MILANO – With better-than-expected figures already being seen, things are certainly hotting up as HostMilano gears up for its fortieth edition, to be held at the Rho fairgrounds from Friday 20 to Tuesday 24 October. 1,824 firms have already confirmed their attendance ...
TRIESTE, Italy – Italian coffee group Illy has linked up with French champagne maker Taittinger, becoming its new distributor in Italy. This is a prestigious business to add to the Trieste group’s network, which also includes the distribution of Mastrojanni’s Brunello di Montalcino.
TRIESTE, Italy – Pioneer Member of the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe since 1998, Bazzara continues along the path of quality coffee promotion and diffusion, reaching a new milestone: following the inspection of Owen Thom – Training & Quality Coordinator SCA –, the Bazzara Academy joins officially the leading international network ...
GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG – IVS Group S.A. informs that its subsidiary IVS Italia S.p.A., acquired the business of Pronto Coffee, agent for the distribution of the Professional Line of Nespresso coffee pods in the provinces of Modena, Bologna, Ferrara and Rovigo (Italy).
BOLOGNA –The IMA Group strengthens its range of machinery for flowpack and fold packaging. Yesterday, IMA signed an agreement with the Redaelli family for the purchase of 60% of the shares in EUROSICMA S.p.A., based in Segrate (Milan), which produces and markets automatic machines and systems for horizontal flowpack and ...
RAVENNA, Italy – The Chock full’o Nuts US format has become a real success in the Belpaese. The last cafeteria has just opened its doors inside the ESP Mall of Ravenna, historical shopping centre inaugurated in 1988 and recently renovated and enlarged, becoming one of the first five main Malls of Emilia-Romagna.
BAD ISCHL, Austria – Francis Joseph – the most famous guest Bad Ischl has ever had – spent around sixty summers in this Biedermeier villa located in the middle of an extended park. Plenty of kings had already been guests in this imperial villa, where Francis Joseph celebrated his birthday – on 18th August – almost every year.
NAPLES, Italy – Italian coffee brand Kimbo has closed 2016 with a record turnover of €175 million, up 3.3% year-on-year. Of the company's sales total, 81% was achieved in Italy and 19% on foreign markets. Kimbo is present in some 80 countries and last year’s exports amounted to €32 million (+14.5%).
MILANO, Vista Darsena, Italy - Tim Varney is an expert of the specialty coffee industry. His knowledge focuses on quality, roasting and coffee bar management. He's mostly noted as the longtime second in command at Oslo’s Tim Wendelbo. He spent six years at Oslo, working for them and two years at The Tate Modern in London.
GENOVA, Italy – The 6th edition of the italian specialty coffe tour ‘Io bevo caffè di qualità ’ (I taste quality coffee) is coming to Genova, at ‘Caffetteria Tazze Pazze’, Andrea Cremone specialty coffe shop, located at Piazza delle 5 Lampadi. The event is being held on May 13th from 3 to 8 pm, providing a guided lesson on Brazilian cupping, coffee tasting ...