Lavazza North America recently began construction on a facility in West Chester. The company is part of Italian coffee company Lavazza Group, and this is the company’s first roasting and packing plant in the United States. The plant is an expansion of the Lavazza Professional facility, adding 1,000 square feet to the existing facility. It will allo...

Veneto is the driving force, at 627 million euros of Italian wine exported in the first quarter of 2023 (out of a total 1.77 billion euros), and continues to be for Italian wine, although growth in value (+3%) is lower than the National average (3.8%). The slight increase in value registered in the first quarter of 2023, since the other two “big” R...

cI’m not the kind of person who enjoys leaving the house—or getting up from a horizontal position on the couch—in the dead of winter. I hate the cold. When the sun begins to set early and temperatures drop, I’ll hibernate like an alpine marmot armed with books, streaming services, social media, and a large blanket, not to be seen for weeks at a tim...

Rosé wines now account for 10% of all wines consumed globally (Iwsr data) and, as always, have their most important season in the summer, thanks to their fresh, light wines that are generally low in alcohol and their thousand shades of pink that go well with the colours of a sunset to watch by the sea while sipping a good glass. The best of Italy,...

Five out of ten world’s 10 best plant-based ice creams of 2023 are made by Italian companies. This is according to the ranking compiled by Abillion, a mobile application helping users to find vegan and sustainable products. The top two ice creams in the ranking are Valsoia’s Gran Cookie and Vanilla and Salted Caramel Gelato from Sammontana’s Amando...

Just the other day, I was leafing through the pages of La Cucina Italiana when I stumbled upon an intriguing article about the three types of Italian stracciatella. To my surprise, I discovered that the ice cream variant, one of my favorite “gusto di gelato,” was only created in the 1960s. This revelation sparked my curiosity, prompting me to delve...

What's the next best thing to a trip to Italy this summer? Bringing a premium example of authentic Italian culinary excellence right to your table. Today, Italy's Pasta Rummo, family-run for six-going-on-seven generations, announces its national availability at all Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S. The award-winning, innovative pasta brand...

Let’s start with a cliché. The sun is finally out in grey London, and everyone is already complaining that it’s too hot. What to order? Rosé obviously. Only Provençale will do: the palest possible, with three ice cubes for good measure. Not only does it make the wine stay cooler, but it dilutes it down enough so that you can drink it by the gallon....

The Ferrero Group is strengthening its presence in the world of quick-service restaurants with a series of innovations under the Nutella brand. After launching partnerships with McDonald’s and La Piadineria in 2017, now it’s the turn of KFC and Burger King, which will add some new ice creams and sweet-bakery products with Nutella toppings to their...

Italy’s biggest utility Enel Spa said on Tuesday it will supply retail electricity generated by its wind farm to Eaton’s manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas. The renewable energy supply deal builds upon the partnership between the two companies dating back to 2016. Enel said the deal would support power management company Eaton’s 2030 targets...