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La squadra pugliese trionfa al contest Giovani Lievitisti 2025

🍰 Team Puglia won "best team" at the "Giovani Lievitisti a confronto" contest for artisans under 33 on April 8, 2025, in Bologna. They mastered three categories: Traditional Artisanal Colomba, Chocolate Artisanal Colomba, and Innovative Artisanal Colomba. The event featured ten teams and highlighted local ingredients like remilled semolina and wild fennel.
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Inalpi chiude il 2024 con 303 milioni di fatturato e investe 20 milioni per il 2025

📈 Inalpi, a dairy company from Piedmont, Italy, reported a 2024 turnover of over €303 million, up from €122 million in 2014, with a €29 million increase from 2023. EBITDA reached €24.2 million (8% of turnover) and EBIT was €11.2 million (3.7% of turnover). Despite a slight domestic market contraction, exports grew by 16%, equivalent to over €32 million. In 2024, the company filed three patents and provided 5,665 hours of training to employees. Forecasts for 2025 include revenues over €320 million and investments of over €20 million.
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Ristorazione collettiva in crisi: fatturato in ripresa ma margini a picco

💰 The Italian collective catering sector surpassed pre-pandemic revenue levels with €4.4 billion but faced a 69% decrease in operating results compared to 2018. The sector includes 1000 companies with 100,000 employees (80% women), providing 780 million meals annually at an average price of €5.7 (€5.3 for school catering). Operating margins reduced from a 6% EBITDA margin in 2018 to 3% in 2023 due to increased food costs (+19% since 2018), energy costs (+37% coal, +36% natural gas, +28% oil), and complex regulations involving 5 different ministries. The sector calls for regulatory reform to address socioeconomic changes and maintain service quality and economic sustainability.
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“Coratella, che Pappardella!”: lo speciale di Pasqua firmato chef Alessandro Borghese

🍽 Easter at "AB – Il lusso della semplicità" restaurant on viale Belisario 3, Milan, is celebrated with "Coratella, che Pappardella!" special from April 14-21. Chef Alessandro Borghese created this lamb coratella with lemon, fennel, and parsley dish. In Venice, at the same-named restaurant, the "Plin del Doge" special is available from April 16-21. The Milan location will be open for lunch and dinner on Easter, dinner only on Easter Monday, while the Venice restaurant opens for both lunch and dinner on Easter and only for lunch on Easter Monday. The Milan restaurant also features "Emozioni Scomposte," an exhibition by photographer Luca Rossato in collaboration with Tabor Art. Reservations can be made at reservation@alessandroborghese.com.
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Prenotazione diretta hotel: Una guida per ridurre la dipendenza da OTA

💸 In Italy's competitive hospitality market, hoteliers are adopting direct booking strategies to bypass high commissions from online travel agencies (OTAs) and regain control over guest experiences. Direct bookings offer higher profit margins without OTA commissions, stronger guest relations, and brand control. Effective tactics include creating a mobile-friendly, SEO-optimized website with high-quality photos and clear CTAs like "Book Now," integrating commission-free booking engines with multilingual and mobile support, providing exclusive direct booking benefits such as discounted rates or free breakfast, running targeted marketing campaigns using tools like Google Ads and SEO to drive traffic to direct booking pages, utilizing email marketing for repeat bookings with personalized offers, maintaining rate parity and clarity, and implementing real-time assistance through AI or live chats. Chekin supports hotels with a digital guest journey, online payments, upselling tools, and automated messaging, contributing to outstanding stays and repeat direct bookings.
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Numa Group, il modello di business funziona: ricavi a +100% e nuovi piani di espansione

📈 Numa Group boasts €80 million in revenue and €50 million in gross operating profit, with a presence in 36 European cities across 15 countries. In 2024, Numa expanded into the UK, launching Numa Bloom in London's Bloomsbury and acquiring lifestyle aparthotel brand Native Places, adding over 800 units in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Growth continued in Southern Europe with key properties in Spain and Portugal, and in Italy under General Manager Umberto Ottaviani. Numa entered Scandinavia with a property in Copenhagen. CEO Christian Gaiser highlights over 1 million nights booked, revenue growth exceeding 100% in 2024 over 2023, and plans for further national and international expansion in 2025.
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