Conferenze e Fiere

📆 Stati Generali della Filiera Horeca returns on October 29 at 10:00 AM in Rome, at the multifunctional hall of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Organized by AGroDiPAB and Rete-Horeca, representing over 700 companies, the event calls for dialogue between production, distribution, Horeca establishments, and political figures. It aims for annual meetings to address common issues and solutions, with a full day of events scheduled from 10 AM to 5 PM.

🍕 On Monday, October 21, starting 7 PM, Raffaele Bonetta will be at Pizzeria Popolare, 111 Rue Réaumur, Paris, for an event celebrating San Marzano tomatoes with Solania. The menu features Tarte Tatin al San Marzano, Risotto ai tre pomodori, spicy Pizza marinara, and vanilla Cheesecake with a Solania twist. The evening promises traditional dishes and desserts with innovative touches. Bonetta, an award-winning Neapolitan pizzaiolo, emphasizes the importance of global connections and partner companies in creating success.

🏃 Bavaria, part of Swinkels Family Brewers, sponsors Wizz Air Venicemarathon for the 10th year, set for October 27, 2024, in Venice, aiming to break participation records. The marathon features a 42k course starting at Villa Pisani, with a shorter 10k option available. Participants will receive a 33cl Bavaria 0.0% beer can. Swinkels Family Brewers produced 7.7 million hectoliters of beer and 723,000 hectoliters of non-alcoholic beverages in 2023.

🥂 Casoni Fabbricazione Liquori, founded in Finale Emilia, marks 210 years in 2024 and launches the first COPPA CASONI cocktail competition with BarTales. Twelve bartenders from Rome, Bari, Messina, and Milan will compete, with the top three from each city facing off in the final on December 10, 2024, at Stazione Rulli Frulli, Finale Emilia. Local competitions are scheduled for October 21 in Rome, October 22 in Bari, November 11 in Messina, and November 18 in Milan. Manuel Greco, Trade Marketing Manager, emphasizes the event's aim to showcase Italian bartender talent.

🍷 Partesa, an Italian Horeca channel service leader, hosts "Wine Lab di Torino" on Monday, 21st October, from 11:00 to 18:30 at Villa Sassi, offering tastings of quality wines from over 70 producers across Italy and countries including France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and the USA. Wine Labs continue in Perugia and Verona in November. Free for industry professionals upon online registration. Partesa, part of HEINEKEN Italy, has been active for 35 years, operates in 15 regions, employs about 1,000 people, serves over 35,000 customers, and offers over 7,000 product references. Registration at: https://www.partesa.it/wine-lab-torino.

🍕 TLB, a kebab brand established in 2002, will open its first store in Milan on October 19 at 12 p.m. at Via Dei Piatti 4, near the Duomo. Founders Marietta and Genny Donzelli chose Milan for expansion, aiming to open new stores in major Italian cities like Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Turin. TLB has seven outlets in Naples and offers 11 chicken pita varieties, including vegan options. The first 100 visitors at the Milan opening will receive free fries.

🍰 Elisa Zanelli won the title "Emergente Pastry Chef 2019" at the first edition of EmergentePastry in January 2019. The event resumed in November 2021 after a pandemic hiatus, with Debora Vella triumphing at the Irca Academy in Gallarate. The 2025 edition began with the Selezione Centrosud at Scuola di Cucina Dolce e Salato in Maddaloni, qualifying Francesco De Padova, Michele Di Leva, Nicoletta Nocerino, and Matilde Morandi. The Selezione Nord is set for October 23 at In-Presa, Carate Brianza, while the EmergentePastry Final will take place at CAPAC, Milan, in February 2025. Contestants under 30 must present pastries to a jury evaluating technique, taste, professionalism, and sustainability.

🍪 Agliano Terme hosted the 6th Barbera Fish Festival from October 11-13, featuring young chefs from Italian cooking schools and Norway competing with Norwegian bacalao and stockfish dishes. The local hotel school won with innovative dishes paired with Barbera d'Asti. Judges included Michelin-starred chefs Ivano Ricchebono, Inger Renate Østmo, Grethe W. Rafaelsen, Espen Wasenius, and Gunnar Hvarnes, highlighting Italian-Norwegian culinary culture exchange. The festival emphasized Italy's growing interest in Norwegian seafood.

🍨 Centrale del Latte di Roma launched Gelafresco at the Festa del Cinema, running until October 27, 2024, at Auditorium Parco della Musica. Gelafresco is made with fresh, locally-sourced milk, reflecting the company's commitment to promoting regional agri-food excellences. President Fabio Massimo Pallottini highlighted the product's reflection of local flavors and traditions. The initiative, supported by Rome's bar and ice-cream shop association, falls within a broader project to promote local, sustainable products. The company distributes over 480,000 liters of fresh milk to roughly 2,250 locations in Rome.

🍕 Margherita Srl, an Italian company renowned for artisanal frozen and refrigerated pizzas and snacks, will showcase at SIAL Paris (Oct 19-23, Stand K106) and PLMA Chicago (Nov 17-19, Stand 1846). With 4 production facilities, 400 employees, and a turnover of about €85 million, it distributes high-quality products under the Re Pomodoro brand and private labels in over 30 countries, in collaboration with Prodal Srl and Margherita (Schweiz) AG.