On Jaunary 21st, at Italian Exhibition Group’s SIGEP (ongoing at Rimini Expo Centre until 24th January), Circana presented the foodservice consumption figures for Europe’s big five (Italy, France, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom). Jochen Pinsker, Senior Vice-President Foodservice Europe at Circana, specified that  consumption in 2023 reached 321 billion euros, up 4% compared to the pre-Covid period. Overall visits decreased compared to 2019 by 10%, although there was a substantial difference between countries, with  downturns of 19% in the UK, 11% in Germany, 9% in France, 5% in Italy and 4% in Spain. Inflation and  reduced spending power have led consumers to forego items, move towards more affordable purchases and seek out the cheapest promotions. In any case, it is expected that 2024 will see a 6% growth in foodservice to 340 billion euros in the five major countries. Visits will also increase and, although they will not reach pre-Covid levels, an estimated +2% more than in 2023 is forecast. Development drivers include home  consumption, digitization, the social dimension and all things healthy and wellbeing.

photo by Jochen Pinsker, Senior Vice President Foodservice Europe at Circana

DIFFERENT VISIONS, BIG IDEAS: THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL PASTRY CHEFS AWARDED

A great victory for haute patisserie today at SIGEP (ongoing at Rimini Expo Centre until Wednesday, 24th January) at the talk conducted by Iginio Massari, during which the best pastry chefs from different  geographical areas were awarded. Receiving the “Different Visions, Big Ideas” award were Italian pastry  chef Giancarlo Palazzone, French pastry chef Pascal Lac, Spanish pastry chef Jacob Torreblanca and Swiss  pastry chef Rolf Murner. Each with their own success story and devotion to their work, with an eye always  on the future, the four pastry chefs have managed to make a name for themselves thanks to expressing their professionalism to the best of their ability by interpreting pastry as an artistic passion, which, in all its  different nuances, adapts to the tastes of the most gluttonous and beauty-loving.

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