Conferenze e Fiere

🍕 Molini Pivetti celebrated its 150th anniversary at Identità Milano, participating for the first time in the renowned international cooking congress. Creations by Valerio Iessi, Daniele Ferrara, and Stefano Billi highlighted the versatility of Pivetti's flours, like Incanto and Professional Pizza Blu. Pastry chef Ciro Poppella introduced La Perla Nera, marking the company's milestone. Upcoming events include Pivetti in Pizzeria Selection starting April and a training day on March 25 in partnership with Iannucci Academy.

🌞 Trentino won the Premio Vinarius al Territorio 2025 on February 25, awarded in the Sala Caduti di Nassirya of the Italian Senate. The region was recognized for its sustainable viticulture, combining tradition, innovation, and environmental respect. Albino Zenatti, President of the Consorzio Vini del Trentino, represented the region at the ceremony. The Consorzio oversees 10,000 hectares of mountain viticulture, with 89 members producing wines from 20 grape varieties at altitudes between 200 and 1,000 meters above sea level.

🍰 Over 180 master pastry chefs from across Italy competed in the National Pastry Championships at the Tirreno CT fair in Carrara, organized by the International Federation of Pastry, Ice Cream, and Chocolate (FIPGC). The event, aimed at promoting Italian pastry excellence and setting new industry trends, concluded with awards like the gold medal for Italy's Champion. Raffaele di Benedetto won the Best Gelato Cup with "Pesca melba esotica," while Nicolas Vella's "Pralina Goccia d'Oro" took first place for the Best Praline. Milena Russo triumphed with her gluten-free, lactose-free citrus-scented tiramisu, qualifying for the World Trophy of Professional Tiramisù in November 2025. Special recognition was given to Simone Fausto Barbuto for his outstanding presentation. FIPGC has been organizing national and world pastry and cake design championships since 2015, with the goal of fostering growth in the sector.

🍴 "Anima flegrea" culminated with a special dinner by entrepreneurs Roberto Laringe and Alfredo Gisonno. On the date scheduled for tomorrow at 20:30, at Cala Moresca di Bacoli, chefs Antonio Prota, Raffaele Barbato, and Michelin-starred Angelo Carannante will create a refined seafood menu. The event features a wine pairing by sommelier Ciro Sannino focusing on local Flegrean wines, affirming the synergy between food, the Flegrean area, and the community.

🏆 On February 25 in Marina di Carrara, at Bar Disco Club Barlume, the Michelin 2025 award ceremony recognized 44 Tuscan restaurants with Michelin Stars. Tuscany ranked third for Michelin Starred restaurants in 2025, behind Lombardy and Campania. METRO Italia, the event organizer, is also inaugurating their third logistics platform in Pontedera in the coming months to serve Tuscan clients. METRO Italia has been the official partner of the MICHELIN Guide for eight years, and will award plaques to 393 Michelin Starred restaurants in Italy. With 3,800 employees, METRO Italia operates 48 wholesale stores in 16 Italian regions, providing integrated purchase options including Food Service Distribution (FSD), Cash and Carry, and online marketplace. The company recorded sales of €2 billion in fiscal year 2023/2024 and is part of METRO, which operates in over 30 countries, employs more than 85,000 people, and has about 15 million customers, generating €31 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023/24.

🍾 De Nigris 1889, a leading producer of Aceto Balsamico di Modena, partners with Chef Davide Oldani to launch an exclusive line at Identità Milano, a gastronomic innovation congress. The collaboration marks De Nigris' 135th anniversary, celebrated with a commemorative stamp by artist Mimmo Paladino, and melds traditional balsamic vinegar aged over 25 years with Oldani's creative "cucina POP". The range includes Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP and Condimento Pregiato “Selezione Food” by Chef Oldani.

🍽 SANA Food and Slow Wine Fair closed their first joint edition with over 15,000 visitors and 300 international buyers from 20 countries, including Austria, Canada, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US. The event featured more than 2,000 B2B meetings, over 1,050 wineries at Slow Wine Fair, with 720 specializing in organic or biodynamic farming, and 250 companies at SANA Food. SANA Food had 250 exhibitors, 15% international, and hosted 50 events. Slow Wine Fair saw a 20% increase in visitation over the previous year and had over 1,200 exhibitors, with more than 70% certified in organic/biodynamic practices, from all Italian regions and 29 countries. The next event is scheduled for February 22-24, 2026, at BolognaFiere.

🍴 The Gallo Rosso Cooking School, operational since September 2023, is located at the Förnerhof farm near Bolzano. Offering around fifty themed culinary events annually, categorized into high-altitude delights, meat knowledge beyond fillets, garden-to-kitchen practices, nature-inspired cooking, and simple yet profound flavors in "Sapori in padella," the school focuses on promoting a lifestyle connected to South Tyrolean farmers. Each event costs €130 per person, and the next Italian language events feature chefs Mirko and Alex on March 11 and May 20, 2023, from 17:30 to 22:30. Bookings can be made through the Gallo Rosso website. Gallo Rosso represents 1,600 farms since 1998 under the Südtiroler Bauernbund, aiming to provide alternative revenue streams for local farmers and expose consumers to their lifestyle.

🍰 Ambasciatori Pasticceri dell’Eccellenza Italiana (APEI) announced the first "Campionato del bergamotto di Reggio Calabria in Pasticceria," a competition for professional pastry chefs regardless of location or association. Registrations are open until May 10, 2025, with submissions of recipes online or to segreteria@apeiitalia.it. Products for "Pasta lievitata" and "Torta da forno" must be sent by May 22, 2025, to Cast Alimenti in Brescia. A photo of the products should be posted on social media by May 10, 2025. The final will host the top ten pastry chefs on July 19 in Reggio di Calabria during Bergafest, judged by three panels: technical, critical, and public, rewarding beauty, taste, originality, innovation, and use of bergamot from Reggio Calabria.

🍫 In 2025, Nescafé® and KitKat® launch Nescafé® KitKat® Mocha, a new soluble drink combining milk, coffee, cocoa, and wafer notes for a velvety texture and sweet flavor. It's inspired by the KitKat® snack, popular for over 90 years. Following the 2024 release of Nescafé® Dolce Gusto® KitKat®, this new variant offers a quick and tasty break option for coffee enthusiasts. Read more on FoodyBev.com and NotizieRetail.it.