Easter is just around the corner, and many Italian companies – that focus their production exclusively on chocolate eggs and colomba (the typical Italian dove-shaped Easter dessert) – are facing a very difficult time due to the Covid-19 health emergency.

“Traditionally, eggs and doves were bought as gifts to bring to friends and relatives – explains Mario Piccialuti, general manager of Unione Italiana Food -. This year our hope is that people will buy them for themselves and their families. We all need a moment of ‘indulgence’, especially on this unprecedented Easter that must be spent at home.”