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Alla scoperta del Porto Flip: storia, ricetta e abbinamenti

🍸 The Porto Flip, an 'Unforgettable' cocktail from the International Bartenders Association (IBA), combines brandy, Porto, and egg yolk. Traced back to 1600s England, flips were hot beer-based drinks popular among sailors. The present-day cold Porto Flip evolved from a recipe first published in 1884 by O.H. Byron, with later additions like nutmeg. Recognized for its restorative properties, it's less known today but remains on the IBA list codified in 1986. The IBA recipe includes 15ml brandy, 45ml red Porto, 10ml egg yolk, and nutmeg, shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass. Variations might include sherry, Madeira, aged grappa, apple jack, rye whiskey, or Jamaican rum, with possible egg alternatives like quail or ostrich, or salty zabaglione.
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Francesca Giubelli è la prima AI Influencer testimonial di un territorio del vino italiano

🍷 Castelli Romani, hailed as Città Italiana del Vino 2025, selects Francesca Giubelli, an AI-created virtual influencer with a "blue check" from Meta, to promote wine culture and attract visitors through an event calendar across ten municipalities. The influencer, devised by Francesco Giuliani, Emiliano Belmonte, and Valeria Fossatelli in 2020 using AI tools Leonardo and ChatGPT, was created without funding or backers. A chatbot is soon to launch on the event's website, furthering promotion via social media.
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Casa tradizionale o Smart Home? Confronto tra sostenibilità e risparmio energetico

🏡 Smart homes are acclaimed for their energy efficiency, reducing heating and cooling consumption by up to 30% with smart thermostats and cutting electric use by 15-20% with LED bulbs and automation. Traditional homes, in contrast, tend to waste more energy. Smart buildings can slash greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40%. A typical family may save €500-700 annually on energy bills, recouping smart device investments within 3-5 years. In the hospitality industry, services like Ok Home integrate smart home technology in short-term rentals, offering remote management, personalized guest experiences, and energy savings, enhancing property competitiveness, operational cost reduction, and lower environmental impact.
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Partesa porta il Wine Lab a Milano Marittima

🍷 Partesa, a leader in Horeca sector distribution and consulting, returns to Emilia-Romagna with its Wine Lab on March 17, 2025, from 11:00 to 18:30, at the Grand Hotel Gallia in Milano Marittima. Over 130 wineries from Italy, Europe, and the USA are featured, with more than 80 Italian and international producers present. The event offers tastings, personalized consultations, and focuses on local wineries. Upcoming Wine Lab dates include March 24 in Verona and March 31 in Rome, with autumn events planned for Piemonte, Lombardia, Veneto, and Marche. Partesa boasts over 7,400 product references and provides digital tools like eazle and Partesa for Wine, incorporating the Fulgor Wine Theatre and themed podcasts. With 36 years of experience, Partesa operates in 15 regions, manages 36 warehouses, employs around 1,000 people, and serves over 34,300 Horeca customers. It's part of the HEINEKEN Italy Group.
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Spreco di pane: nuove soluzioni tra alimentazione animale e sostenibilità

🍞 More than 15% of sandwiches produced in Europe are wasted, with 5 million tons of bread trashed annually, worth €12.5 billion. Consumption habits demanding the freshest bread contribute to this waste. In the U.S., over 500,000 tons of excess bakery products are produced every year. Italy's Regardia, since 1981, has been repurposing these food products for animal feed and bioenergy, with wasted bakery goods containing 8-15% crude protein, 5-10% fat, and over 40% starch.
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MARR chiude il 2024 in crescita: risultati e prospettive per il futuro

📊 MARR SpA, a leader in Italian foodservice distribution, closed 2024 with increased revenues reaching €2.098 billion. The EBITDA was at €120.2 million, slightly down from 2023's €123.1 million due to higher logistics costs. Net income also decreased to €42.7 million from €47.1 million. The net financial debt rose to €237.9 million after dividends of €39.1 million and investments of €28.5 million. Street Market sales hit €1,350.4 million, Wholesale segment sales grew to €208.3 million. Confcommercio reports a 1.2% growth in the “hotels, meals and out-of-home consumption” sector, while TradeLab saw a 1.6% drop in restaurant visits. In April 2025, MARR will open the new Castelnuovo di Porto (Rome) logistics platform.
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Olivicoltura d’eccellenza: doppio riconoscimento per Olio Decimi

🌱 Graziano Decimi's Umbrian olive-growing company, Olio Decimi, won two prestigious awards: the "Premio Slow Food Umbria" for the Recovery and Care of Productive Centuries-old Olive Groves, and a "Menzione di Merito" for the best EVO oil produced by a female-led company. The accolades honor the company's commitment to preserving the Umbrian olive-growing heritage and maintaining historic olive groves, as well as the superior quality of its extra virgin olive oil. These awards also recognize the Decimi family's dedication and the transmission of authentic olive-growing traditions from Graziano to his daughter Margherita. Olio Decimi is recognized both locally and internationally, and Margherita Decimi continues her father's legacy.
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Roma Whisky Festival: l'edizione 2025 registra un record di presenze e partecipazione

🥃 XIII Roma Whisky Festival ended on March 1-2, 2025, setting a record with 4,300 visitors, over 200 brands, and 1,000+ whisky references. It featured 16 Masterclasses, 130 attendees in Whisky ABC Courses, over 400 cocktails, and 30+ international guests. Winners: Best Scotch - Caol Ila 2011 (54.6%), Best World Whisky - Erètico 7 YO (47%), Best Cask Strength - Wolfburn Cask Strength (56.9%).
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