Sustainability
Sustainability in the Italian Food Industry: key challenges for 2026
Sustainability in the Italian Food Industry: key challenges for 2026
7/01/2026
Sustainability
VERTICAL FARMS, AN INNOVATIVE SCENARIO FOR AGRICULTURE
Our business sector has always relied on innovation, hence we have already discussed here the latest trends in logistics, dining...
27/04/2023
Italian food
THE BEST ITALIAN DRIED FRUIT
If Fall is the season for harvest, October is its richest month when it comes to fresh fruit. Chestnuts, apples,...
24/10/2022
Italian food
SUN-DRIED TOMATOES: A TASTY, VERSATILE AND FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENT
Although the concept of functional foods originated in Japan back in the 1980s – when government agencies started approving foods...
18/05/2022
Italian food
HISTORY OF THE CHILI PEPPER, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’ GIFT TO EUROPE
As he hunted for pepper and other spices, Christopher Columbus, who had left Palos de la Frontera to “buscar el...
15/01/2020
Italian food
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF ITALIAN ONIONS
Whether red, white, flat, mild or pungent, onions are one of the staples of the Mediterranean diet. Scientifically known as...
15/07/2019
Health and nutrition
TURMERIC: 5 SUPERFOOD BENEFITS
Turmeric is the superfood of the moment: just think that in the past 5 years, Google searches concerning the Indian...
9/01/2019
Health and nutrition
THE BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES OF TOMATO
The tomato is one of the symbols of the Mediterranean diet, even though it comes from a very long way...
30/04/2018
Italian food | Sustainability
BIODIVERSITY, AN ITALIAN TREASURE
Why does the best basil in the world grow in Prà, in the western part of Genoa? Soil and sunshine...
10/07/2017
Italian food
Harvest Time For Italian Tomatoes
Italy is the largest producer of tomatoes within AMITOM, l’Association Méditerranéenne internationale de la Tomate qui regroupe les organisations professionnelles...
10/02/2017
Italian food
The Origin of Pumpkins: from Venice with love
Pumpkins are a kind of cucurbitaceous, the genus that includes squashes and edible gourds. It has nourished people on every...
24/11/2016
Italian food
A Visual Guide for Italian Mushrooms, an infographic
Mushrooms are kind of baffling: they’re shaped strangely and they grow in dark, humid areas in the woods. They reproduce...
4/11/2016
Italian food
Edible mushrooms: types of porcini mushrooms
In the culinary world of edible mushrooms, Piglets or Porcini are the ruling class of mushrooms. Porcini variety can be...
21/01/2016
Italian food
Italian truffle: the food of Gods
The truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean Ascomycete fungus, linked to certain kinds of plants, from which it...
8/09/2015