Italian restaurants abroad are not always the happy oasis one hopes to find. The causes of some disappointing experiences are attributable to the cuisine, but also to the choice of products, which are often presented as Italian when they are not. After all, outside Italy there are as many as 90 thousand restaurants, pizzerias and pastry shops, offi...

Stronger than counterfeiting, stronger than duties, Grana Padano PDO cheese is confirmed as the most consumed PDO product in the world. And its production continues to grow. This year up to 5,182,585 wheels were produced with an estimated increase of +5.06% (149,297 more wheels compared to 2018) by the end of 2019.  Exports, with over 2 million whe...

Italian exports to the United States are growing, but we can do better, really much better. It's one of our goals here at We the Italians, to help Italian products arrive and be bought by Americans, not just those of Italian heritage, who are obviously the first ambassadors of Made in Italy. Food is for sure the first sector we think about: Italy i...

Federalimentare, the Italian Food & Drink Industry Federation, which represents the second manufacturing sector in Italy, with 13 national branch Associations, continues its commitment in the fight against Italian Sounding. For last exhibitions ANUGA 2019, in collaboration with the Association "Italian Sounding”, Federalimentare seted up a desk nam...

Over the years, I have sometimes published interviews in which I do not completely agree with some of the answers. These interviews are among the ones I like most, because feeding the debate, helping to reflect and listening to different opinions is one of the most beautiful things that can be done by those who inform and communicate, in full respe...

«Una Cernobbio dell’economia reale, a Sud, sulla costiera Amalfitana. Per bilanciare la Cernobbio della finanza nel Nord». È l’idea di Lorenzo Zurino,34 anni, fondatore e ceo di The One Company premiato il 9 aprile scorso a New York dalla Niaf, la National Italian American Foundation, come miglior giovane imprenditore dell’anno. «Siamo impazienti d...

By invitation of the Ministry of Economic Development, at the recent plenary assembly to instate the National Anti-Counterfeiting Council (CNAC) for 2018-2020, the Foreign Ministry joined the Protocol of Understanding on training activities against counterfeited and Italian sounding products, and committed to involve Italian schools abroad in the e...

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a class member’s challenge to the settlement of an action under which purchasers of Flippo Berio olive oil—which proclaimed on their labels, “Imported From Italy”—-will receive, subject to provisos, 50 cents for every bottle they purchased between May 23, 2010 and June 30, 2015. The settlem...

Italy is the greatest food and wine superpower of the planet: it's hard to find somebody who disagrees with this statement. But food is not just nourishment: food is culture, integration, dialogue and innovation. And, also from this point of view, Italy has excellences that look towards the future with leadership and talent. One of them is Marco Gu...

Sale ad oltre 100 miliardi il valore del falso Made in Italy agroalimentare nel mondo con un aumento record del 70% nel corso dell'ultimo decennio, per effetto della pirateria internazionale che utilizza impropriamente parole, colori, località, immagini, denominazioni e ricette che si richiamano all'Italia per alimenti taroccati che non hanno nulla...