Innovazione

🍹 Gruppo Caffo 1915 highlights its innovations at the 2025 Roma Bar Show in Italy. Featuring Vecchio Amaro del Capo, Lemonier, and Ready To Serve cocktails like Capo Tonic. Their stand (S06 Ground Floor) showcases new trends. Lemonier, a Mediterranean lemon aperitif, debuts. Vecchio Amaro del Capo's iconic trilogy, including a limited Centenario edition, is featured. Distilleria Mangilli presents grappa at stand B09. International guests Adam Rains and Domenico Lamanna enrich the event, emphasizing Caffo's product versatility.

🍦 Parmalat launches "Gelato da Bere," a drinkable ice cream, in May 2025. Targeting young consumers, this ready-to-drink product combines the taste of traditional Italian gelato with convenience. Available in 250 ml bottles, it offers flavors like Crema, Panna e Fragola, and Bacio. Distributed through GDO, discount stores, Horeca, and normal trade, it meets demand for quality, tasty, premium refrigerated beverages. Ideal for consumption at low temperatures.

📅 Host 2025, a key event for food service innovation, will be held from October 17 to 21, 2025, at Fiera Milano, Porta Est. Italy's restaurant sector invests €4 billion focusing on sustainability and technology, boosting out-of-home consumption value to over €96 billion. Global food service equipment market is projected to grow from $39 billion in 2024 to $60 billion in 2030, with a 5.6% annual growth rate. Host 2025 will feature six pavilions, including MIPPP's Bakery Square, and events like the Panettone World Championship.

🥇 The Macallan and Bentley Motors extend their collaboration with The Macallan Horizon, a limited-edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky blending whisky craftsmanship with automotive design. Launched in Italy post-The Macallan's bicentennial celebrations, it features a 180-degree twist glass bottle, aluminum wrap, and recycled copper, housing whisky from six European oak sherry casks. Designed by Kirsteen Campbell, it's limited to 700 individually numbered bottles globally, celebrating British excellence and innovation.

🍹 Cinque anni fa, OnestiGroup ha promosso bevande analcoliche come JNPR, Caleño e Memento. Recentemente, a Mixology Experience, hanno dedicato un’intera area al 0.0 con il nuovo Glitter Spritz. Dal 2020, il portfolio 0.0 copre quasi tutto il mercato. Prevedono di partecipare al Roma Bar Show e di espandersi in mercati come Berlino e la Grecia. Per il 2025, prevedono la crescita del tequila e del consumo diurno. Al momento, il Cosmopolitan è il preferito del brand ambassador.

📖 Autogrill, part of Avolta and a leader in travel catering, hosted the FIPE's Young Entrepreneurs Group on May 20 at the Avolta NEXT F&B Hub in Milan. This visit supports young entrepreneurs' training for innovative businesses in the F&B sector. In 2024, businesses run by under-35s exceeded 40,000 (12.3% of the total), with most in restaurants (60.3%). Innovation investments were made by 43.2% of businesses, focusing on digital communication and customer interface improvements.

🍹 Rossi d'Asiago returns to the Roma Bar Show on May 26-27 at Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome. Stand B03 will feature a multisensory experience with bartenders Alessandro Mannoni and Pamela Dalla Costa. Highlights include Volare Liquori's 38 flavors, Kranebet Botanic Gin, and Antica Sambuca. Founded in 1868, the distillery celebrates its heritage using innovative technologies like Pro-Pour. Kranebet won World Best Gin at the World Liqueur Awards 2023, exemplifying the brand's blend of tradition and modern mixology.

✈️ IATA projects air travel passenger numbers to double by 2041, posing both opportunities and challenges for the aviation sector. To address rising congestion, IATA's "Unlocking the Future" report highlights three crucial areas: digital identity verification, pre-departure travel authorizations, and contactless travel procedures. These steps aim to streamline airport processes as convenience and speed become top priorities for travelers. The transition involves biometric verification, online applications, and reducing traditional boarding pass usage.

🛩 Cathay Pacific Vice President Paul Johannes highlights the revamped lounge, The Bridge, at Hong Kong's hub. It features an anthropocentric design with cherry wood, granite, and travertine decor, enhancing pre-flight relaxation. The lounge includes biometric check-in, two dining areas with Chinese and international dishes, and the famous Noodle Bar. Exclusive areas cater to First Class and Cathay Diamond members. Continuous improvements aim to offer impeccable service throughout the journey.

✈️ IATA predicts air travelers will double by 2041, posing challenges for airports. To adapt, IATA's "Unlocking the Future" report suggests three key steps: digitizing passenger identity verification, obtaining travel authorizations online before departure, and enabling contactless travel with biometric checkpoints. These changes aim to enhance efficiency and reduce congestion, as online check-in and self-service kiosks have proven insufficient. Embracing automation is crucial to managing increased travel demand.