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The United States is one of the biggest outlets for Italian pasta, with around USD 800 million in exports


which will be heavily penalised by the 107% tariffs decided by the Trump administration. The only dry pasta producer with sites in the US is Barilla. Brussels could take legal action against the US at the World Trade Organisation if it found the allegations to be unfounded. The US rarely respects WTO rulings, but a ruling in Brussels' favour would allow them to take retaliatory measures. "The US accusations of dumping are unacceptable and functional to Trump's plan to move production to the US," said Coldiretti president Ettore Prandini. Compiled 7 October, updated 8 October 2025

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After the launch in the US, UK and Germany, Amazon Haul also arrives in Italy


"The phenomenon of fast commerce," says Valentina Pontiggia , director of the B2C eCommerce Observatory Netcomm- School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano, "with 32% of European consumers making purchases via dedicated platforms at least once a month, underlines the importance of fast delivery. In fact, 65.1% of Italians are willing to switch brands for more convenient delivery options, and more than half (51.2%) would not hesitate to go elsewhere if a company does not meet their expectations." Source

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Chiquita, from Sicily the first Italian production


Chiquita's iconic bananas will be grown, for the first time, in Italy. With the bananas an Italian product, the brand starts production in the heart of Sicily together with the local agricultural cooperative Alba Bio The banana is the last of the tropical products whose production has landed in southern Italy as a result of climate change. "There is no shortage of unknowns. The banana is a demanding plant: it requires large amounts of water and stable environmental conditions. In an island that already faces water and climate challenges, maintaining environmental sustainability will be crucial'... Bananas are already cultivated in Italy in Apulia. Compiled on 30 September updated on 6 October 2025

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Whole Foods Market private label products land in Singapore


An initial assortment of almost 300 products will be sold on Amazon platforms in the region, as well as on local grocery shops The leading organic grocery shop will start with nearly 300 private label products in many categories, adding to the tens of thousands of grocery and everyday essentials from Amazon.sg, Amazon Fresh and local grocery and speciality retailers in the region. In addition, exclusive brands from Whole Foods Market - acquired by Amazon in 2017- will be available in-store at Little Farms, a natural and organic supermarket in Singapore, which has eight locations across the city-state . Whole Foods has long been selling its products where it has no shops, via the web: the Italians could have taken the cue to export to the rest of the world by developing e-commerce. Unfortunately, only the Americans, the Germans - Lidl- and the Chinese - Temu - are doing this with their marketplaces. Read also : Amazon Uk converts Amazon Fresh to Whole Foods and its platform beats the marketplace Below the private-label line of Whole Foods sold abroad. Compiled 23 September, updated 24 September 2025

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Amazon Uk converts five Amazon Fresh to Whole Foods and its platform beats the market


The others will be closed. Amazon "...said it is strengthening its online grocery business, which it says is growing faster than the rest of its UK operations. Through its main UK website, Amazon Fresh online, Whole Foods and delivery partnerships with UK grocery groups Morrisons, Co-op, Iceland and Gopuff, the company already offers more than two million grocery and household items with fast delivery. By early 2026, the company plans to double the number of Prime subscribers who can access three or more grocery delivery options, with the goal of making at least one of its grocery partners available to more than 80 per cent of Prime subscribers. Amazon also plans to add perishable groceries to millions of other products on Amazon.co.uk for same-day delivery, a service recently implemented in more than 1,000 US cities and towns . The company also highlighted the surge in UK demand for essentials, with hundreds of millions of items delivered in 2024 alone, representing a growth of almost 20 per cent year-on-year. In the first quarter of 2025, food and household products grew at almost double the rate of all other product categories and now account for around one in three units sold on Amazon's UK website..."

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In Milan’s Piazza Cordusio: the first Nespresso Bar experiment in Italy.


The shop, in fact, is intended to be a mix of the usual capsule shop, here in true boutique format, combined with the bar part, which in this case operates with a special format. From Monday to Friday, from 8 to 10 a.m., breakfast is offered with table service in the lounge area, where coffees are combined with pastries and croissants. Every day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the other hand, thanks to a window looking outside , Nespresso coffee is offered 'on the go', with the classic walking paper cup. In this case, customers can still come in and use the tables inside, but without table service. Below: a Nespresso facility in France

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