Tony Loeb

📌 Sirtori, located in the province of Lecco, Italy, has initiated a leasing process for commercial use of the bar inside the "E. Bearzot" Municipal Sports Center. The property features a beverage and food service area, a kitchen, a changing room with sanitary facilities for staff, three guest bathrooms (one accessible), and an adjoining outdoor area. The commercial lease will last 6 years with the option to extend for another 6 years. For complete tender documents, visit Horecanews.it, which provides daily news on the HORECA sector and more.

🍕 In 2022, Italy conducted 142,662 inspections on recognized operators and 284,375 on registered establishments, with non-conformities found in 6,685 and 32,492 respectively, leading to 8,216 administrative and 68 judicial actions for the former, and 45,265 administrative and 430 judicial actions for the latter. Italy also carried out 46,974 analytical controls on food and drinks with 0.33% irregularities, and 33,036 samples for microbial contamination showed 3% non-conformities. Imports from third countries decreased by 2.2% for animal products and feed, and by 24.3% for plant-based ones, with 0.4% of imports rejected. There were 2,691 checks on phytosanitary products with 7.5% non-conformities, and the organic sector had 6,819 inspections leading to 28 criminal charges. Additionally, 189,587 DOP, IGP, and traditional specialty operators were inspected, with 50,017 found non-conforming. Non-conformities in animal welfare during transport were found in 330 cases out of 10,542 inspections. In the animal registry area, 934,887 animals were checked and 2,255 companies had at least one non-conformity.