The climate of uncertainty which affects the global economic scene in the early 2017 is further accentuated. The first wake-up call was the Brexit vote in June 2016. (more…)

«America first, buy American». The day after Donald Trump took office at the White House, the rallying cry of his presidential campaign turned into the first concrete measure: Us out of Ttp, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal with 11 emerging countries of the Pacific Area, such Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam and Brunei. (more…)

If you want to lose weight, giving up spaghetti and macaroni is useless, since if you eat pasta, you do not get fat. «Nothing new – says a well-known producer – Calories are written on the packs of pasta: 380 kcal per 100 grams. If you are on a 1,200 kcal/day diet, it is pretty obvious that this amount doesn’t make you get fat, to reach that level you need more». (more…)

Created as a niche sector, the gluten-free industry is turning into a consumption trend and has an impact on the turnover of producing companies. Gluten-free food is meant for people suffering from celiac disease and was initially available only in drugstores or specialized stores; nowadays it is chosen also by people who are not suffering from that disease. (more…)

“PGI Cappellacci di zucca” from Ferrara are among Italian culinary excellences that have recently been awarded the Protected Geographic Indication by the EU. Protected indications are now over 1,300 in  Europe vs. faked or imitation foods. (more…)

Early in the year, targets reached during the previous year are analyzed, achievements are assessed, considerations are made and the future is planned, thus trying to learn a lesson from what has been previously “learnt” or “suffered”. (more…)