriafiere
After the 2020 break, Eurochocolate is back with a whole new format to welcome the people of gluttons in total safety. The 2021 special edition will in fact be held from 15 to 24 October next at the Umbriafiere... more
FairsSirha Lyon: the international event for foodservice
The 20th edition of the event is back in attendance from 23 to 27 September
SIRHA LYON 2021, the International Food Service and Hospitality Fair, is back in attendance, whose 20th edition will take place at the Eurexpo in Lyon from 23 to 27 September 2021.Almost 300 new products... more
FairsAmadori: supply chain and innovation for the future of the sector
The Group among the protagonists of FierAvicola 2021
FairsMinister Patuanelli will inaugurate Macfrut and Fieravicola
Today the double trade fair event that makes Rimini the capital of fresh food agrifood kicks off
