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🍽 METRO San Donato Milanese celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 13, 2025, with events involving employees, clients, and local officials. The store, opened in 1975, spans over 8,300 square meters, employs 100 staff, and serves around 21,000 clients. It offers over 14,000 products, including 260 local items from 60 Lombard companies. CEO David Martínez Fontano highlighted METRO's commitment to the Horeca sector, noting significant sales growth in fiscal year 2025.

🍭 Chupa Chups partners with Netflix's Stranger Things for a special collection of lollipops. Each character gets a unique flavor: Eleven (vanilla), Dustin (pineapple), Will (apple), Lucas (strawberry cream), and Mike (strawberry). Limited edition packs include a collectible tin with 150 lollipops, mini tins with 16, and bags with 10. Packaging is by Selection Communication & Design. Chupa Chups will also feature at Lucca Comics in late October.

💸 Louvre, 20 ottobre: il museo è chiuso per motivi eccezionali. I visitatori riceveranno un rimborso per i biglietti del giorno. La chiusura potrebbe durare giorni per consentire le indagini della polizia a seguito di un furto avvenuto il 19 ottobre. Quattro ladri, usando un montacarichi, hanno rubato gioielli di valore inestimabile.

📍 Valerio Braschi's Milan restaurant, The View, was selected for the Michelin Guide on October 15, 2025. Known for seasonal and quality ingredients, Braschi's innovative dishes like "Risotto zafferano e ossobuco" and "Costoletta alla milanese e poi…" reflect his culinary creativity. Located in Piazza del Duomo, the restaurant is part of the Glamore Group. This recognition marks Braschi's career milestone, following his rise to fame as MasterChef Italia's youngest winner.

🍮 La Maritozzeria MARITZ di Iginio Massari riapre con un concept innovativo, permettendo oltre 5,000 combinazioni personalizzate di maritozzi. Realizzati in tempi rapidi da pasticceri, le opzioni includono impasti tradizionali, al cacao e senza lattosio. L'iniziativa "Dillo con un maritozzo" aggiunge cioccolato personalizzato. Nuovi maritozzi salati incorporano influenze mediterranee e internazionali, con introduzioni settimanali. Panettoni e pandori di Iginio Massari saranno disponibili per Natale.

📅 Davide Oldani will showcase his "gelato pop" at Host 2025 on October 25th, featuring a gelato made with organic beeswax at the Carpigiani stand. Francesco Masala will present a workshop on modernizing moka coffee at the Mokavit stand at 14:00. Fiera Milano and NAFEM announced a strategic partnership, set to kick off with events in February in Orlando, and in October 2027 in Milan, enhancing global growth in professional catering.

🌏 Oman celebrates 15 years in Italy. In 2024, about 48,000 Italians visited, a 450% increase from 2010. Massimo Tocchetti, representing Oman's Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, highlights pre-Covid recovery. First half of 2025 saw 36,771 Italian visitors, up 49.2%. Flights from Rome and Milan extend from April to October. Oman plans a new international airport in Musandam by 2028 and 3 domestic airports by 2032.