Gluten free Italian pasta sales keep breaking one record after another

Jan 19, 2021 431

Last year was an excellent year for Italian pasta around the world. The stock effect generated worldwide by the Covid-19 pandemic has led consumers to focus their purchases on non-perishable, healthy goods such as dry pasta and gluten free food. Exporting companies had to face production peaks and logistic stress: an effort that paid off.

According to Italian food producers’ association, Unione Italiana FoodItalian pasta exports in the first nine months of 2020 reached 1.83 million tons, compared to 1.56 million tons in the same period of 2019. The top importing markets are EU countries (62.1%), followed by America (15.6%), Asia (12.6%), non-EU countries (6%), Oceania (2.3%) and Africa (1.4%). Excellent performances were achieved in some key markets such as the USA (+40.6%), the UK (+20.2%), and Germany (+18.1%).

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SOURCE: https://news.italianfood.net

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