Italian espresso coffee is worth about 5 billion euros. Manufacturing companies employ almost 10 thousand workers, and 3 billion cups are consumed every day. This Italian excellence is now a candidate for UNESCO heritage status.

The Italian Minister of Agriculture, Stefano Patuanelli, has announced the presentation of the candidatures of the “Rite of traditional Italian espresso coffee” and of the “Culture of Neapolitan coffee” as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.