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On the 29th March 1946, a new invention that would revolutionise the lives of Italians was unveiled in Rome for the first time in history: the Piaggio Vespa. The innovative moped was designed by Corradino D'Ascanio, an engineer from Popoli in Abruzzo, and was launched on the market by Piaggio, a company founded in 1884 in Sestri Ponente (Genoa) by...

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In the new episode of the show I tell you the story of Giovanni Battista Ceirano, the man behind the birth of Fiat and Italy’s automotive industry. It all started in his bicycle workshop at the time of Turin’s national exposition in 1898, when he assembled the “Welleyes” car, the first ever produced in Italy. It was in a nearby café that a group of...

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We believe that only very few gearheads haven't heard about Pininfarina yet. This Italian car design firm and coach builder has built a global reputation for itself across its 90 years of operation. Although primarily known for its collaboration with Ferrari, Pininfarina is famous for many other design achievements conducted with big names such as...

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In 2022, the Italian leading coffee company Lavazza ranked once again among the top-100 companies with the highest reputation in the world, according to the “2022 Global RepTrak” ranking released by The RepTrak Company, which is a company specializing in measuring corporate reputation in the eyes of public opinion. Lavazza consolidates its reputati...

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Maserati is the first Italian luxury car brand to produce full-electric models: the Trident is announcing its plans for the market launch of the electric range, Maserati Folgore, and is providing comments on the 2021 sales figures. Maserati is innovative by nature and is looking ahead into the future. As announced at the “MMXX: Time to be Audacious...

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There is something distinctly Italian about sangiovese. Maybe not so surprising as it is the most planted grape variety in Italy. Widely present in Tuscany, where we find it in Chianti, Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino, it is also grown in various other Italian regions. It combines freshness, tannins and a light body which (often) makes...

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An Italy-based olive oil company is making its mark in the United States with its first production facility in Newport News. Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that Certified Origins, an Italy-based company focused on providing fresh and authentic extra virgin olive oil, will invest $25 million to establish its first U.S. production facili...

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A subsidiary of Italy-based Sirmax Group said its new plastics recycling facility in Anderson is now operational. SER North America said it plans to bring total employment at the $30 million plant to 40 by the end of the year. Plans for the 124,000-square-foot facility were first announced in July 2019. The company said it has already hired 25 empl...

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How many times a day do you eat on the run, while you’re at work, during a walk with friends or while you’re visiting the historic center of a city? You can call it a picnic, a packed lunch in the mountains, a take away: every “quick” meal takes on the appearance of “street food”. But in the meaning that we all know today, street food not only char...

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If it was easy to have a Ferrari dealership, everyone would. It isn’t easy: it takes incredible skill, expertise, dedication, and passion to sell and service new and pre-owned Ferraris, ranging from models that were released in the mid 20th century, all the way up until the plug-in hybrid hypercars and supercars of today. Ferrari of Central New Jer...

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