Tony Loeb

📚 On November 20 and 21, 2024, Milan will host In-Vitality, the European fair for nutraceuticals and wellness. Integratori & Salute, Federchimica Gruppo Miaf, SISTE/ASSOERBE, and EHPM collaborate to delve into dietary supplements, with a focus on probiotics. The event will feature a two-day showcase of approximately 300 companies, free training sessions, and discussions on regulatory, research, and market trends.

🏡 Ristorante Serrae Villa Fiesole, led by Chef Antonello Sardi, earned its first Michelin star, spotlighting Tuscan flavors and sustainable cooking. Sardi, known for technical rigor and instinctive creativity, emphasizes regional products and environmental consideration. The restaurant, part of the boutique 4-star Hotel Villa Fiesole with 32 rooms, offers a "sartorial" dining experience. FH55 Hotels, to which the restaurant belongs, was founded in 1955 and now comprises 4 distinctive properties. In November 2023, FH55 Hotels began a solidarity initiative with Istituto delle Piccole Sorelle dei Poveri di Firenze to reduce food waste and provide abundant breakfasts for the needy.

🌾 Cereal Docks, an Italian agro-food industry leader, will participate for the first time in Food Ingredients Europe 2024. Favero1925, a business unit specializing in gluten-free flours and ingredients, joined Cereal Docks a year ago. The fair will showcase the HeliaPRO line, including a new sunflower seed protein flour, which is allergen-free, non-GMO, and originates from the EU. Cereal Docks also features the Cereal Docks Organic and Nateeo units. Chef Nicola Michieletto will prepare dishes with these ingredients at stand J33 Hall 4.1. Giacomo Fanin, Business Director, underscores the market trend towards healthier, sustainable foods, noting a quarter of global consumers are flexitarian, and 55% of European consumers prefer plant-based diets. Cereal Docks, founded in 1983 in Camisano Vicentino (Vicenza) by Mauro and Paolo Fanin, became a Società Benefit in 2021.