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Majority Of Italian Food Alerts Concern Imported Products: Study

Some 83% of food alerts in Italy in 2018 concerned products which came from abroad. This is according to Italian farmers association Coldiretti, based o...

No-Deal Brexit Would Endanger Italian Food Exports: Coldiretti

The potential lack of a Brexit deal risks impacting Italian food exports to the UK by €3.4 billion as a result of customs duties and delays, according...

Record Year For Italian Food Exports

Italy set a new record for food and wine exports in 2018, which reached €42 billion, up 3% year-on-year. Almost two-thirds of Italian agri-food exp...

Italy Surpasses Germany To Claim Ice Cream Throne, Study Finds

Italy has surpassed Germany in terms of ice cream sales, accounting for 19% of total ice cream sales in Europe last year. Italians consumed 595 million...

Global Olive Oil Consumption Up By Close To Half Over 25 Years: Study

Global consumption of olive oil has jumped by almost half (49%) over the last 25 years, a new study has found. The figures emerge from analysis by Itali...

Italy’s Parmigiano-Reggiano Sets New Production Record

Production of Italy’s prized parmesan cheese, Parmigiano-Reggiano, set a new record in 2017, ending the year with a volume of 3.65 million units...

Italian Agricultural Companies Set Up Food Alliance

A number of Italian agriculture and food companies have teamed up to defend, support and enhance Italian food products, with a new association Filiera Ital...

Multinationals Increase Control Of Global Food Supply Chain

A small number multinational companies control the world’s food supply chain, from seeds to pesticides, and industrial transformation to commercial d...