Innovazione

🛳 GNV honored Morocco, its second-largest market after Italy, with a special event in Tangier. On April 30, the new ship Orion departed from GSI shipyard in Canton, China, making a stop in Morocco before heading to Italy. GNV aims to expand its fleet with four new LNG-powered ships, increasing to eight by 2030. In 2024, GNV transported approximately 455,000 passengers on Moroccan routes. The Marhaba 2025 operation runs from June 5 to September 15.

☕ In Italia, estate 2024, il caffè freddo guadagna popolarità, con il 18% della Generazione Z che abbraccia questa tendenza. Nescafé® Dolce Gusto® lancia il Caffè Shakerato in capsula, semplificando la preparazione con tre semplici passaggi. Confezioni da 16 capsule sono disponibili nei punti vendita, online e nei negozi specializzati. La promozione include il Vertical Summer Tour a luglio e agosto sulle spiagge italiane.

🚀 Air Arabia collaborates with Al Maryah Community Bank to accept stablecoin payments for flight bookings, becoming the first airline in the region to do so. They will use Ae Coin, a stablecoin pegged to the UAE dirham, via the Aec Wallet app. CEO Adel Al Ali emphasizes the airline's commitment to digitalization and enhancing customer experience through technology. Customers can choose Aec Wallet as a payment method on Air Arabia's website.

📆 26-30 maggio, Napoli: "La semaine franco-napolitaine" celebra il dialogo interculturale attraverso una competizione culinaria al Ristorante Alain Ducasse Napoli. Studenti degli istituti alberghieri presentano il loro babà franco-napoletano, valutati da una giuria presieduta da Sandro Micheli. Premi in palio: masterclass esclusiva, formazione in cucina e volumi di cucina di Alain Ducasse. Organizzato dal Consolato Generale di Francia e il Comune di Napoli, con partner ROMEO Tange Napoli.

🍹 Gruppo Caffo 1915 highlights its innovations at the 2025 Roma Bar Show in Italy. Featuring Vecchio Amaro del Capo, Lemonier, and Ready To Serve cocktails like Capo Tonic. Their stand (S06 Ground Floor) showcases new trends. Lemonier, a Mediterranean lemon aperitif, debuts. Vecchio Amaro del Capo's iconic trilogy, including a limited Centenario edition, is featured. Distilleria Mangilli presents grappa at stand B09. International guests Adam Rains and Domenico Lamanna enrich the event, emphasizing Caffo's product versatility.

🍦 Parmalat launches "Gelato da Bere," a drinkable ice cream, in May 2025. Targeting young consumers, this ready-to-drink product combines the taste of traditional Italian gelato with convenience. Available in 250 ml bottles, it offers flavors like Crema, Panna e Fragola, and Bacio. Distributed through GDO, discount stores, Horeca, and normal trade, it meets demand for quality, tasty, premium refrigerated beverages. Ideal for consumption at low temperatures.

📅 Host 2025, a key event for food service innovation, will be held from October 17 to 21, 2025, at Fiera Milano, Porta Est. Italy's restaurant sector invests €4 billion focusing on sustainability and technology, boosting out-of-home consumption value to over €96 billion. Global food service equipment market is projected to grow from $39 billion in 2024 to $60 billion in 2030, with a 5.6% annual growth rate. Host 2025 will feature six pavilions, including MIPPP's Bakery Square, and events like the Panettone World Championship.

🥇 The Macallan and Bentley Motors extend their collaboration with The Macallan Horizon, a limited-edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky blending whisky craftsmanship with automotive design. Launched in Italy post-The Macallan's bicentennial celebrations, it features a 180-degree twist glass bottle, aluminum wrap, and recycled copper, housing whisky from six European oak sherry casks. Designed by Kirsteen Campbell, it's limited to 700 individually numbered bottles globally, celebrating British excellence and innovation.

🍹 Cinque anni fa, OnestiGroup ha promosso bevande analcoliche come JNPR, Caleño e Memento. Recentemente, a Mixology Experience, hanno dedicato un’intera area al 0.0 con il nuovo Glitter Spritz. Dal 2020, il portfolio 0.0 copre quasi tutto il mercato. Prevedono di partecipare al Roma Bar Show e di espandersi in mercati come Berlino e la Grecia. Per il 2025, prevedono la crescita del tequila e del consumo diurno. Al momento, il Cosmopolitan è il preferito del brand ambassador.

📖 Autogrill, part of Avolta and a leader in travel catering, hosted the FIPE's Young Entrepreneurs Group on May 20 at the Avolta NEXT F&B Hub in Milan. This visit supports young entrepreneurs' training for innovative businesses in the F&B sector. In 2024, businesses run by under-35s exceeded 40,000 (12.3% of the total), with most in restaurants (60.3%). Innovation investments were made by 43.2% of businesses, focusing on digital communication and customer interface improvements.