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indication are destined only to a
few niche gourmets and have a
low economic significance in our
country. Made in Italy does not
know crises, indeed, even due to
the amplification effect of the Expo,
millions of visitors have become
aware of our products.
The selection of Qualitaly brand
products has been following this
impulse for a long time, all to the
benefit of restaurateurs who manage
to enhance the cuisine of the
territory using a single supplier able
to offer them a specific range for
every need.
What we are required to do is to
inform our customers and help them
deal with a rapidly changing market
without ever deviating from the
quality of the product.
In our sector there is a favourable
climate, both in Italy and abroad,
with much public attention because
we talk about food so much on
TV and on the web. We have to,
however, be good at building
strategies, and avoid a ‘flash in the
pan’ situations.
Our work, as Cooperativa Italiana
Catering, must continue to follow
this path and pursue these goals.
But we must do it together moved
by the same spirit and with the
same enthusiasm. We have to
remember that we are becoming
an important group in the catering
sector. Let’s not make any wrong
moves!
Let’s move forward and a
prosperous 2018 to all.
By Antonio Di Lorito
AT PAGE 6
Qi News
By Maria Elena Dipace
WAMI, the startup that
gives drinking water to
those without access
to it
WAMI is a startup that is
revolutionising the national water
market, a new brand of mineral
water with a peculiarity: with each
of its bottles, 100 liters of drinking
water are donated to those who still
do not have access to this resource
today. A deficiency that afflicts over
700 million people, a figure greater
than the entire European population.
WAMI is a mineral water that gushes
from the Alps at 650 metres above sea
level and is bottled using only fully
recyclable packaging. Available in
sizes of 0, 5l and 1, 5l in PET and 0,
75L in glass, WAMI water is distributed
in numerous bars and restaurants
between Milan, Bologna, Turin and
the Romagna Riviera; it is present
in every Carrefour Iper and in 200
Carrefour Market scattered throughout
Italy PET size of 0, 5l and glass 0, 75L;
Also in all Bio c’ Bon shops Bio and
online on
Weygo.com.
Michelin guide:Three
stars for Niederkofer,
Carlo Cracco goes
down
Nine Italian chefs have now been
awarded three stars according to the
Michelin guide. To conquer the ninth
third star is Norbert Niederkofler of
the restaurant St. Hubertus of San
Cassiano (Bolzano), which is flanked
by the other eight great Italian
restaurants. Among those who go
down, however, is the restaurant
Cracco of Carlo Cracco, in Milan,
which goes from two to one star.
In the 2018 edition of the “Bible”
of worldwide catering, presented
recently in Parma, there are also
three new entries between the two
stars, while 22 are new among the
restaurants awarded with their first
star. With 356 premises awarded
stars Italy, confirming the second
richest selection in the world. The
remaining three stars are Piazza
Duomo in Alba, Da Vittorio in
Brusaporto, Dal Pescatore in Canneto
Sull’Oglio, Reale in Castel di Sangro,
Enoteca Pinchiorri in Firenze, Osteria
Francescana in Modena, La Pergola in
Rome and Le Calandre in Rubano.
The IGP chocolate of
Modica has arrived: the
go-ahead from Brussels
is imminent
The recognition of Modica IGP
chocolate from Brussels is imminent.
The famous product typical from the
eastern-most corner of Sicily – explains
‘il Sole 24 Ore’ – becomes a recognised
and protected specification of
production. “The recognition will allow
us to prevent the misrepresentation
of such an ancient product, of which
we have had the know-how for three
centuries - commented Salvatore
Peluso, president of the Consorzio del
chocolate di Modica -. It will serve to
defend jobs, our history and give our
children a future.”
The consortium has 23 producers,
creating 12 million bars each year, with
a turnover of about 22 million euros.
To which it adds another twenty –
smaller and not associated – scattered
throughout the territory. Export of this
product is around 10%. In particular,
to Germany, the United States and
Japan. But “also Russia is also starting
to appreciate the product and some
colleagues have signed contracts with
Saudi Arabia and the Emirates,” says
Peluso.
See you at Marca!
Marca is the benchmark Italian
exhibition for Italian brands,
producers and distributors, the
only one entirely dedicated to
the commercial brand that, in
the opening two days (17 and 18
January 2018), offers workshops and
specialised conferences on the topics
of major current events in the sector.
Sales growth was 2.6%, in the period
from January to August this year,
of MDD in the consumer packaged
sector. The market share (18.6%)
from the same period last year was
confirmed, however, compared with
a contraction of 0.6% (19% overall)
from promotional pressure, always
in relation to the same time-frame.
Furthermore, the Premium segment
increased by + 11.5%. To reflect the
good performance of the market is
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