Innovazione

🍸 Onesti Group and Toschi, both Emilian companies, announced a partnership at Cactus cocktail bar in Milan, during Mixology Experience. They aim to introduce syrups and purees for mixology into the Horeca channel. Andrea Onesti, CEO of Onesti Group, plans three cocktail food pairing evenings to enhance brand awareness. The collaboration arose from shared needs, with the goal to strengthen bar presence. The product line starts with two mixology-focused lines. Current market trends show growth only in the non-alcoholic segment, with a demand for quality at affordable prices. The instability of global markets makes the year challenging. The Mixology Experience in Milan and Roma Bar Show occur the same month, posing strategic and economic challenges for exhibitors.

🐔 Gruppo Eurovo, a specialist in egg production for over 70 years, showcased their latest ready-to-eat dessert innovations at Tuttofood Milan (Pad 5 - Stand B01e E18). This B2B event, a hub for the agri-food ecosystem, runs from today until May 8th. The company aims to revolutionize the market with their le Naturelle brand and reinforce their excellence with the Eurovo Service brand, particularly in the Food Service sector.

🏠 Leolandia, a theme park in Bergamo province specializing in children's hospitality (0-12 years), is partnering with local hotels for themed rooms. Their hospitality project surpassed trials during spring bridges. Together with Airport Hotel, Leolandia personalized rooms reflecting park themes like Cowboy Town, Pirate's Cove, and Dragon & Legends Lands, offering an immersive family experience. In 2024, Leolandia attracted 1 million visitors, 80,000 chose park+hotel packages, collaborating with nearly 30 hotels. Marketing Director David Tommaso highlights the international appeal and win-win for partners.

✈️ Starting May 1, 2025, Condor Airlines operates a new direct flight between Milan Malpensa and Frankfurt with two daily frequencies. Departures from Milan at 9:00 and 17:35, landing in Frankfurt at 10:10 and 18:45 respectively. Flights from Frankfurt take off at 6:50 and 15:05, with a flight duration of approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. CEO Peter Gerber highlights Italy as a strategic market, with Malpensa being a key gateway in Northern Italy, offering connections to popular intercontinental routes such as New York, Toronto, and Cancun. The short and medium-haul flights use the new Airbus A32Xneo, while long-haul connections from Frankfurt utilize the Airbus A330neo, featuring high comfort levels, fully flat seats in Business Class, and spacious Economy Class.

📖 SevenRooms' annual report involved 1,000 U.S. consumers and 257 hospitality operators, integrating 2024 data. Key findings: 94% use online search, social media, and digital media to find restaurants; only 10% rely on influencers; 74% open to AI for bookings; 83% expect personalized experiences; 74% would return after special events; 87% would buy non-restaurant items; 35% value design in brand loyalty; by 2025, 79% of operators adopted AI, with 99% reporting benefits. The study underlines the shift to digital and experiential hospitality.

📦 Ponti showcases its innovative vision for the Italian and international food landscape at TuttoFood, a leading European agri-food fair held from May 5-8 at Fiera Milano in Rho. Emphasizing their commitment to product innovation, Ponti President Giacomo Ponti expresses the company's focus on adapting to changing dietary habits and producing authentic, healthy, and modern products. The new organic, unfiltered Melagold® apple cider vinegar, made from 100% Italian Golden Delicious apples, caters to health-conscious consumers desiring traceable and carefully crafted products. Ponti will be at the Italia del Gusto Consortium's exclusive corner (hall 2 – booth A33/C33).

🍏 Acqua Sant’Anna, a leader in the mineral water market, will showcase at TUTTOFOOD 2025, with their new SanFruit line featuring 25-30% fruit juice, no added sugars, and sweeteners. The beverages will come in a 0.33 lt resealable bottle, available in Orange Carrot Lemon, Red Fruits, and Fruit Mix flavors. They will also launch a new range of glass, aluminum, and tetrapak formats post the acquisition of French brand Eau Neuve, aligning with their no channel strategy for multi-channel distribution. The new range includes natural and sparkling water in 0.75lt glass bottles, 0.33lt aluminum cans, 0.5lt and 0.33lt tetrapaks, and resealable alubottles in 0.33lt, 0.5lt, and 0.75lt sizes.

💻 YouGov launched SimIT Web, an advanced consumer behavior analytics platform for category managers. It leverages YouGov Shopper's proprietary data, covering over 21 million purchasing behaviors across 16 European markets and more than 100 performance indicators. The tool provides strategic insights 24/7 through an online platform, featuring detailed sociodemographic segmentations and data visualization capabilities. Additionally, SimIT Web will soon incorporate an AI-powered chatbot for in-app support. The technology is based on Circana's Liquid Data® platform.

🍳 In Umbria, Piemonte, and Molise, Italy, restaurateurs have adopted RATIONAL's cooking systems to improve lunch breaks. At Valle del Menotre in Foligno, over 150 meals are prepared daily with iCombi Pro and iVario Pro enhancing efficiency. In Ferrere, L'Arangiuma benefits from the same technology, while in Termoli, Ke Food utilizes three iCombi Pros and an iVario Pro to serve industrial area workers. These systems optimize time, reduce costs, and minimize waste, ensuring quality and freshness. Horecanews.it provides daily information on the restaurant industry and related sectors.

✈ Emirates to expand its fleet with renovated A380s and Boeing 777s to over 70 cities by the end of 2025, covering nearly 50% of its global network. New A380 destinations include Bangkok, Hong Kong, Nice, and Perth. Updated Boeing 777s will fly to Madrid, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, Frankfurt, and Dublin. On average, one wide-body aircraft is renovated every three weeks. Emirates Engineering is working on complete restyling. The first Emirates long-range A350 will debut in Australia on a new Adelaide route starting December 1. Emirates' A350-900ULR can fly over 15 hours non-stop, with a range exceeding 14,000 km. By end of 2025, five A350s will join the Emirates fleet, featuring 32 fully-reclining Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 28 Premium Economy, and 238 Economy Class seats with ample legroom.