The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is proud to announce its partnership with the United States Bartenders' Guild (USBG), whose mission of uniting the hospitality industry to advance professional bartending remains strong. In 2018 and 2019, the ITA was a sponsor of the USBG Regional Conference programs that provided valuable opportunities, education, an...

What does Dallas have that Fifth Avenue doesn’t? A Valentino, for one. While the Italian luxury brand tries to escape its prestigious post in New York, it is expanding its presence in Dallas. The ritzy retailer will add 690 square feet to its 2,505-square-foot boutique in Highland Park Village, a shopping center where it has had a presence since 20...

The list of European products and countries under attack from the additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump has been published. Two thirds of the value of Italy’s food and beverage exports – whose total value in the United States alone is about 3 billion euros – are soon to be affected. Tariffs should extend to wine, olive oil, and pa...

La caduta di aprile non è stata replicata, in fondo già è qualcosa. L’export extra-Ue di maggio registrato dall’Istat cede infatti il 31% rispetto allo stesso mese del 2019, in miglioramento rispetto al -44% del periodo precedente. Nulla di cui festeggiare ad ogni modo, così come non può rasserenare più di tanto il rimbalzo congiunturale, in appare...

Forget Barolo and Chianti. There are hundreds of indigenous grape varieties in Italy, which make wines that you probably have never tried. The Italian National Registry of Grapes (Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite) lists almost 600 kinds, more than in France, Spain and Greece combined. While some of them are blended with more important bette...

Enel SpA has started construction of 74 turbines at the Cimarron Bend wind farm in Kansas, the company's subsidiary, Enel Green Power SpA, said on Thursday. The Italian energy company said the expansion project will involve investment of over $281 million, and will increase capacity at the wind farm to 599 megawatts from 400 megawatts. The expansio...

Global packaging maker Serioplast US LLC will establish production operations in Red Springs in a project that will create 46 new jobs in Robeson County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company, which manufacturers rigid plastic packaging for a wide variety of consumer goods, plans to invest $9.42 million in its new North Carolina presence...

The world of cookware is extraordinarily vast and is a key marker of personal taste in the home. Outfitting a kitchen is akin to curating a wardrobe. From treasured heirloom casserole dishes to dusty, unused china gifted per a once exciting wedding registry, cabinets can run the risk of serving as a home to a hodgepodge of kitchenware, bakeware, an...

La passione e l’entusiasmo con cui Federica Pittarello parla della sua azienda Three to Five è un’emozione d’altri tempi. La sua attenzione alla bellezza, la costante ricerca della perfezione e di un’estetica sempre raffinata, hanno portato Federica a fondare Three to Five, società di design solutions nel cuore di Manhattan. Tradizione manifatturie...

During 2019, the sharp rise in raw material costs due to the boom in demand from China – following the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Far East – created a shock in the pork meat market.  Italian charcuterie companies have therefore been faced, on the one hand, with raw material costs reaching record levels and on the other with a more d...