Giuridico e Amministrativo

✈ Ethiopian Airlines to launch a new passenger service to Hyderabad, debuting on June 16th. Flights will connect Addis Ababa with Hyderabad three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, with returns on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. CEO Mesfin Tasew states the new route will enhance travel options and strengthen business and tourism ties. The expansion marks Ethiopian Airlines' commitment to growing its global network and improving Africa-Asia connectivity.

🍷 Schenk Italia, under the leadership of Daniele Simoni, was awarded as the best wine producer of the year at the event for "I Migliori Vini Italiani" by Luca Maroni, held from February 21-23 at the Salone delle Fontane dell’EUR in Rome. The company shifted from bottling to high-quality wine production since 2011, with vineyards in Prosecco hills, Montepulciano, and over 100 hectares of organic cultivation in Salento. Tenute Masso Antico, owned by Schenk Italia, scored 99 points for three wines at the event.

🍴 KIS Management, led by Sergio Legrenzi and Stefano Pierotto, won the F&B management of Mercure Bergamo Aeroporto, located 400m from the A4 Mi-Ve highway and 15 minutes from Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport. With 82 rooms and two meeting rooms (Perseo and Andromeda) for up to 80 people, the hotel offers a restaurant and banqueting services tailored for business clientele. The restaurant, "Cascina Sant'Antonio," serves local dishes like potato gratin with truffle cheese and Casoncelli di carne, complemented by a wine list featuring regional selections and a dessert menu inspired by Bergamo's 1961 stracciatella gelato. KIS Management, founded in 2017 by Legrenzi and Pierotto, specializes in hospitality sector catering, including breakfast, bar, and banqueting for events and MICE, focusing on simplicity and quality service.

🍕 At Bar Basso in Milan on February 20th, the "Occhio al Gusto" sensory event showcased the distinctive organoleptic characteristics of Salamini Italiani alla Cacciatora DOP through a blind tasting led by chef ambassador Daniele Reponi. Five novel pairings were introduced, including combinations with pumpkin cream and balsamic cipolline, crispy sweet potato with soy sauce verza, mascarpone cauliflower cream with truffle, fresh kiwi with tabasco and sesame, and robiola three-milk cheese with negroni sbagliato zest. The event featured a reminiscence of the Negroni Sbagliato's origins by Bar Basso owner Maurizio Stocchetto, alongside tailored drink pairings. Paolo Beretta, President of the Italian Cacciatore Consortium, highlighted the aperitif ritual, citing that 48% of Italians partake with over 850 million aperitifs served in the last 12 months, amounting to €4.5 billion spent. The "Occhio al Gusto" event is part of the "DELI M.E.A.T." campaign, promoting DOP and IGP products in Italy and France, co-funded by the EU. Established in 2003, the Italian Cacciatore Consortium combats counterfeit DOP Salamini Italiani alla Cacciatora nationwide.

🍷 Fipe-Federazione Italiana Pubblici Esercizi provides advice on optimizing wine cellar management to boost restaurant economic performance, inspired by "In Vino Business" by Giovanni Di Tomaso. The guide tackles wine pricing and sales strategies, essential for creating a unique customer experience and distinguishing a restaurant in the market. The guide aims to fill a publishing gap and enhance the complex strategy of wine selection and sales.

🍺 On. Mirco Carloni, President of the Agriculture Commission at the Chamber of Deputies, announced at an event in Castello di Frontone, Pesaro e Urbino, that an amendment has been passed to support Italian microbreweries. The amendment introduces a 50% excise duty reduction for craft breweries with an annual production not exceeding 10,000 hectoliters and 30% or 20% for small breweries producing between 10,000 and 60,000 hectoliters. The financial impact of this reduction in excise duty amounts to a revenue loss of €2.6 million, aiming to boost the sector recognized as a proud emblem of Made in Italy.

📖 The European Union has set legally binding targets to reduce food waste by 10% in production and processing, and 30% in retail, catering, and households by 2030. Too Good To Go welcomes this milestone but stresses it's insufficient to meet the UN SDG 12.3 goal of halving food waste by 2030. Key measures include collaboration between food companies and charities like Too Good To Go. Too Good To Go calls for transparency, elimination of wasteful practices, and support for waste reduction efforts.

💰 In the Italian economic landscape, funding opportunities for the hotel sector and accommodation facilities are on the rise.

☕ Global coffee production fell by 3.1% to 168.5 million bags in 2023 while consumption rose by 4.2% reaching 170 million bags. Prices for Robusta soared to $6,000 per ton and Arabica exceeded 400 cents per pound. Brazil's Arabica yields dropped by 5% due to drought, Vietnam's Robusta production fell by 7%, and Colombia's harvest declined by 4%. Costs for fertilizers, labor, and logistics spiked by 15%, 12%, and 10% respectively, while specialty coffee segment grew by 9% globally.

📖 Mulino Bianco celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, with over 140 bakery products consumed by approximately 97% of Italians. The brand, consumed by 23 million families, is the most chosen in Italy, with 40% consuming its products 4+ times weekly. In Milan, an iconic '80s alarm clock installation marks the anniversary. Mulino Bianco offers 140 products across 6 factories and 50 production lines, selling about 12 million packs weekly. The brand has invested €300 million in bakery plants over the past 10 years and employs over 3,700 people. Biscuits and snacks are its most recognized products, with the breakfast meal most associated with the brand. Mulino Bianco focuses on sustainable practices, using 100% renewable energy for production and aiming for sustainable wheat farming.