Giuridico e Amministrativo

🍕 Cristian Santomauro from Cilento won "The Best Pizza Identity" at The Best Pizza Awards 2024 in Milan's Spazio Antologico - East End Studios. At 33, he is the custodian of the pizza ammaccata tradition from his hometown of Piano Vetrale, with a population of 400. His pizzeria, L'Ammaccata - Antica Pizza Cilentana, promotes a diet reflecting local traditions with ancient grains, sourdough, and Cilento goat's cheese. Santomauro has been a pizzaiolo for 15 years, honoring his grandmother's legacy.

📈 Cattel SpA, celebrating its 100-year history, hosted "Gender Equality in Organizations, UNI/PDR 125:2022 – Certify to Grow" in collaboration with Noiwelfare Srl. The event, also available online, featured speakers Marco Pagan (Cattel HR Director), Enrico Morgante, Giulia Saccardo, Maela Coccato, Roberta Bassi, and Filippo Tanganelli. Italy ranks 79th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index. Gender equality in companies boosts performance by 17%, decision making by 20%, and teamwork quality by 30%. Certification UNI/PDR 125:2022, supported by law 162/2021, is attainable even by micro-enterprises with 1-9 employees, offering benefits like tax relief and enhanced reputation. Approximately 1000 companies are certified, ranging from large firms like Veritas and Amazon to SMEs.

🍷 In Toscana, 12 producers have collaborated to create an "Ethical Charter" for Tuscan vermouth, aiming for official recognition and protection of its designation. Announced days before the first Salone del Vermouth on October 5 at The Social Hub, the charter outlines five values, including using locally produced wines, exclusive production and bottling in Toscana, and adherence to traditional methods. The charter has gained support from national distributors such as Fine Spirit, Spirits e colori, and Velier.

🍰 Rocco Cannavino and Ernst Knam, both master pastry chefs, collaborated in Naples to create a dessert called “tiramibù foresta,” combining tiramisu with mascarpone and brioche with the Black Forest cake. The dessert features 100% arabica coffee, eggless mascarpone cream, a 62% chocolate ganache heart, and Maldon salt chocolate shavings. It will be available in Lab Stores in Naples and Pomigliano d’Arco from Monday, October 11.

📈 In 2023, Italian dietary supplement sector's turnover reached €4.5 billion with nearly 300,000 tons sold. Italy leads the European market with a 26% share, followed by Germany (19%) and France (15%). Pharmacies dominate sales (€3.5 billion, 78%), with 73% of Italian adults using supplements at least once last year. Italian exports in 2023 grew to €1.9 billion, with a positive trade balance of €894 million. A PwC study on Omega 3 suggests Europe could save €20 billion in healthcare costs.

🍰 Pasticceria Roberto, owned by Giovanni Cavalleri in Erbusco, received the Tre Tazzine and Tre Chicchi awards from the Gambero Rosso's Bar d'Italia Guide 2025. The ceremony was held in Milan's Teatro Manzoni on September 26. The pastry shop operates Tuesday to Sunday, 7:30-19:00, across a 3000 m² space featuring a laboratory, sales area, café, bistrot, dehors, and a garden. Giovanni's family; sister Fabrizia, wife Michela, and son Roberto, are integral to the business. Visit pasticceriaroberto.com for more information.

🍲 In Italy, 93% associate childhood memories with grandparents' cooking, especially fried recipes (76%). Over three-quarters replicate these traditional regional dishes. For Boomers, dishes like Patatine, Fiori di Zucca, and Cotolette are nostalgic. 84% of this age group cook regional classics, mainly for close circles (36%). Newer generations prefer lighter frying oils (70%), opting for Zucchi's high-performance sunflower oil which halves the smell and withstands 230°C. Online research by Human Highway in July 2024 involved 1,491 respondents from 7 regions.

🥂 Amaro Silano won a gold medal at the Spirits Selection of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in September in Renhuai, China. The competition, one of the world's most important in the alcohol sector, recognized the quality and unique tradition of Amaro Silano. Domenico Maradei, General Manager of Amaro Silano and Liquorificio 1864, highlighted its role as an ambassador of millennia-old culture. Founded in 1864 by Raffaello Bosco in Calabria with Sila's medicinal herbs, the liquor maintains its original recipe. Marketing campaigns run both online and offline. Liquorificio 1864 was relaunched in 2005 by entrepreneurs Elvira, Antonella, and Gianni Regina alongside Orlando Marcelletti.

🍕 Ferrari Giovanni Industria Casearia, a dairy company established in 1823, is the official partner for the Club des Chefs des Chefs' annual tour, taking place in Italy from September 29 to October 5, 2023. The Club, founded in 1977, is an elite international culinary organization. The visiting delegation will explore the company's Bedonia facility and the Chiaravalle Abbey. On October 3, chefs will observe the production of Parmigiano Reggiano Prodotto di Montagna DOP, a cheese awarded at the ICDA, made with milk from the Val di Ceno and Alta Val Taro mountains. The next day, October 4, features a visit to Chiaravalle Abbey, the origin site of Grana Padano cheese from 1135, and a tasting of an over 20-months aged variant that received five gold and one bronze medals at the International Cheese Award between 2019 and 2024. Ferrari's products will also shine during the chefs' journey and at the Francesca Rava Foundation's gala dinner on October 5.

🍸 GREY GOOSE celebrated International Vodka Day with an exclusive drink list. Known for quality ingredients like winter wheat from Picardy and naturally filtered spring water from Gensac-La-Pallue, GREY GOOSE stands out for its smoothness and character. The brand introduced GREY GOOSE Altius, distilled from soft winter wheat and blended with spring water from France's high peaks. Highlighted cocktails include GREY GOOSE® Espresso Martini, Appletini, and Classic Dry Vodka Martini. GREY GOOSE maintains 100% traceable production from harvest to cap, distilled and bottled in France using just two ingredients. The GREY GOOSE portfolio includes the original vodka, La Poire, L'Orange, and Le Citron, with the addition of GREY GOOSE Altius.