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BeverageHeineken: campaign for the rediscovery of offline relationships
Together with brand for street culture Bodega. "The Boring Phone" encourages young people to break away from their cell phones
Heineken, in collaboration with Bodega, a brand for street culture, launches the new global campaign "The Boring Phone" with a limited edition of "dumb phones" designed to have reduced technological capabilities,... more
Economy and financeItalian export. Exceeded €100 B in the first two months of 2024
Zoppas (ITA Agency): "In February, our foreign trade grows more than the EU average"
The export growth of 1.7% recorded in February 2024, compared to the same month in 2023, is part of a highly volatile context that is difficult to predict. The data is characterized by strong divergences... more
AgrifoodAnimal nutrition: Nestlé experiment on hazelnut waste
The "Live-Haze" circular economy project will involve five Italian universities
The Nestlé Group in Italy is a partner of the "Live-Haze" experimental project, financed by Prin funds (Projects of Significant National Interest) of the italian Ministry of University and Research, which... more
AgrifoodBF: 2023 production value over 1.3 billion (+24%)
Board of Directors approves draft financial statements and consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2023
Shareholders' meeting called. Consolidated EBITDA +31%. Proposed dividend of 0.44 per share against the 0.04 distributed in 2023 more
WinesCarpenè Malvolti celebrates 100 years of Prosecco
At Vinitaly, the commemoration of the first registration with a label of the prized sparkling wine
The first hundred years of Prosecco. A lot has passed since Etile Carpenè - the second generation of the family - in 1924 - brought one of the most strategic decisions in the field of communication to... more
Mineral waters and drinksAssobibe: "Soft drinks not to be wasted with unnecessary taxes"
Non-alcoholic drinks italian producers indicates the sector as one of the expressions of Made in Italy in the world
Speaking today at the conference entitled "Beverages in Italy: themes and trends" organized by Agronetwork in the framework of Vinitaly, Cristina Camilli , vice-president of Assobibe, an association representing... more
DessertsFerretti Dessert: turnover rises to 8 million euros in 2023
The company estimates a further increase in turnover (+30%) at the end of this year
Ferretti Dessert, a company in the pastry and baked goods sector, founded and directed by master pastry chef Sandro Ferretti , closes 2023 with a growing balance sheet for the second consecutive year.... more
AgrifoodFedervini: wine sector employs 74 thousand people. Turnover of 16 billion euros
President Pallini: "Italy has withstood the blow better than other countries, now we must work on demand and promotion"
The values of Italian wine in light of the challenges and trends of the global panorama. It is the rich program of events that from today at Vinitaly sees Federvini as protagonist. According to data processed... more
MeatsIrish Grass fed Beef becomes PGI
EU Commission recognizes its status due to its unique characteristics and origin
Enjoyed around the world, Irish pasture-raised beef has recently been granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the European Union. The title is granted by the European Commission in particular... more
MeatsBresaola Valtellina PGI opens 2024 positively with +9.44% in the first two months
There are signs of recovery after a difficult 2023 with a slight contraction
With 83% of total production, large-scale retail trade confirms itself as the main sales channel more
FairsSial Paris 2024: Italy has already conquered the record
The country will have the largest exhibition surface at the 60th edition (19-23 October)
In just under six months, the 60th edition of Sial Paris will take place (19-23 October 2024). The setting of the International Food Exhibition is that of the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Park. Over... more
Packaging and logisticsThe Italian Packaging Institute joins Europen to relaunch the EU's competitiveness
Joint European industry Manifesto has been signed against the risk of deindustrialization in Europe
Istituto Italiano Imballaggio (Italian Packaging Institute), an associative network for the packaging supply chain, has been officially part of Europen since April 2024, important reality that operates... more
Studies and researchArtificial meat: only 22.5% of Italians are in favor of consuming it
More consensus for vegetable substitutes (30.4%), according to a NielsenIQ survey
30.4% of Italians are inclined to consume vegetable meat substitutes (processed foods based on vegetable proteins) while only 22.5% are in favor of artificial meat. This is what emerges from a survey carried... more
FairsVinitaly. Lollobrigida: "Give the right value to the supply chain"
Italian Minister of Agriculture intervenes at the inauguration of the 56th edition of the Verona event
"Our wine is worth more than 8 billion in exports and is chosen on the domestic market because it expresses quality and gives safety. The best thing is to drink in moderation, quality products and at the... more
PeopleCampari, new Ceo will take office on 15 April
Matteo Fantacchiotti will replace Kunze-Concewitz, who collects a bonus of 30 million
The news was anticipated last September 12, 2023 (see EFA News article), and yesterday it was confirmed: Matteo Fantacchiotti was chosen as the candidate for the position of Chief Executive Officer of... more
Studies and researchItalian brands: Ferrero triumphs in the food sector
Kinder, Nutella and Ferrero Rocher in the Kantar BrandZ Top Ten of 2024
Italian brands are growing by 11% in 2024. The post-pandemic recovery does not stop and involves our most popular sectors, namely clothing and food. In the second area in the Top Ten we find three brands,... more
Government actsAgriculture: EU Commission advances extension of state aid
The proposal sent to the national governments, who will have to provide their opinion /Annex
An extension of the Crisis and Transition State for State Aid (TCTF). This is what the European Commission sent yesterday to the EU member states in order to allow the maintenance of support for the primary... more
WinesThe International Wine Conference opens today in Franciacorta (Italy)
First ministerial meeting of the International Vine and Wine Organization, which turns 100 years old
30 delegations from wine-producing nations around the world will be at the work table: ministers, deputy ministers and ambassadors will meet on 12-13 April more
Cheese and dairy productsBrazzale Science Center: new laboratories dedicated to Tino Brazzale
The structures carry out research for the support and nutritional enhancement of milk and derivatives
Three years after the birth of the Brazzale Science Center, the history of academic scientific research in the company, at the service of innovation, is enriched with a new chapter: on Tuesday 9 April,... more
ZootechnyFESASS: Scordamaglia elected vice-president
"In the coming years the organization can and must play a fundamental role in Europe", says the new appointee
During the general assembly of the European Federation for Animal Health and Sanitary Safety (FESASS) Luigi Scordamaglia , CEO of Filiera Italia, was unanimously elected new vice-president of FESASS with... more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano Consortium: growing revenues, over 68 million euros
Export share of 43% in 2023, with growth of 5.7%, represent the future of the PDO
The General Assembly of the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium Members, held today, Tuesday 9 April at the Classic Hotel in Reggio Emilia, approved by a large majority the 2023 final balance sheet, which closed... more
Catering and hospitalityEataly: revenues 2023 € 656 million, net profit negative for € 28 million
During the year, five new stores opened, two of which were in the USA and Canada
The Board of Directors of Eataly approved the consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2023. In 2023 alone the group opened five new stores: the third store in New York and the second in Toronto,... more
Fruit and vegetablesApples. Morgana: Melinda is the "director" for Europe
Consortium becomes exclusive licensee of the variety in the old continent
Melinda strengthens its role in the international fruit market by signing a contract for the exclusive production and sale of the Kizuri variety under the Morgana brand in Europe. The rights acquired by... more
CoffeeThe QuattroR fund acquires 50% of M. Zanetti Bev. Group (Segafredo)
The family keeps the remaining 50%. The new CEO is Pierluigi Tosato
Coffee is increasingly at the center of finance and private equity operations. After Caffè Borbone (controlled by the Italmobiliare dei Pesenti holding) and illyCaffè (invested by Rhone Capital), the p... more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano: consortium celebrates 90 years
Meeting with the institutions at the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy
The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium reaches its 90th anniversary, with production more than quadrupling. At the time of its birth (27 July 1934), over 2000 dairies joined it, processing around 37 thousand... more
HealthNutriplate by Nestlé: sedentary lifestyle to be avoided, starting from childhood
Ideas for improving nutrition and promoting physical activity in children
Too often it is the children themselves who prefer to stay at home, and are more familiar with the TV/Tablet/Mobile-Sofa combination rather than exploring the healthy potential of their body. This does... more
HealthInsomnia. Nestlé Research: a bioactive mixture as an antidote
The discovery was made together with researchers from the National University of Singapore Sleep Center
A study carried out by Nestlé Research, the Research Center based in Lausanne, Switzerland, together with the National University of Singapore Sleep Center, has given rise to an exceptional discovery.... more
Studies and researchAvian flu: are mammals also a possible transmission vehicle?
A new EFSA-ECDC study evaluates the risk factors for a potential influenza pandemic /Annex
Avian influenza (AI ) virus continues to spread in the EU and beyond, causing high mortality in wild birds, spillover to wild and domestic mammals, and outbreaks in farms. A scientific report by the European... more
ForeignArgentina: liberalized mate price, epochal change
Small producers would be penalized. Prices are feared to rise from next summer
In Argentina, the drinks market is a historic turning point: the price of mate will be totally liberalized, i.e. determined simply by the meeting of supply and demand. Thus establishes, amidst a thousand... more
Mineral waters and drinksSugar Tax. Italian Constitutional Court aligns itself with the WHO indications
Assobibe (non-alcoholic beverage producers): "A surprising position, unproven effectiveness"
"The position expressed by the Constitutional Court on the doubts of constitutionality raised by the Lazio Regional Administrative Court is very surprising for having ignored the considerations made by... more
PeopleBirra Peroni: Riccardo Piazzolla new Trade Marketing Director
By this appointment the company aims to define plans focused on the needs of shoppers and customers
Birra Peroni has announced the appointment of Riccardo Piazzolla as new Trade Marketing Director. The manager, who took office on 1 April, reporting directly to Enrico Galasso , president and CEO of Birra... more
FairsMarca By Bolognfiere: the 21st edition is underway
The Mdd business community will meet on 15 and 16 January 2025
Over 20 thousand professional visitors, 1,100 exhibiting companies, 22 modern organized distribution brands, 7 pavilions and more than 250 hosted buyers from 30 countries: the numbers of the latest edition project the event towards a year of further satisfaction more
DistributionSpar Austria: Christof Rissbacher new chairman of the Management Committee
The manager takes over from Paul Klotz, who remains head of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Spar Austria, an international group of which Aspiag Service, the concessionaire of the Despar, Eurospar and Interspar brands in Triveneto, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy is part,... more
DistributionMarr for an increasingly sustainable foodservice
The new edition of the Sustainability Report has been published
Just over a month after the publication of the 2023 budget (read EFA News), in which it was announced that revenues would exceed two billion, the Marr group has released its 2023 sustainability report.... more
ForeignIncreases in food and beverage sector: not even Japan is saved
Price increases for 2806 food items expected in April
According to a survey carried out by the Japanese research company Teikoku Databank, the prices of 2,806 food products will increase in Japan in April, a figure that exceeds for the first time the ceiling... more
AgrifoodAgugiaro & Figna: 2023 turnover is close to 170 million euros
Exports of italian company cover a quarter of the turnover
The Agugiaro & Figna group, an Italian soft wheat milling company, closed 2023 with a turnover close to 170 million euros, grinding almost 300 thousand tonnes of wheat in its 3 factories, located in Collecchio... more
Cheese and dairy productsProvolone Valpadana PDO: double-digit growth on an annual basis
Export boom in Northern Europe, Mexico and Australia
Provolone Valpadana PDO started 2024 in the best possible way: the first two months of the year, compared to the corresponding period of 2023, marked double-digit growth. Production recorded a significant... more
LiqueursGrappa and brandy: New Zealand opens to free trade with the EU
Assodistil is satisfied with the agreement that ensures protection for Italian spirits
Last March 25, New Zealand notified the European Union of its ratification of the free trade agreement, discussions of which have been on the table for years, and which saw the EU's accession last November.... more
CoffeeLavazza Group: revenues of 3.1 billion euros in 2023
Net profit amounted to 68 million euros, down compared to 95 million last year
CEO Baravalle: "We are working to return to more favorable conditions, starting with the recovery of the gross operating margin" more
TechnologyAgronomic monitoring: Conserve Italia launches record-breaking network
Sensors in the field and artificial intelligence in the project born from the partnership with xFarm Technologies
The largest agronomic monitoring network in Italy is born in Emilia-Romagna, where field sensors and artificial intelligence support fruit growers on multiple fronts, providing precise indications on when... more
Cheese and dairy productsParmigiano Reggiano: over 3 billion euros for consumption in 2023
Production remains stable, total sales rise, both in Italy and abroad
This morning, during the annual press conference in Milan, the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium presented the economic data for 2023. For the PDO, it was a year of great challenges: dairies and commercial... more
Fruit and vegetablesExica: two young men at the top of the company
The brothers Edoardo and Emanuele Rovetta take over the leadership of the family business
At the same time, the group establishes its division into a production company and a commercial one more
Government actsGeographical indications: EU Council simplifies registration procedure
New regulation strengthens food and drink protection, both online and offline
Today, the Council formally adopted a regulation improving the protection of geographical indications (GIs) and other quality schemes for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, both online and... more
FairsMacfrut presented at fruit and vegetable markets in Madrid and Barcelona
Already 22 wholesalers have registered for the 41st fair at the Rimini Expo Center (8-10 May 2024)
Last weekend, a Macfrut presentation tour took place in the fruit and vegetable markets of Madrid and Barcelona, the largest in Spain and among the most important wholesale markets in Europe. The interest... more
Catering and hospitalityNespresso: opens on-the-go cafes in central London
It will be located in a strategic location in the British capital, within reach of commuters
A brown wooden coffee bar with coffee machines and pastries on the counter. Luxury coffee brand Nespresso has launched into the UK's on-the-go coffee market with its new café concept, The Nespresso Bar.... more
AgrifoodItaly: 130 million euros of eggs consumed in Holy Week
From the Ligurian "torta pasqualina" to the "piconi" from the Marche: here are the main regional recipes
Easter dedicated to eggs and not just chocolate. If spending on the typical holiday dessert promises to increase - +24% on the previous year according to Italian Codacons - do-it-yourself with hard-boiled... more
Ice creamSigep participates in the XII European Artisan Ice Cream Day
The 2024 season of artisanal ice cream officially opens on March 24th: many events during the year
Sigep (the annual international exhibition of artisanal ice cream, pastry, bakery and coffee organized by the Italian Exhibition Group) could not fail to be there to celebrate the XII European Day of artisanal... more
MeatsCoppa di Parma: 2023 turnover at 73 million euros, growing volumes (+7%)
Exports are on the rise, accounting for 10% of production: Canada covers 45% of the total
A consumer turnover of 73 million euros, with growth in the Canadian market reaching almost half of the overall exports. These are the main data for 2023 communicated by the Consortium for the Protection... more
BeverageHeineken launches new campaign "Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans"
From March 24th, the commercial supporting inclusiveness in the world of football /Video
Heineken celebrates the UEFA Champions League season with the new campaign "Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans", starting from 24 March on the main television networks Mediaset, Sky, Discovery and on the... more
AgrifoodAife: Italian-Spanish partnership for the promotion of dehydrated fodder
80% financed by the EU, the project has a total value of 1,180,000 euros
A three-year European project (2024-2026) started a few weeks ago, aimed at promoting dehydrated fodder produced in Europe and destined to gain market shares in Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan. The... more