Tag "Olaszország"
In Italy, a regulation regulates the sale of foods containing insect meal
In Italy, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry for the Protection of National Products regulate the labeling and sale of foods containing insect meal in...
Read more
Inflation slowed in Italy, but food prices rose
In Italy, consumer prices rose by 9.1 percent year-on-year in February, after a 10 percent increase in January, the Italian statistical office, Istat, announced on Thursday. February 2022 is the...
Read more
Food prices rose at an accelerating rate in February in Italy
In Italy, consumer prices rose by 9.2 percent year-on-year in February, after a 10 percent rise in January, the Italian statistics office, Istat, announced on Thursday based on preliminary data....
Read more
In Italy, due to the drought, a national water use plan came into force
The Roman government appointed a government commissioner to deal with the extraordinary drought situation, and implemented a national plan to regulate water use following Wednesday’s summit on the drought. For...
Read more
Starbucks offers a dash of olive oil with its coffee in Italy
Starbucks has launched a new drink that mixes coffee with olive oil, offering it initially in Italy as an alternative to the more standard espresso or cappuccino. The so-called “Oleato”...
Read more
Due to the drought, it may become necessary to restrict water use in Italy, according to the government
As a consequence of the extreme drought, it may even become necessary to “ration” the national water supply in Italy, Gilberto Pichetto Frantin, the minister responsible for environmental protection and...
Read more
Restrictions on water use may also become necessary in Italy for the sake of food supply
As a consequence of the extreme drought, it may even become necessary to “ration” the national water supply in Italy, Gilberto Pichetto Frantin, the minister responsible for environmental protection and...
Read more
Ferrero Buys Frozen Bakery Producer Fresystem
The Ferrero Group has acquired Italian frozen bakery firm Fresystem for an undisclosed amount. Fresystem, founded in 1983 and acquired by the Simioli family in 1991, closed its most recent...
Read more
Italian Hypermarkets Shrinking To Counter Falling Sales
Italian large-scale retailers are downsizing their hypermarkets, as sales increasingly shift towards discounters and the online channel. The standard model of a 15,000 square metre hypermarket, which dates back to...
Read more
Coca-Cola HBC Invests €30m In Recycled Plastic Bottle Plant In Italy
Bottler Coca-Cola HBC has invested over €30 million in the Gaglianico plant in Italy for the production of recycled PET (rPET) bottles. The factory, which had been out of use...
Read more
Italy’s Eurospin Launches Premium Private Label Line
Italian discounter Eurospin has launched ‘Amo Essere Eccelente’, a new premium private label line dedicated to high quality Italian products. Many of the products in the range are PDO, PGI...
Read more
The 7th World Italian Gastronomy Week has begun
The 7th World Italian Gastronomy Week introduces Italian gastronomic traditions from Monday to Sunday through cooking shows, screenings, lectures, master classes and other online and in-person programs. The World Week...
Read more
EU Postpones Decision On Common Nutrition Label Until 2023
The decision on the proposed EU regulation on the common nutrition label has been postponed until the second quarter of 2023, according to media reports. Nutri-Score, which uses colours from...
Read more
Italy’s Conad Opens First TuDay Conad Store
Italian supermarket chain Conad has rolled out its new urban format, TuDay Conad, in the city of Pistoia, in Tuscany. The TuDay Conad proximity store, located in Corso Gramsci, features...
Read more
Wine is not a basic need – the Italians admitted
Even the Italians admit that wine is not a basic need, so the wine sector will have to face further difficulties in the coming period. “The purchasing power of families...
Read more
Italy’s Alì Closes Stores On Sundays To Save Electricity Bills
Italian grocery retail group Alì has opted to close its stores on Sundays and holidays in order to save on energy bills. In addition, the supermarket group, mainly located in...
Read more
New Convenience Store Format Arrives In Italy
A new convenience store format is being rolled out in Italy, offering consumers the possibility of round-the-clock shopping, seven days a week. The first Slipop store opened its doors on...
Read more
The bill has arrived! – an Italian bar exclaimed
As with most companies in Europe, Italy also has serious problems managing energy prices that have increased several times. From large factories to small cafes, the owners are calculating whether...
Read more
Italian farmers are in trouble, Italian food specialties may disappear from the shops
Italy’s largest farmers’ union, Coldiretti, says immediate measures are needed to save the agri-food industry. The organization invited Minister of Economy Daniele Franco and Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti...
Read more
The desire of Hungarians to travel abroad increased in the second quarter
Between April and June of this year, Hungarians traveled abroad 4.7 million times, 53 percent more than in the period affected by the epidemic a year earlier, but compared to...
Read more
Shops and restaurants in Rome are protesting against rising energy prices by displaying utility bills
Electricity and gas bills are displayed in the shop windows of Rome’s shops and restaurants at the request of trade and consumer protection organizations, which want to protest the skyrocketing...
Read more
Sales in the Italian FMCG sector increased by 8% compared to last year
The turnover in the Italian FMCG sector reached €11.8 billion in June 2022, growing by 8% on last year’s performance and 5.2% on a like-for-like basis, according to Nielsen IQ...
Read more
What will happen to Italian people favorites foods if there is not enough pasta and tomato sauce?
A 100 percent increase in utility costs awaits Italians returning from vacation, and the price of food, public transportation, and textbooks will continue to rise, the daily newspaper La Repubblica...
Read more
The Italian apple crop has started to be harvested, a 5% higher yield is expected for the continent’s second largest apple producer
The Italian apple harvest season has begun with the harvesting of early varieties such as Gala. Coldiretti, the largest Italian association representing producers, expects a total of more than 2.1...
Read more
This weekend was the peak of the summer season in Italian tourism
There were hardly any empty rooms left in hotels and umbrellas for rent on beaches in Italy during the weekend before the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin...
Read more
Italian beer production in 2021 surpasses pre-pandemic levels
Italian beer production reached 17.6 million hectolitres (hl) in 2021, surpassing both 2019’s (17.3 million hl) and 2020’s (15.8 million hl) figures. The figures come from the 2021 Annual Report of...
Read more
Lidl already has more than 700 stores in Italy
Lidl has more than 700 stores in Italy, following the opening of 42 new outlets during its 2021-2022 fiscal year, which ended on 28 February. In March the discounter celebrates...
Read more
The Italian government is trying to offset the effects of inflation with financial assistance
Mario Draghi’s government, which estimates that 28 million people need help in a country of less than 60 million people, is trying to offset the highest inflation rate since the...
Read more
Italy’s Conad starts new online shopping service called ‘Hey Conad’
Cia-Commercianti Indipendenti Associati – a cooperative member of Italy’s leading supermarket chain, Conad – rolled out its online shopping service at the end of March. The new service is first...
Read more
