Food Trends

The Prosecco PDO Protection Consortium has announced a significant legal victory in its ongoing efforts to ensure the correct use of the term “Prosecco”—in Italy and abroad—and to safeguard the denominations protected by its three member consortia: the Consorzio di […]

Salamini Italiani alla Cacciatora PDO delivered a strong first-half performance in 2025, with production rising 12.8% to over 2 million kilograms, up from 1.8 million in the same period last year. The pre-sliced packaged segment saw an even sharper increase,

US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to impose a 15% tariff on goods imported to the USA from the European Union, effective 1 August — a move that averts the threat of

The US frozen food market is undergoing a rapid transformation, projected to double in value from $79.6bn in 2024 to over $150bn within the next decade. The growth, underpinned by a compound annual rate of 8.91 per cent, is being

Italian food and beverage multinational NewPrinces, led by chairman Angelo Mastrolia (pictured), has agreed to acquire Carrefour Italia from France’s Carrefour Group in a transaction valued at €1 billion. The deal includes 1,027 stores across the country and marks NewPrinces’

Italy’s soft wheat production is forecast to grow by around 5% in 2025, surpassing 2.7 million tonnes, according to data from Italmopa, the association representing Italian millers, and FederPrima, the federation of grain and animal nutrition companies. While this marks

Italian bakery group Colussi has published its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting a sharp acceleration in its transition toward more sustainable and tech-enabled agriculture. Central to the strategy is the group’s controlled soft wheat supply chain, which now spans 6,900 hectares

Italian agri–food exports to the U.S. stalled sharply in May, with growth slowing to just 0.4%, according to Coldiretti’s analysis of Istat data. The decline follows a strong start to the year, when exports grew by an average of 11%

Italy’s 2025 industrial tomato harvest has begun early in the country’s northern regions, with the first deliveries of early-ripening “pomodorino” and “round tomato” varieties arriving at processing facilities. The early start signals a prolonged harvesting season designed to manage significantly

Princes Limited, a food and drink group owned by Italy’s NewPrinces SpA, has acquired Liverpool’s iconic Royal Liver Building in a £60 million deal. The purchase forms part of a broader £83 million property investment programme that also includes the