Supply Chain - Italy

Duty-Free Imports Of Tunisian Olive Oil Cause Anger In Italy

The European Parliament has given its final approval to importing an extra 35,000 tonnes of Tunisian olive oil a year until 2017 without duties. This fi...

Led By Wine, Italy Reaches Ten-Year High For Food Exports In 2015

Italy's agricultural and food exports increased by 8 per cent on 2014’s results, and by 79 per cent when compared to ten years ago, reaching a histor...

Mafia Said To Earn Over €16 Billion From Italian Food Sector

Italian agriculture cooperative Coldiretti says that the Italian mafia has managed to infiltrate the agriculture and food industry in the country, earning...

Italy To Introduce Extra Virgin Olive Oil Anti-Fraud Label

Italy is set to introduce an anti-fraud label on bottles of 100 per cent extra virgin oil, in an attempt to fight a counterfeiting problem that costs the i...

Italians Spend 5% More On Christmas Meals

Italians spent over €2.8 billion on Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas lunch this year, up 5% on 2014, according to estimates by consumer association...

Italian Christmas Sweet Exports to Net Over €280m

Over €280 million worth of Italian homemade Christmas sweets will be exported worldwide this year, mainly to France, Germany and the UK. According...

Italian Companies Investigated Over Extra Virgin Oil Fraud

Seven Italian companies are under investigation for fraudulently marketing olive oil as “extra virgin”. Suspected are the legal representati...

Italy Expects 30% Growth in Olive Harvest

The olive harvest in Italy this year should be 30% higher compared to 2014, with an excellent quality due to a favourable climate, farmers’ associati...