Giuridico e Amministrativo

🍴 The Greek restaurant Elleniko in Rome is hiring a counter employee with a minimum of 2 years of experience for a full-time position with a fixed-term contract leading to permanent employment. The role includes counter preparation, cash management, and requires a friendly attitude with excellent communication skills. The work schedule is Monday-Saturday with alternating shifts (11am-6pm or 5pm-11:30pm). The salary range is €1300-€1500 net per month.

💸 Eridania, Amaro Lucano, and De Nigris 1889 are honored by the Italian Ministry with themed stamps celebrating "Excellences of the economic and productive system". These stamps, issued by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato and distributed by Poste Italiane, feature iconic elements of the 11 recognized companies. The Eridania stamp marks its 125th anniversary, with a print run of 250,020 stamps worth €1.25 each, released on October 17. De Nigris celebrates 135 years with a commemorative stamp. Eridania is the sector leader in Italy, boasting a 30% market share and €354 million in revenue, powered by 200 employees and a packaging facility that handles 130 million kilograms of sugar annually.

🍴 Michelangelo Mammoliti, chef at Hotel Il Boscareto - La Rei Natura, won the "Piatto dell’Anno 2024" awarded by "Guida Piemonte a Tavola" and the "Consorzio di Tutela e promozione del Crudo di Cuneo" on Tuesday, October 15. The ceremony was at G.D. Vajra in Barolo during the launch of "Piemonte a Tavola 2025" guide. Mammoliti holds two Michelin stars and will feature at the White Truffle Fair in Alba on November 30, during its 94th edition, promoting Crudo di Cuneo DOP.

🍻 During Oktoberfest season, "Original Obazda," a Bavarian spreadable cheese, arrives in Italian supermarkets specifically in Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Emilia-Romagna. Alpenhain, a family-run Bavarian dairy with nearly 120 years of history, produces this creamy Camembert-based cheese, which is now available in a distinctive hexagonal jar. Alpenhain, market leader for "Original Obazda" in Germany and exporter to over 40 countries, celebrates 30 years of this EU-protected Bavarian specialty made from Alpine milk, blending tradition and creamy flavor for cheese lovers worldwide.

🍷 A German music producer, Hardy Rodenstock, sold a counterfeit 1787 Château Lafite bottle for $156,000 at a Christie's auction in 1985. Rudy Kurniawan, an Indonesian of Chinese descent, replicated significant quantities of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. A Russian counterfeiter in Italy, with operations in Desio, was arrested after an investigation involving six arrests and sixteen searches in September across Torino, Cuneo, Rome, and Bologna. The criminal organization created fake labels, QR codes, and security tags, selling bottles for up to €15,000, totaling €2 million in business. French Gendarmerie, Italian Carabinieri, Swiss Federal Police, Europol, and Eurojust were involved in the operation that seized counterfeit bottles, 5,000 labels, €100,000 in cash, and other items.

📦 REPA, Europe's leading distributor of spare parts for food service equipment, joined Parts Town Unlimited in 2022 and now becomes the Official Global Distributor for Eureka, a Florence-based artisanal coffee grinder manufacturer. The collaboration enables REPA to offer an assortment of 3,700 original spare parts and over 400 maintenance kits, handling orders and shipments for Eureka. Eureka, established in 1920 in Florence, is recognized for hand-assembling coffee grinders and prioritizes innovative design, technology, and customer service.

🍺 AssoBirra, representing Italy's beer sector, requests the government to cut beer excise taxes by 2 cents and restore craft brewery discounts up to 60,000 hectoliters ahead of the 2025 Budget Law, aiming to reduce excise to €2.97 per hectoliter degree Plato, offsetting the market's over 5% loss. In 2023, production fell to 17.4 million hectoliters, down by 5.02% from the previous year, with national consumption at 21.2 million hectoliters, declining by 5.85%. The first half of 2024 saw a 10.2% rise in beer imports amidst ongoing market contraction. The beer sector employs about 103,000 people, with excise taxes heavily impacting the price of beer, making up roughly 80 cents for draft beer and 40% of the price for the most sold 0.66-liter bottles in supermarkets.

📖 The FOOD program, run by Edenred and 19 public partners and universities, marks its 15th anniversary. The 2024 survey involved 49,990 employees and 1,491 restaurants across 22 countries. It highlights a trend toward healthier eating but budget constraints are a concern. In Italy, 20% spend over 40% of their budget on food with a 90% likelihood of further cost increases expected. Meal vouchers are seen as essential, with 80% of Italian workers and 63% of restaurant owners affirming their positive impact on purchasing power and business growth. 50% of restaurants have shifted suppliers for healthier, local products, with nearly 60% using organic ingredients. Additionally, 80% of workers seek healthier options, while 80% are also attentive to food waste, with 85% of restaurants adopting waste-reducing practices. 🍽

🥚 Latteria Sociale Merano, in Alto Adige, specializes in high-quality yogurt and introduces autumn flavors: caramel, hazelnut, and coffee. The yogurt is GMO-free, without added preservatives and sweeteners, made from hay milk certified STG (Protected Geographical Indication) and 100% from Alto Adige. With only 530 members, each farm has about 9 cows, treated with care for sustainability and biodiversity. The 150g yogurt container is 100% recyclable, priced at €0.98, with 100 kcal/421kJ per 100g. For details, visit www.lattemerano.it.

🍺 Xie Guanghao from Jiani’s Cocktail Bar & Bistrot (Bologna) was crowned the best beer tapster of Central Italy on October 15 in Rome at Boscolo Circo Massimo during the third of four semifinal rounds of the fifth edition of Stella Artois Draught Masters Italia. Competing against 20 professionals, Xie secured a spot in the finals for the title of Italy's best beer tapster. The final event will select 8 competitors, offering a supply of free beer and a "Belgian Experience" trip to Stella Artois brewery as prizes. Details are available on the contest's official social media channels.