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CoffeeMeet with a Poem: the event organized by Julius Meinl goes digital
A campaign to celebrate World Coffee Day and contribute to a social cause
Julius Meinl, a historic Austrian roasting company with a productive heart in the city of Vicenza, presents the digital version of "Meet with a Poem", a campaign now in its fifth edition and which this... more

WinesSuccess for Soave Versus 2020
Sold out in 6 evenings to celebrate 50 years of the Consortium and 20 years of Italian white wine par excellence
The Soave Versus 2020 event held between Verona and the province for the 20th consecutive year ended. Six evenings with different targets to celebrate 50 years of the Consortium and 20 years of Soave Versus.... more

ForeignNorth Korea: 60% of the population risks starvation
David Beasley, head of WFP asks for funding to tackle the North Korean food crisis
Strict containment measures due to Covid-19 and a sharp decline in funding, bring the economy already abundantly at risk of North Korea to its knees. Now more than ever, the food crisis afflicts a large... more

IndustryNestlé invests $ 30 million in the circular economy
Green choice to reduce plastic consumption and to zero net greenhouse gas emissions
Nestlé chooses the path of the circular economy and decides to invest 30 million dollars in the Closed Loop Leadership Fund. It is now widely known how much plastic damages the planet earth, in particular... more

BeverageAcetaie Aperte: confirmed the event dedicated to Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
On September 27, 30 provincial vinegar factories open their doors to visitors for a day to discover the secrets of the precious condiment
Modena starts stronger than ever with Acetaie Aperte. The event dedicated to Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO has been confirmed for 27 September, which will... more

Oils and condimentsMonari Federzoni's Forte: The new wine vinegar with 8 ° of acidity from
The Modena-based company offers the highest alcohol content to date on the market
"Forte" is not only the name of the new Monari Federzoni vinegar, but it is the key adjective to describe the composition of this new product. The Monari company presents the first Strong White Wine Vinegar... more

Cheese and dairy productsNewlat, semester to be framed, also thanks to Centrale del Latte
President Mastrolia: "We aim for new acquisitions"
Newlat Food, the Italian dairy group chaired by Angelo Mastrolia, has approved the Half-Year Financial Report as at 30 June 2020. Aggregate revenues are equal to Euro 255.4 million, up 5.5% compared to... more

Economy and financeListed food parades on the Milan Stock Exchange
Nourished the patrol of companies participating in the Italian Equity Week
Record numbers for this fourth edition of Borsa Italiana's Italian Equity Week, which began today and until 18 September, for the first time in an entirely digital format, covering two weeks of meetings... more

IndustryGuala Closures pay the consequences of Covid impact in the half year
Revenues of 282 million (-3.2%) and a net loss of 7.3 million
Guala Closures, world leader in the production and sale of closures for the alcohol, beverages and food industry, closed the first half of the year with revenues of 281.8 million euros, -3.2% at constant... more

Cheese and dairy productsBergader continues to grow in Italy
Soft cheese market share in large-scale distribution exceeds 16%
2020 represented a year of rise in Italy for Bergader, a German company specializing in dairy products that arrived in Italy since 1902. Bergader, which literally means "mountain vein", continues to invest... more

DistributionMareblu (Thai Union): a new 'drop-proof' tuna adv campaign in Italy
The new spot emblem of authenticity, practicality and Italian style
The new Mareblu Tuna in Oil arrives on Italian tables thanks to a new commercial spot broadcast by the main national televisions, a sequel to the advertising campaign launched in July 2020. Mareblu, a... more

Cheese and dairy productsArla delivers strong results as cooperative steers through global pandemic
Throughout the first half of 2020 the milk price to farmer owners remained stable at a competitive level
In the first half year Arla’s global branded sales volumes grew an unprecedented 10.4 per cent and the cooperative delivered a strong and competitive performance price. more

IndustryInvestindustrial acquires Della Toffola
As part of the deal, the family will remain minority shareholders with 26.5 per cent of the business
Andrea Bonomi's private equity holding Investindustrial (by Investindustrial VII L.P. fund) takes over the majority of Della Toffola and DT Invest, an Italian Treviso-based company founded in 1958... more

FairsItalian Exhibition Group closed with a profit in 1HY
Thanks to the excellent results at the beginning of the year and the measures adopted to counter the crisis
The Board of Directors of Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.(IEG) - the holding of Rimini and Vicenza Fairs - has approved today the Half-Yearly Financial Report as at June 30, 2020. The excellent performance... more

IndustryKellogg will produce sustainable vanilla with Symrise
Over 1,000 smallholder vanilla farmers in Madagascar will engaged
German Symrise, the major producer of flavours and fragrances, has partnered with Kellogg Company in a three-year project in Madagascar that aims to responsibly source 100% of Kellogg’s vanilla by 2020. T... more

CoffeeMZB Group 1H results hit by pandemic: revenue down 8.1% to €404m
Net result is equal to € -17.0m
The Board of Directors of Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, one of the leading brands worldwide in the production, processing and marketing of roasted coffee, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, approved... more

FishSkretting Italy rallies the value chain for post-COVID opportunities
The new aperitivONline platform is helping to reimagine aquaculture food systems
Recognising that the food landscape is likely to be very different as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, Skretting Italy has been hard at work alongside many of the country’s leading aquaculture p... more

VideoNestlé and European Clean Trucking Alliance call for more sustainable road freight
Further reducing CO2 and air pollution from road transport will help achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal
Nestlé has today joined other partners in founding the European Clean Trucking Alliance. This unique coalition brings together NGOs, shippers, logistics and consumer goods companies. Together they share... more

IndustryNestlé, European Clean Trucking Alliance for sustainable road freight
This unique coalition brings together NGOs, shippers, logistics and consumer goods companies
Nestlé has today joined other partners in founding the European Clean Trucking Alliance. This unique coalition brings together NGOs, shippers, logistics and consumer goods companies. Together they share... more

Coffeeillycaffè aims to become carbon neutral by 2033
One Makes The Difference is the new initiative part of global sustainability plan
illycaffè presents One Makes The Difference, the new initiative that is part of its global sustainability plan and which will lead the company to becoming carbon neutral by 2033: the first step is the... more

BeveragePepsiCo elects Segun Agbaje to board of directors
He currently serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank plc
PepsiCo elects Segun Agbaje to board of directors. He currently serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank plc more

CoffeeArla and Starbucks celebrate successful 10 year partnership
The partnership has been a success from the start
2020 marks 10 years since European farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods and the American coffee company Starbucks partnered up to combine chilled coffee and milk for the ready to drink (RTD) market. The partnership has been a success from the start, securing continuous growth in a high pace global market, in which unit production has increased by no less than 1700 per cent. more

PeopleDe’ Longhi appoints Massimo Garavaglia as Ceo and General Manager
The manager will take over the role of CEO from Fabio de’ Longhi
The Board of Directors of De’ Longhi SpA, has unanimously appointed the new director, Massimo Garavaglia, as CEO and General Manager of the Company. Massimo Garavaglia will take over the role of CEO f... more

VideoItalian Exhibitions sing talent and work from a country in silence because of Covid-19 crisis
A video launched by Aefi on the notes of "Casta Diva" by Bellini
From a country in silence, the Italian Fairs take off to sing Italian talent and work on the skies of the world. On the notes of "Casta Diva" by Bellini an allegorical "megaphone" over the big cities symbol... more

LiqueursCampari Group into negotiations for the acquisition of Champagne Lallier
The seller is Sarl Ficoma, family holding of Mr Francis Tribaut
Davide Campari-Milano announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with the privately owned French company Sarl Ficoma, family holding of Mr Francis Tribaut, for acquiring an 80% interest,... more

CoffeeCaffè Vergnano supports God’s Love We Deliver in New York City
Carolina Vergnano: "We believe that solidarity has no boundaries or nationality"
Italian Caffè Vergnano supports God’s Love We Deliver in New York, whose mission is to provide nutrition therapy, by cooking and delivering medically tailored meals for people living with severe illness in... more

LiqueursThe Amaro del Capo acquires Petrus, the historic Dutch brand
The deal is part of a larger project of growth for the Calabrian Company owned by Caffo Family
The Amaro del Capo acquires Petrus. The historic Dutch brand, until yesterday under the multinational Diageo, has passed to the Calabrian Caffo 1915 group whose main product is the Antico Amaro del Capo... more

CoffeeRecord 2019 results for Lavazza thanks also to Mars Drink
Revenues + 18% and + 45% net profit, 2020 uncertain but "the Group is solid"
The Board of Directors of Lavazza Group has examined and approved the draft Annual and Consolidated Financial Statements at December 31, 2019, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting... more

DistributionIvs Group (vending), closes 2019 on the rise
But in 2020 Covid-19 weighs and the company does not distribute dividends
The Board of Directors of IVS Group S.A. (Milan: IVS.MI) examined and approved the Annual Report 2019 (statutory and consolidated), the Management Report and related documents and the Sustainability Report. Given... more

BeveragePepsiCo To Provide Enhanced Benefits To All U.S. Employees
Additional Compensation To U.S. Frontline During Unprecedented Health Pandemic
Will Hire 6,000 New, Full-Time, Full-Benefit Frontline Employees Across the U.S. The PepsiCo Foundation Investing Up to $11 Million to Provide Critical Support to Communities more