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☕ The international coffee prices have surged, with Robusta up by 44.6% and Arabica by 33.7%, reflecting global supply challenges. Despite these increases, Gruppo Musetti will maintain stable coffee prices throughout 2025, absorbing costs to protect customer relationships. This strategy promotes continuity and stability amid market volatility, demonstrating Musetti's commitment to its clients and partners.

🍬 In 2025, Matilde Vicenzi introduces Millefoglie al Pistacchio to its Italian snack line, enhancing its product range with a pistachio variant. This new addition features 5 individually packaged units, aligning with snack portability trends. Marketing Manager Elena Personi Musola emphasizes the goal of offering a rewarding consumer experience, blending tradition and modern taste preferences. The launch aligns with Vicenzi's strategy of balancing traditional pastry production with market demands.

🌱 AltroFood establishes significant retail partnerships in Italy, expanding its plant-based products into Coop, Eurospar, and Interspar across Sicily, Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, and Triveneto. Key products include AltroBurger, AltroTrita, AltroEggs, and AltroPolpette. These products offer practicality, long shelf life, and use legume-based proteins. This multi-channel strategy spans retail to HoReCa, enabling broader consumer access. Sales Manager Fabio Daviddi highlights this as a milestone in plant-based food integration in Italy.

🍕 I Masanielli (Caserta) and Una Pizza Napoletana (New York) topped the 50 Top Pizza World 2025 rankings. The event, held at Teatro Mercadante in Naples, highlighted Tokyo’s The Pizza Bar on 38th and San Paolo’s Leggera Pizza Napoletana. William Joo from Los Angeles was named Pizza Maker of the Year. The initiative, starting in 2017, now spans 37 countries, with Italy leading the list with 41 entries. The next guide will be unveiled on November 27, 2025, in London.

🍫 Choco Zero, an Italian brand founded during the pandemic, focuses on sugar-free chocolates and has grown 50% annually with a community of over 100,000. Italians love chocolate, with 75% consuming it regularly. The "free from" segment in Italy is significant, valued at €8 billion, with sugar-free products growing 8.7% annually. Choco Zero, co-founded by nutritionist Arianna Massimino, offers 25g bars with less than 137 calories, using natural sweeteners, gluten-free, and some lactose-free options, with over 60,000 registered customers.

🥃 Kowloon Spirits in Hong Kong launched a two-month-aged whiskey, priced from €76 to €275, using a novel steel chamber aging method with seasoned wood from Quinta De La Rosa. Almaty, Kazakhstan, emerges as a mixology hub following the Russia-Ukraine conflict, attracting skilled bartenders like Arina Nikolskaya, who organizes the Nomad Bar Show. Gen Z favors spicy drinks, matcha, and functional beverages, with spicy alcohol growing 6% annually and matcha up 43%.