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After a 1% decline in shipments to 27 million cases in 2012, Italian wine is expected to be back in positive growth territory in the U.S. market by year-end, with volume estimated to rise 3%-5%. An even better showing is expected on the value side, which is up around 6% so far this year, boosted by price increases and the relative strength of Italy...

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di Riccardo Chioni   Di certo i due giovani pordenonesi impegnati nella creazione di Valitalia non si sono lasciati intimidire dalla presenza sul mercato americano di giganti dell'arredo come Ikea, consci di avere ciascuno dalla loro un asso nella manica: l'eccellenza del "Made in Italy" e la qualità che lo contraddistingue. Trent'anni d'et...

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Polls from recent food events in the US show that Americans have a passion for Italian food. Their curiosity about Italian products is constantly growing. After years of recession and crisis, their attention to quality food, traditional cuisine, and organic products is on the rise.   The watchword is "value," and Americans are quite concious...

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di Ermanno Lucchini   Lei accompagna il gregge chiamando le pecore per nome, lui le munge. Lei accarezza quelle tenere creature lanose, lui le tosa.   Valeria ha una laurea in veterinaria in sospeso, Ovidio un sorriso assassino che ha impedito a quella studentessa impertinente di tornare a Teramo a discutere la sua ricerca sulla "peco...

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The annual XII NOVA CONFERENCE takes place on November 21st-22nd, 2015 in New York city, in collaboration with the Columbia Business School and the Nova association. The theme of this year's conference is The Great Beauty: how excellence wins globally, with a focus on Italian excellence in the Fashion, Luxury and Food & Beverage industries. &n...

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Jesus Jeans, an Italy-based denim company has sent legal notices to American manufacturers selling clothes under the name of Jesus, on the grounds of trademark issues. In 2007, the Italian jeans manufacturer, owned by Turin's publicly traded company BasicNet SpA, secured exclusive rights in America to use the name of Christianity's central figure...

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by Giovanna Mancini   Se sul fronte dei macchinari per la ceramica le aziende italiane devono cedere il gradino più alto del podio ai concorrenti spagnoli, la gara è invece ancora a favore del made in Italy per quanto riguarda l'export di piastrelle nel mondo.   E se in termini di volumi ormai il primato è in mano ai produttori cinesi...

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Trattandosi di vino la battuta potrebbe venire spontanea: rischio bolla per il mercato mondiale? Qualche dubbio produttori e addetti ai lavori cominciano ad averlo.   Soprattutto sembra essersi interrotta la cavalcata epocale che in appena cinque anni – tra il 2009 e il 2014 – aveva visto il mercato mondiale crescere addirittura del 122%. Or...

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By Isla and Binnie Italian fashion exports should spur the industry back to growth in 2014 after two years in decline, the national chamber of fashion says, as Milan prepares to kick off the first of its biannual menswear shows on Saturday.   The birthplace of fashion icons from Giorgio Armani to Dolce and Gabbana should see turnover from c...

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The exotic 4C is Alfa Romeo's first car to sell as it re-enters the U.S. market this year. It's made from carbon fiber, has wild Italian styling and is designed for purists who want supercar thrills at an attainable price. Yet here I sit in the 4C, Alfa's first car to hit American shores since 1995, and I find my soul stirred with passion. &n...

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