Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

📚 Madama Oliva, 2025-2026, Italy: Relaunches the educational project SALTAinBOCCA, reaching over 75,000 children and families and involving about 3,000 classes. The 12th edition focuses on Mediterranean diet education, waste reduction, and proper recycling. Partners include Madama Oliva, PanPiuma, Limmi, and new sponsor Conapi Mielizia. NeWays manages the project, offering educational kits to all classes. A free contest for families runs until July 7, 2026, with rewards for creative projects.

🍧 In Italia, il settore del gelato confezionato, rappresentante il 90% della produzione nazionale, è in trasformazione. Studio di Ergo S.r.l. per l'Istituto del Gelato Italiano evidenzia l'uso del 70% di latte italiano e 98.5% di cacao certificato. Il packaging è riciclabile al 91%, con il 72% monomateriale. L’elettricità del 50% proviene da fonti rinnovabili. Innovazioni includono l'uso di bevande vegetali per ridurre l'impronta climatica del 20%.

☕️ Rhea wins the 2025 GOOD DESIGN® Award in Retail Fittings for its autonomous coffee station, "Barista on Demand". The award, given by The Chicago Athenaeum, selected from over 1,100 entries from 55+ countries, honors Rhea's innovation, quality, and sustainability. This marks Rhea's second win after the 2022 accolade for "Monolite". Founded in 1950, the GOOD DESIGN® Award is a prestigious design recognition celebrating global excellence in its 75th year.

🍫 Guinness World Record achievement at Palazzo Lombardia: a chocolate sculpture, "Winter Games Express," measuring 55.27 meters and weighing 28 quintals, involved Italian and Maltese pastry masters and students. The project, aligned with Milan Cortina 2026, highlights educational and sustainable efforts. Certified Cacao Trace chocolate was used. Post-exhibition chocolate will be repurposed. Proceeds from chocolate bar sales will support palliative care charities in Bergamo and Malta. Exhibit runs January 29 to February 20 at Bergamo's airport.

🍊 BioSikelia's Elorina project promotes biodiversity through a range of organic blonde oranges grown in southeast Sicily, along Via Elorina. From October to late spring, varieties like Navelina are harvested, ensuring optimal flavor and freshness. This 100% organic initiative, certified under Reg. UE 848/2018, emphasizes environmental sustainability with recyclable packaging. Launched in December at NaturaSì, it has received positive consumer feedback for its quality and transparency, emphasizing the importance of seasonal and local produce.

🍅 Conserve Italia held a meeting at the Albinia plant with producers from Tuscany and Alto Lazio, targeting the 2026 tomato campaign. They plan to process approximately 85,000 tons of tomatoes, starting July 20. Since 2019, nearly €5 million was invested in improving production and sustainability, including a 30% CO2 reduction. The event showcased technical insights and recognized Cirio and Santa Rosa sauces as top quality products.

🏺 Molino Grassi excelled at the 47th SIGEP 2026, showcasing an integrated path emphasizing milling tradition, innovation, and supply chain responsibility. Key figures like Luigi Biasetto and Cristiano Tomei led live demos and events for Horeca professionals. Highlights included the La Sfoglia pastry event and Connessioni di Grano networking aperitivo. Sustainability and quality were central, with 86% of purchases from Italian suppliers. SIGEP reaffirmed Molino Grassi's role as a versatile partner in bakery, pastry, pizza, and dining.

🍾 ASSOBIBE partnered with Bruno Vanzan for Dry January, introducing "Italian Detox Experience" mocktails Almond Ritual and Basil Detox. Almond Ritual features hibiscus infusion (30 ml), red currant juice (20 ml), lemon (25 ml), and agave syrup (20 ml), promoting wellness. Basil Detox includes green tea (30 ml) and basil cordial (50 ml). 61.8% of Italians enjoy non-alcoholic drinks for relaxation, and over 70% associate them with social and convivial moments.

📅 2024 partnership renewal: Puratos Italia and Accademia Maestri Pasticceri Italiani. 📍 SIGEP World 2026, Rimini. 🎂 Event highlights: Belcolade at "I Pasticceri del Futuro". 🏆 Winner: Alessandro Mango, prize trip to Mexico. 📚 2025: Puratos hosts Solari and University of Bolzano students in Parma. 🎓 Collaboration with professor Marco Gobbetti. 🏫 Galdus school, Milan: pastry lessons by Puratos specialists. 💬 Alberto Molinari emphasizes youth investment for industry growth.

🌍 Jamaica is rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa, which hit with unprecedented 300 km/h winds and 405 km/h gusts. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett unveiled a strategy focusing on resilience, sustainability, and innovation. Over 70% of hotels are operational, with all airports and cruise ports open. The plan emphasizes infrastructure resilience and environmental sustainability, and aims to expand into emerging markets like Latin America and GCC countries. The workforce is central to recovery efforts through training and assistance initiatives.