Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

🍻 Yamanashi Meijo’s Shichiken, founded in 1750, partners with Chef Alain Ducasse for exclusive one-night dinners starting in Tokyo on October 22, 2024. The tour spans seven cities across Thailand, Italy, Monaco, France, the UK, and the US. On October 29, 2024, the event is at Alain Ducasse Restaurant in Naples, Italy. Executive Chef Alessandro Lucassino ensures dishes reflect Neapolitan flavors, with a cellar of over 16,000 bottles from 1,500 international brands. A special menu cover designed by INDEN-YA, founded in 1582, features on the menu. Ducasse and Shichiken share values of sustainability and traditional sake craftsmanship, presenting the Alain Ducasse Sparkling Sake and Sustainable Spirits.

💡 Ok Home offers advanced technological solutions to reduce energy waste and optimize resource use in short-term rentals and hotels. Their system allows remote monitoring and management of air conditioning and heating systems, synced with the reservation calendar, to limit energy waste. The presence and motion sensors automatically deactivate appliances when rooms are empty, while the Card System controls energy consumption intelligently. These measures aim for sustainable management and energy savings, enhancing guest experience with maintained comfort standards.

💧 BWT Diamond Mineralized Water partners with LA LISTE, a global guide selecting the world's best restaurants, patisseries, and hotels. LA LISTE annually reveals its top 1,000 luxury restaurants rated on a 100-point scale and highlights over 10,000 "best value" venues. BWT's patented technology mineralizes drinking water with essential minerals like magnesium and silica, offering a luxurious hydration experience and enhancing fine dining while reducing CO2 emissions. Andreas Weissenbacher, CEO of BWT Group, commits to quality and sustainability alongside LA LISTE, aiming for systemic change in excellence.

📈 Riso Vignola 1880 confirmed its exclusive sponsorship of the "Talent Chef of the Year" main award at the 2024 Grande Cucina Talent Prize on October 21. Young chefs used the Origini line, including Rosa Puro, Viola Intenso, Oro di Spagna, and Fior d’Himalaya for their dishes. Gabriel Collazzo won with "A ciascun il suo Ri-cordo," featuring Oro di Spagna rice, duck breast, and Viola Intenso rice foam. Origini – Capolavori di natura was launched in 2022, including Verelè and other high-quality rice varieties.

🍝 Bonduelle celebrates World Pasta Day with "Pastallegre", a combination of pasta and vegetables, offering four flavors including "Anelli siciliani" and "Gramigna con cime di rapa". The group, founded in 1853 and now a leader in vegetable production, has over 11,000 employees, operates on 68,000 hectares, and is distributed in 100 countries. Bonduelle Italia, with over 400 staff across two facilities, is a B Corp as of 2023, endorsing sustainable and social responsibility practices.

🌟 The 2024 Hotel trade fair in Bolzano, held from October 21-24, showcased sustainable innovation in food, design, technology, and hospitality. Seventy entries vied for awards in categories like Sustainable Food & Drink, won by Pasticceria Giotto's Panettone involving 38 inmates in its production. Circular Product Design's top prize went to Steva Hemp's 100% hemp bed linen, while Gastrofresh's reusable, collapsible crates for produce won Sustainable Technology. The Cyprianerhof Dolomit Resort topped the Sustainable Tourism Pioneers 360°, recognized for its energy self-sufficiency and commitment to regional products.

🍫 KitKat Ball, a new treat designed for sharing, combines the crispness of KitKat in a bite-sized format. Created with socially active lifestyles in mind, the snack bears the "Love to Share" message and is part of Nestlé Italiana's innovation to meet changing consumer tastes. Utilizing Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa, KitKat Ball is available in 140g (€3.39) and 36g (€1.40) packs. Nestlé, established in 1866, leads globally with over 2,000 brands in 187 countries.

🏭 Sea Prime managed around 27,000 movements in the first nine months of the year, consistent with 2023 levels. Traffic to and from North America grew by 4% due to events like the Milan Fashion Week and the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Linate Prime is expanding by 10,000 sqm for aircraft parking and the terminal by approximately 2,400 sqm to improve customer experience. Sustainability is a focus, with the reuse of existing structures, advanced technology, photovoltaic panels, and new heating and cooling systems to enhance energy efficiency. Chiara Dorigotti, CEO of Sea Prime, aims for high service and sustainability standards ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

💸 MartinoRossi SpA, a leader in flour production and plant-based products, announces its 2023 Sustainability Report, emphasizing its commitment to stakeholder relations and adherence to Global Reporting Initiative standards, audited by KPMG. Despite 2023's challenges, CEO Stefano Rossi focuses on sustainable growth, maintaining strategic projects, and responding to new generations' needs. The company manages approximately 16,000 hectares with over 500 Italian farms, prioritizing organic and conventional agriculture. It focuses on quality, safety, and innovation, including a Risk Assessment update to ensure food safety and Agrifuture experiments that reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2.05 tons per hectare annually. Product innovation includes allergen-free plant-based alternatives for animal proteins. MartinoRossi has a young workforce with an average age of 38 and made 31 new hires in 2023, reaching 106 employees with a turnover below 4.4%. Environmental efforts include structural improvements, efficient resource usage, waste reduction, and reforestation initiatives like planting 12,000 trees annually to offset CO2 emissions from logistics.

🍴 The prestigious Premio Artusi 2024 was awarded to Sicilian chef Filippo La Mantia for promoting cuisine as a vehicle for peace, solidarity, and tolerance. The award ceremony took place at Casa Artusi, founded to honor Pellegrino Artusi. La Mantia focuses on the social role of food, with projects in Italian prisons and initiatives during the Covid pandemic, such as cooking for hospitals and the poor and combating food waste. He's also preparing to support communities in Gaza.