London – From 19th to 21th of July, the Design Centre of London housed Bellavita, the largest Italian Food and Wine Expo. In a wide pavilion, two hundred and seventy-three Italian exhibitors from all over Italy promoted their health food products to about six thousand and eight hundred intrigued visitors – among them producers, experts, chefs, and food lovers –, and this notable figures prove the caliber of the event.
Wine experts showcased their deep knowledge through a plethora of quality wines and provided insightful explanations; world-class chefs putted on show-stopping illustrations of culinary prowess; one hundred sommeliers from all over the world competed for the title of the Best Uk Sommelier.
In this edition the all-new Bellavita Awards 2015 will be launched as an extraordinary opportunity for every producer.
The Bellavita Awards is a special quality contest divided between Food & Wine categories during the Expo. Not least, the jury of the contest is made up of over 100 experts drawn from top chains and food industry figures in UK including some Judges of Excellence.
“Italian food is about generosity, comfort and pleasure – they have unshamed delight in the preparation of food and its enjoymentand as a nation we’d do well to learn some of that culinary joy from them.” (Rebecca Smith, Delicious Magazine)
The range of products you could find runned from 100% naturally cured raw ham from Emilia Romagna, Lombardia, Lazio– without artificial colours, flavouring or preservatives –, to Parmigiano Reggiano cheese – one of the oldest and richest cheeses all over the world –, totally natural as well, to delicious truffles from Sicily, intense olive oils from Puglia, genuine jams from Molise, spicy food from Calabria and, not least, a zero-mile tomato sauce – without salt, citric acid, preservatives – seasoned jst with a leaf of basil.
The export of Made in Italy products is growing, and at the end of 2015 could even reach +5%. This is all good news for the best of Made in Italy products.
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