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Italian Organic Chain EcorNaturaSì Introduces Reusable Fruit & Veg Bags

Italian organic retailer EcorNaturaSì has teamed up with NGO Legambiente to introduce reusable bags for fruit and vegetables. The first initiativ...

Pam Panorama Introduces New Private Label Lines

Italian retailer Pam Panorama has introduced an extension of the ‘Qualità per te’ private label line, which is dedicated to exotic fruit...

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...

Madama Oliva – Synonymous With Italian Excellence

In the early 1900s, in Castel Madama, a small town east of Rome, a number of families began to dry black olives to sell in the markets of the nearby capita...

More Than Half of Italians Prefer Neighbourhood Stores, Study Finds

The proximity channel is back in fashion in Italy, with 55% of Italians preferring to do their grocery shopping in neighbourhood stores, a new study has fo...

Cdiscount Goes International In Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain

Groupe Casino has announced that its e-tailing arm, Cdiscount, is launching in four countries: Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain. Second in e-commerce t...

Italy's Conad Launches Project To Grow 'Micro-Vegetables' In-Store

Italian retailer and cooperative Conad has installed a greenhouse-like 'grow unit' in order to grow and sell 'superfoods' directly in stores. The '...