Innovazione

📱 Host 2025, Fabio Russo interviews Zoran Margić, Sales Director Italy at Televend. At the event, Televend showcased IoT and digital payment solutions for Horeca, including a telemetry system for professional coffee machines and ChargePort, an electric vehicle charging station. Their technologies enable cashless payments, even increasing sales over 20% and reducing operational costs by up to 30%. Systems operate independently with SIM connectivity, managed via a centralized platform, enhancing efficiency and profitability.

🍕 Moretti Forni's "Learn and Bake" program in Italy, focusing on pizzerias, involved 30 final-year students from hospitality schools nationwide in a 30-hour course. The company invested €110,000 for training and accommodation. Key instructors included Renato Bosco and Pierangelo Chifari. Attendees included CEO Mario Moretti and Mondolfo’s mayor. The initiative emphasized the importance of heat in cooking and continuous education, and highlighted the pizza chef's role in promoting Italian cuisine.

📦 KM Malta Airlines ha lanciato il WorldTracer Self Service, sviluppato da Sita, per monitorare i bagagli in tempo reale. I passeggeri possono accedere a mybag.aero/malta per aggiornamenti sui bagagli. Il sistema è integrato nelle operazioni di gestione bagagli di KM Malta Airlines. Gli utenti Apple con AirTag possono utilizzare Find My di Apple per un tracciamento più preciso. L'iniziativa punta a migliorare l'efficienza e la soddisfazione del cliente.

🌐 Google, led by VP Julie Farago, partners with Booking.com, Expedia, Marriott, IHG, Choice Hotels, and Wyndham to develop an AI-powered travel booking agent. Launch date is pending as booking flow and payment processes are defined. Google is enhancing AI for holiday shopping and booking restaurants, events, and wellness. Collaborating with PayPal for payment solutions, Google aims to expand partnerships, offering a comprehensive travel booking experience where users have control over partner selection.

💻 Host 2025 featured Fabio Russo interviewing Lorenzo Sarvello, CEO of BRITA Italia. BRITA showcased AI integration in their B2B filtration systems, allowing remote calibration and automatic adaptation to water conditions. This technology, extending to water dispensers, optimizes efficiency, reduces waste, and enhances operational performance. BRITA's presence included two stands, focusing on foodservice applications, highlighting the importance of quality water in kitchens for equipment longevity and dish quality.

📷 Trump Organization e Dar Global collaborano per un nuovo progetto alle Maldive, il Trump International Hotel Maldives, previsto per la fine del 2028. Il resort offrirà 80 ville e sarà il primo sviluppo alberghiero tokenizzato al mondo. Situato a 25 minuti da Malé, questo è uno dei numerosi progetti di lusso in Medio Oriente. L'espansione segue una fase di contrazione, con piani anche per Bali e Vietnam.

🍊 Armonia Srl, based in Battipaglia, introduces "Perrina," a late-ripening clementine variety maturing from late December to January, with a 2025/26 production forecast of 3,000 quintals. This variety, developed by agronomist Francesco Perri, will be sold under the "Dolce Clementina" brand, targeting 4 million units. Armonia, comprising 80 farmers over 1,500 hectares, projects over €40 million in 2025 revenue, a 30% increase. A new optical sorter, costing over €1 million, enhances fruit quality.

📱 2025, un sondaggio IATA su oltre 10,000 risposte da 200 paesi rivela nuove tendenze: il 54% dei viaggiatori preferisce interazioni tramite app mobili, con un impulso dai giovani (25%). Le carte di credito e debito dominano ancora (72%), ma sono in calo rispetto al 79% del 2024. L'uso di portafogli digitali sale al 28% (dal 20% nel 2024) e dei pagamenti istantanei all'8% (dal 6% nel 2024). Le etichette elettroniche per bagagli aumentano dal 28% al 35%.

🚧 CISA introduces "Alpha," a new generation of panic bars designed with ergonomic experts from the University of Florence. Released with minimal visual impact, Alpha increases contact area by 35% and reduces operational effort by 25%. It is available in Push and Touch versions with PVD finishes tested for 1,000 hours in salt spray. This versatile, customizable solution meets the European Regulation 2024/3110, enhancing safety and aesthetics in hospitality environments.