Iniziativa eco-responsabile e CSR

🎭 Giovanni Onori from Bvlgari Hotel in Rome won the Italian final of the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge on February 25, with his project "4Future". The competition, focused on sustainability in hospitality, will hold its global final in Barcelona from March 25-27, 2025. The winner of the grand prize will receive €30,000 to implement their sustainable project. Participants come from various countries including the USA, Canada, Mexico, and several European and Asian nations. Founded in 1870, Torres has a legacy of sustainable practices and innovation in brandy production since 1928.

🌶 Centro Carni Company, a 40+ year-old beef processing business in Tombolo (PD), prioritizes employee well-being. Between late 2024 and early 2025, they introduced measures for employees’ physical, financial, and health welfare, including a €750 bonus for utility bills as per the 2024 Budget Law. The company also offers gym memberships and comprehensive healthcare, including dental and serious illness treatments. In 2024, they hired 29 new employees (38% male, 62% female) and invested 2,950+ hours in training. With over 200 staff and 32 new positions, Centro Carni Company continues to expand.

🍇 Cielo e Terra, an Italian winery founded in 1908 in Vicenza, has achieved the Sustainability Certificate from ELITE, a Borsa Italiana initiative launched in 2012. This recognition underlines the company's long-term commitment to sustainability, evidenced by its adoption of best practices including Equalitas, BCorp, and FSC-certified materials for all corks, labels, and cartons. With exports above 80%, Cielo e Terra has surpassed €65 million in revenue and operates in over 60 countries. They have been linked to the Winetowater NGO for years, providing water filtration systems to needy areas. Cielo e Terra joined the BCorp movement in 2020, VIVA sustainability in 2021, became a Società Benefit in 2022, and obtained Equalitas certification in 2023.

🍵 L'Infuso Agrumi Biologico Sandemetrio è una bevanda calda e sensoriale che unisce scorze d’arancia, citronella e radice di cicoria biologici. Contribuisce alla digestione, riequilibrio, stimolazione sensoriale e rinfresca mente e corpo, ideale per la mattina o la sera. Fonte: FoodyBev.com; Horecanews.it.

🍻 Compagnia dei Caraibi, a leading Italian company in the import, development, and distribution of premium beverages, now offers exclusive distribution of Meili Vodka, founded by actor Jason Momoa and Blaine Halvorson. Distilled in Montana using a mix of native, seasonal grains and ancient 300-million-year-old aquifer water, Meili Vodka is a single-distilled spirit that breathes at over 3,000 meters elevation post-distillation. The vodka comes in 100% post-use recycled glass bottles, each unique due to the glass's imperfections. This collaboration enhances Compagnia dei Caraibi's portfolio of innovative brands and celebrity spirits.

📱 At Sigep 2025, Andreea Postolache, Global Sales Manager of Julius Meinl, highlighted their commitment to quality, innovation, sustainability, and the promotion of Viennese coffee culture. The Originals Bio Fair Trade, launched 18 months ago with certifications in both organic and Fair Trade, sources from Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Peru, now serves over 2000 clients. Despite 2024's complex market tensions, Julius Meinl met expectations, proving the value of their sustainable approach.

📍 TH Group introduces the option to reserve low-cost airline flights, locking fares until midnight on the booking day, an exclusive innovation in the Italian market for resorts and villages, also available for Baobab destinations. This online booking feature aims to assist travel agencies and ensure customers can secure the best rates without rush. Following a positive winter season and a promising summer 2025, TH Resorts launches the "Summer Joy" promo, offering special rates for early bookings at TH Gioiosa Marea, TH Costa Rei, TH San Teodoro, and TH Capo Rizzuto, along with family discounts and reduced flights, celebrating a 15% increase in the winter season and supporting key destinations like Sicily, Sardinia, and Calabria. Meanwhile, Maria Antonella D’Urbano joins as head of marketing, contributing her strategic vision to the company’s growth and market position.

🏦 Velox Servizi, part of Velox Group founded in 1990 by Gianmaria Villa, targets a €100 million turnover by 2030, with a projected €65 million for 2024 and 3,000 employees, ranking among the top 15 in the sector. The company's "FIVE STARS/5 Stelle" division manages luxury properties, and Velox Hotellerie is expanding in Central-Southern Italy. Velox Group, with 24/7 service, also runs Velox Egitto, an academy in Cairo for hospitality training, and boasts multiple UNI ISO certifications and Ecolabel.

🏠 Bestie Bite, an AI-based platform featuring short authentic video reviews for hotels and restaurants, won the Repower Special Prize for Tourism & Innovation 2024. The all-female team was recognized for addressing changes in the hospitality sector and catering to Generation Z's expectations. With a user base of 25,000 and over 15,000 uploaded videos, Bestie Bite aims to revolutionize hospitality communications. The platform also offers customer rewards and business profiles for restaurants, highlighting that video content converts customers up to 10 times more effectively than written reviews. The award includes a six-month business networking and mentoring program by Repower, focusing on precompetitive technology development, intellectual property protection, and business model consultancy.

💸 Rhea, a global leader in coffee break machines, was awarded the UNI PDR 125:2022 Gender Equality Certificate by Dasa-Rägister. The company has placed people at the heart of its culture for years, pursuing gender equality through initiatives like flexible working hours, smart working, part-time, corporate welfare, and the Women Spark project, which aims to support professional growth and reduce gender disparities. Rhea, founded in 1960 by Aldo Doglioni Majer, operates in over 100 countries with headquarters in Varese, Italy, and branches in 10 other countries.