Food Trends

Japan is one of the most sophisticated and high-value destinations for Italian food & beverage exports. However, 2025 signals a clear transition: broad-based expansion is giving way to increasingly selective demand. Within beverages, Japanese demand is increasingly oriented towards products […]

Italy’s La Linea Verde has strengthened its international expansion strategy through a double acquisition in the fresh soups segment, consolidating its presence in Northern Europe and reinforcing its focus on one of the most dynamic categories in fresh convenience. The

Italy has secured a landmark achievement in the Spanish dairy market, entering the top three cheese suppliers for the first time and overtaking France, according to the latest data analyzed by research institute Nomisma. In 2025, dairy products generated the

Private-label product sales in the United States climbed to $330 billion in 2025, underscoring the continued strength of retailer-owned brands, particularly within the food and beverage sector, according to newly released data from Circana. The category now accounts for a

The European Private-Label Awards 2026 have officially recognized excellence in store brand innovation, with Italian retail cooperative Conad emerging as one of this year’s standout performers. Organized by European Supermarket Magazine (ESM), the awards celebrate achievements in private-label development across

A framework agreement for the 2026 processing tomato campaign in Northern Italy has been approved, marking a key milestone for the organization of the supply chain ahead of the transplanting season. The deal was reached between the agricultural and industrial

The Board of Directors of the Lavazza group has approved the 2025 financial statements, revealing a year of high-level resilience against an “unprecedented level of complexity” for the global coffee supply chain. Despite a difficult global market, the group reported

Italy’s charcuterie industries’ associations, ASSICA and IVSI, brought the excellence of Italian cured meats to Vietnam with a dedicated exhibition stand at Food & Hospitality Vietnam 2026, held from March 24 to 26 in Ho Chi Minh City. Over the

The Italian Ministry of Agriculture, together with Italy’s ICQRF (Central Inspectorate for Quality Control and Fraud Prevention in Agri-Food Products), has renewed for the fourth time its strategic agreement with Alibaba Group, further strengthening the protection and promotion of Italy’s

Parmigiano Reggiano PDO consolidated its global positioning in 2025, closing the year with solid economic growth in the foreign markets despite a complex international environment, according to data released by the Protection Consortium. Consumer turnover reached €3.96 billion, driven primarily