n.183
n.181
‘We have to stop thinking that coffee is something for everyone’. A great coffee roaster dismantles the myth of the cup
For months now, we have been noticing ever-increasing cup increases, caused by wars, international crises, and climate emergencies; prices are at all-time highs even for the most commercial and dubious products , without the product having improved. Gambero Rosso
The issue of coffee quality is fundamental, we have been saying this for more than 10 years.
n.180
Record number of recalls: branded products but also private label foodstuffs
Last year, 93 supermarket branded products were subject to alerts. In first place were Conad (with 17 cases), Penny Market (9) and Lidl (8). Among the big brand products were Aia chicken, Bauli filled cakes, Nutella ice cream, Simmenthal canned meat and Mareblu tuna, to name but a few. First cause of alert: Listeria monocytogenes. The Food Fact
n.179
Cortilia lands on Amazon: so it will take its shopping to the whole of Italy?
I deliberately added the question mark: as a former distributor, I know perfectly well that Amazon does not have the capacity to carry fresh products throughout Italy. We will see what happens. Source
n.177
Fall in wine consumption in the United States. Even without duties Italian DOCs are in trouble
Off-trade and on-trade sales down in volume for Italian wine in the US between 2024 and 2023. TheItalian Wine Union 's Observatory has compiled Sipsource data on an annual basis, covering the retail and horeca channels. The decrease is 4.4 per cent, compared to the general trend for the entire market, which is even worse at -7.2 per cent Source
n.175
USA: bird flu that started in 2022 has led to the culling of 140 million animals
Read here. And indeed, someone asks the question : Why should we stop paying so little for eggs: 'politicians should ask themselves more forcefully some questions about the meaning of intensive production - especially agricultural production' (also because in the USA eggs are an everyday food, much cheaper than meat, and risk fuelling inflation).
n.174
Coldiretti does not like dealcoholised wine
Gambero Rosso.
Honestly, we don't understand why: wine is bad for you, it gives you cancer, and dealcoholised wine can be a viable alternative in a sector that is declining due mainly to inflation but also to the changing tastes of young people.
Among producers, only Marchesi Antinori seems uninterested in the sector.
Below a page from the Airc Foundationmagazine.
Edited 22 January, updated 5 February 2025
