The interview retraced Caprotti’s life at Esselunga, citing his pioneering projects in Italian retail, from the introduction of organic products to loyalty programmes and the first corporate responsibility initiatives
These demographic changes represent a challenge and a momentous shift for the entire consumer world, whose marketing will have to evolve to serve a new army of single, over-65s. The labour shortage should not surprise us
Cocoa, sugar, oranges, olive oil and coffee: rising prices . Then there are potatoes, wheat, tomatoes and rice
These productions, stimulated by climate change, will only meet 5% of national demand in 2022. Their growth potential is considerable and there is strong demand from the rest of Europe. Moreover, the profitability of the crops is up to 15 times higher than that of oranges and makes investment in precision farming solutions possible
nothing guarantees that agricultural products treated with the same banned pesticides exported outside Europe do not return to our country, creating a further paradox
Great attention should be paid to safeguard clauses and reciprocity agreements, but the EU-Mercosur agreement should not be erected as a totem against which to hurl one’s frustration at problems in the sector that actually have an entirely different origin: first and foremost, the low profitability of the land trades compared to the rest of the economy
Penalties for unfair practices in 2023-2024 amount to only 665,000 euros against estimated damages of at least 350 million annually. in essence on prices and unfair practices the ‘dolce far niente’ of Italian politics continues. Remember this when you see the next tractors in the square or when you hear about the sad affairs of groups like Auchan, Casino, Carrefour Italia and others
What do these cuts mean? A major strategic error, which harms the United States first and foremost and the world in general. The Usaid cuts were a point of friction between Pope Francis and Donald Trump’s government
The possible consequences of the cessation of US assistance to fourteen ‘famine’ countries. In addition to hunger and death there will be more instability, more wars and more fundamentalist Islamism
Farmers, even in Italy, are taking to the streets. They do not feel represented by associations that do not protect their income because, in so many years, no one has tried to solve the problems of food, ‘from the field to the table’. So many words and no deeds. And the situation is aggravated by new taxes
