Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) launches its reformatted, tasting-intensive Italian Wine Ambassador certification course in Hong Kong from November 4th to 8th at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in the lead-up to the region’s famous International Wine and Spirits Fair starting on November 8th. 30 students coming mostly from Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan […]
HMSHost International together with Portland Design won the Best Food & Beverage Partnership Award for its Lounge 1 Food Court at the Frontier Awards in Cannes last week during the TFWA annual exhibition and trade fair. The partnership which beat five other shortlisted entries was selected by the judges for the following reasons: The judges […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ferrero USA, the global confectionery company known for brands such as Ferrero Rocher®, Nutella®, Tic Tac® and Kinder Joy, announced the expansion of its industrial facility located in Franklin Township, Somerset, N.J. The $9 million expansion will add nearly 100 local jobs and brings the facility to a total […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Tic Tac®’s newest campaign, Open Up, launched this week with the premiere of a humorous television commercial which introduces a new brand persona, Mr. Tic Tac. The globally produced ad, adapted for the U.S. market by Tic Tac’s creative agency Laundry Service, is a 30-second spot which encourages viewers […]
The acquisition will allow the Lavazza Group to consolidate its direct coverage of all coffee market segments, with a particular focus on the Away-from-Home business as part of a direct consumer interaction approach. Turin, Italy / Mclean, VA – October 1st, 2018 – The Lavazza Group has agreed to acquire Mars’ Drinks business, including the […]
illycaffè has announced its partnership with Palazzo Strozzi, in Florence during the exhibition The Cleaner dedicated to Marina Abramović, that will run from 21 September 2018 to 20 January 2019. Curated by Arturo Galansino, Lena Essling, Tine Colstrup and Susanne Kleine, the exhibition is an extraordinary retrospective bringing together more than 100 works by the […]
Shelves of the e-shop Absolute Italy Lifestyle – the “Made in Italy” food and beverage e-commerce platform, dedicated to Chinese consumers and promoted on WeChat by Business Strategies and Shanghai Morning Post – are longer today thanks to the fact that the offer of agro-food products has been completed adding to wines, Italian culinary specialties […]
VIA Founder Stevie Kim and VIA Chief Scientist Attilio Scienza met the representatives of the four major institutions in the Italian wine sector, that will form the new VIA’s Institutional Advisory Board. At wine2digital in Verona, Kim and Scienza discussed VIA’s enlarged and reformatted project with FederDOC President Riccardo Ricci Curbastro and Director Cristiana Tirabovi, […]
illycaffè announced the nine countries whose Arabica beans will participate in this October’s Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award (EIICA). The Award, now in its third year, recognizes coffee growers who demonstrate excellence in achieving sustainable quality. The award is named in honor of illycaffè’s beloved late, second-generation leader, and celebrates the company’s nearly three decades […]
LONDON, August 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The colours and the opulence of Calabrian cuisine will invade London from 2nd to 4th September at Speciality & Fine Food Fair, among the most important global trade shows dedicated to the best of international gastronomy. Calabria, the Italian region known for its healthy cuisine and homeland of the Mediterranean […]
