Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

🍷 Vini d’Abbazia returns for its fourth edition from June 6-8, 2025, at the Abbazia di Fossanova in Lazio. Featuring over 30 Italian and international wineries from abbeys, the event offers daily tastings from 16:30 to 22:00. Part of the regional "Le Vie del Giubileo" project, it includes masterclasses, discussions, and local gastronomic excellence. The initiative promotes Lazio’s spiritual, cultural, and enogastronomic identity, supported by Regione Lazio, ARSIAL, and the Camera di Commercio Frosinone-Latina.

🍺 I.B.G. S.p.A. Società Benefit achieved 2nd place as a PepsiCo bottler in Europe, following its 3rd place in 2023. In 2024, the company invested over €10 million to enhance production, technology, and ESG goals. Located in Buccino, Salerno, the plant received the prestigious Caleb Bradham Award for excellence in safety, quality, and consumer protection. I.B.G.'s revenue grew from 15 billion lire in the '90s to approximately €150 million in 2024, holding a market share over 50%.

💸 La riduzione dello spreco alimentare è una priorità per il 78% degli italiani. Nel 2024, Roma, Reggio Emilia, e Pesaro si distinguono nel salvare pasti attraverso l'app Too Good To Go. Tuttavia, il 31% degli italiani butta cibo ogni settimana, con picchi del 38% al Sud e 44% tra i genitori. Dimenticanze, scadenze superate e porzioni eccessive sono le cause principali. Il 46% conosce app antispreco, con una maggiore propensione tra i giovani (58%) e famiglie con figli (55%).

🍝 Domenico Pastena, 35, won the 2nd Campionato della Pasta with "Giovedì Santo" at the historic center of Naples, honoring his city and family. Held from May 30 to June 1 at NEXT in Capaccio-Paestum, the event had two categories: Professionals and Amateurs. Carolina Campitelli placed 2nd in Professionals, and Cristina Pavlyuk topped Amateurs. Supported by BTL Prod, with a jury led by Luciano Pignataro, it promoted culinary tradition and sustainability.

🚢 Clia's "State of the Cruise Industry" report highlights growth in 2025, with cruises making up 2% of global travel but generating over $168 billion and supporting 1.6 million jobs. 31% of passengers are first-timers, with 82% planning another cruise. Gen X and Millennials lead demand. Satisfaction is high, with 25% of repeat travelers cruising multiple times a year. By 2028, 72% of Clia's fleet will connect to shore power, with 50% using LNG/methanol engines.

🌏 World Explorer has enhanced its Southeast Asia offerings, appointing Andrea Mapelli, a 25-year travel industry veteran. Company owner Alessandro Simonetti emphasized authentic travel experiences in countries like Laos and Cambodia. The focus is on responsible tourism, eco-lodges, and cultural immersion. Events promoting these initiatives were held in May in Novara, Verona, and Brescia, with more planned across Italy.

☕ Parmalat Professional and Altromercato launched a new Crema Fredda al Caffè, available from May 2025, in a 1-liter brik. It is lactose-free (less than 0.1%), gluten-free, made with 100% Italian milk, and fair-trade coffee from Tanzania. Parmalat, a part of Lactalis since 2011, operates 8 facilities with 1,600 employees, reaching 20 million Italian families. Lactalis, with over €2.9 billion in Italy, has 30 sites and 5,300 staff.

🌎 Massimo Caputi, president of Federterme Confindustria, highlights that Italy's wellness packages, launched in October 2024, officially started on April 1, 2025, are not well internationalized, heavily relying on German-speaking markets. Emilia Romagna leads in promotion through foreign influencers, leveraging new Rimini-London Heathrow flights from May 15 by British Airways. Italy's thalassotherapy market lags, overshadowed by France's 300+ facilities, despite Italy's 8,000 km coastline. A targeted project is underway to address this.

🏆 30 maggio, Gragnano: Cristina Scocchia, AD di illycaffè e consigliera di Essilor Luxottica, riceve il Premio Maggio della Cultura. Premiato per valori di leadership etica e inclusiva, il premio è stato consegnato presso l'Auditorium "Don Lorenzo Milani". La carriera di Scocchia è radicata in Procter & Gamble e L'Oréal Italia. Kiko ha raddoppiato la profittabilità sotto la sua guida nel 2017. Nicola Ruocco e il sindaco Nello D'Auria hanno elogiato il suo impatto.

📘 Dr. Schär, a global family company with 1,800 employees across 18 locations in 12 countries, unveiled the 'InPegno. ConCura' mural to reflect employee unity and values through art. Founded in 1922 in Alto Adige, the company enhances lives with specialized nutrition, embodying values of responsibility, progress, and proximity. Their products reach over 100 countries, highlighting their global impact and dedication to both tradition and innovation in the food industry.