Ferraro Foods Expands Footprint with Acquisition of Specialty Italian Distribution and Import Business
Ferraro Foods, one of the country’s largest specialty distributors of food and foodservice supplies to pizzerias and Italian restaurants, has acquired New Jersey-based GDS Foods Inc., an importer and distributor of Italian food products to pizzerias throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ferraro’s partnership with the Sussex, N.J. based...
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Tajani in Washington: His Visit to Arlington, Meeting with Secretary of State Blinken, and a Commemoration at the Italian Embassy of the passing of Silvio Berlusconi
The visit of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, to Washington ended two days ago. The mission to the U.S. capital, in which Minister Tajani was assisted by the Ambassador of Italy, Mariangela Zappia, began yesterday morning, June 12th, with the laying of a wreath at...
Bonolio Becomes Latest European Producer to Open U.S. Facility
The largest Sicilian olive oil exporter to the United States said it would open a new multi-purpose facility in Landing, New Jersey. Bonolio, which recently won four awards at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, plans to significantly expand its presence in the U.S. market. The new 2,000-square-meter building includes the company’s warehou...
Confindustria brings Leonardo da Vinci to the U.S.
Confindustria, the General Confederation of Italian Industry, is bringing Leonardo da Vinci to the United States in the occasion of the inauguration of an office in Washington D.C. The initiative is part of the project Confindustria in the world, which has already seen the opening of offices in Kiev and Singapore and aims to extende the Italian Ind...
Minister of Business and Made in Italy Urso and Secretary of Commerce Raimondo at Italian Republic Day in Washington
More than 1,000 guests attended a reception at the Embassy of Italy in Washington yesterday, which was attended by Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso and Secretary of Commerce USA, Gina Raimondo, who had a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the event. Among the guests welcomed by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia were also Hon. Chris...
FDU Poll: Italian Americans Still Politically Distinct in NJ
Seventeen percent of New Jersey residents claim Italian ancestry, but in an era where immigrants from around the world are making the state more diverse, are Italian Americans still a distinct group? According to the latest results from the FDU Poll, Italian Americans, and especially Italian American men, remain different politically from other whi...
Italian Cultural Institute and Italian Embassy in Washington Announce EU Open House 2023
Join the the Embassy of Italy for EU Open House on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and discover the European chanceries around Washington DC. Explore the fascinating world of Italy’s palaces, museums, and other extraordinary places through the “Massimo Listri: Italian Wonder” photo exhibition, co-organized by the Italian Cultural...
How Don Ciccio & Figli Turned Amaro Into Gold
Don Ciccio & Figli is better positioned than most small American spirits brands to take advantage of the current infatuation with amaro. Francesco Amodeo started the company in 2012 in Washington, DC, drawing on a family lineage of Italian spirits makers from the Amalfi Coast that dates back to 1883. When Amodeo launched, he focused on something A...
Italian Consul General Builds Bridges with the Pittsburgh Italian Community
Pittsburgh is a city of bridges, around six hundred of them, spanning rivers and valleys, joining geographically separated neighborhoods. And on March 31, 2023, another bridge was erected in Pittsburgh joining its Italian and Italian-American communities to the nation of Italy. Istituto Mondo Italiano, led by the Executive Director Viviana Altieri,...
MamaMancini’s CEO Adam Michaels sets sights on becoming billion-dollar deli supplier
MamaMancini’s has ambitions to become a one-stop shop in the deli case as new CEO Adam Michaels targets $1bn in sales. The Nasdaq-listed business, based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, surpassed its $100m revenue target for the current fiscal year in the third quarter and Michaels has set his sights on expanding beyond an “authentic heritage” Itali...
Bilateral Italy-Usa Meeting on Fundamental Physics Held in Washington
On March 9th and 10th, a series of bilateral meetings between Italy and the United States were held in Washington. The discussions focused on fundamental physics research topics, perspectives, and projects, that see the two countries engaged in a joint effort through important scientific collaborations. The protagonists of this annual event were It...
Italian Design Day - Technology and Tradition for Sustainable Architecture
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT. Italian Cultural Institute - 3000 Whitehaven St, NW Washington, DC 20008. As part of the 7th edition of Italian Design Day in the US, the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC hosts an exhibit curated by Professor Lavinia Fici Pasquina, associate professor at the School of Architecture at Catholic Universit...