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Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 30% minority stake in Italian coffee company, Casa Del Caffè Vergnano, for an undisclosed sum. The agreement was made by Coca-Cola HBC’s wholly-owned subsidiary CC Beverages Holdings II and marks an important step in its strategy to become the ‘leading’ 24/7 beverage partner across its markets. As part of the d...

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Italian Design Day 2021 The Future of Creativity: Design Itineraries between Italy and the USA Thursday July 8 2021, 11.30 CT The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence, and the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology present...

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My great uncle was a painter. Class 1918, the youngest of three, he had blond hair and the looks – I am told – of an old Hollywood actor. Left-handed and extraordinarily talented, he had always been an artist at heart: the earliest drawing of his we have at home dates back to 1931, when he was a teenager, but with the hand and the visual cognition...

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There are lots of Italian cars that we would love to ride and possibly hide deep into our treasure islands. After all, Italian cars are as romantic as their old cities. Think of Rome for a moment. The Italian automotive industry is a rich archive of historical milestones. While Leonardo da Vinci helped to figure and fashion automobiles in their mod...

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The triathlon in the Disney and Pixar film Luca sandwiches a carb-packed “sport” between the swimming and cycling legs: pasta eating. The pasta? Trenette.  While it’s served plain during the competition, trenette also appears by the bowlful, prepared with pesto sauce on several occasions by Massimo, the fisherman father of Giulia, the friend to the...

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Ho assistito silenziosamente e, con molta attenzione, all’incontro organizzato da Learn Italy per il master internazionale in formato Executive in “Communication, Promotion & New Media” del quale, il presidente Massimo Veccia, mi spiega brevemente le finalità, compreso la storia dell’agenzia. Da oltre undici anni Learn Italy organizza e prepara i g...

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Terra cotta, earthenware, majolica, porcelain—Italian ceramics come in many forms. And while everyone knows that ‘Made in Italy’ denotes quality, you might not realize how many traditions there are when it comes to the creation of tabletop and other design items. That’s because Italian ceramic traditions have historically been—and still are—regiona...

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The key to understanding the history and culture of any country can usually be found in its cuisine, which is why eating the street food in Italy is one of favorite things to do. It’s the ultimate window into something deeper. Some food travelers to Italy choose to try new restaurants which have well-deserved reputations for fine dining, but those...

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The growing attention of US consumers to issues such as health, organic food, sustainability, as well as a new ‘green’ approach to shopping show how the Covid emergency is heavily influencing the affirmation of new trends in the food sector. This scenario places Italian food products among the first options of choice. Italianfood.net organized a we...

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Following a year of cancelled physical events, Italian menswear trade show Pitti Uomo is set to return to Florence at the end of June to celebrate its 100th edition. It will be a toned-down show compared to previous iterations in light of ongoing Covid-19 concerns, with organisers announcing earlier this month the show would host fewer brands and b...

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