For the first time in Vancouver the Italian Trade Show and Tasting was an incredible opportunity to be introduced to new products and reacquainted with some local favourites.
With thanks to the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West who did an outstanding job of organizing and facilitating this event. I, for one, hope the Trade Show and Tasting becomes an annual event.
Many of the items on display are available at Bosa Foods in Vancouver. A smaller selection is available at Urban Fare and other specialty stores.
The food was fantastic and the wines were fabulous. #MadeinItaly and here is my recap in pictures. For a complete list of presenters: ItalyTrade.com Enjoy!
ORGANIZERS / ORGANISATEURS
MINISTERO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE
Piazzale Della Farnesina, 1
00135 Rome (RM) – Italy ministero.affariesteri@nullcert.esteri.it www.esteri.it
T: +39 06 36911
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is responsible for the State’s functions, tasks and duties in matters concerning Italy’s political, economic, social and cultural relations with other countries; it is also in charge of representation, coordination and protection of Italian interests abroad and of defining and implementing the Italian policy in the field of international policy. In exercising its functions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ensures the consistency of international and European activities of the Administration with the objectives of international politics. The Ministry operates through a large network of offices throughout the world: embassies, permanent missions to the international organizations, special diplomatic delegations, consular offices and Italian cultural institutes.
MINISTERO DELLO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO
Via Vittorio Veneto, 33
00187 Rome (RM) – Italy www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it T: +39 06 59931
The Italian Ministry of Economic Development operates in four main fields: industrial policies, energy, communications and internationalization policies. Its activities aim to support the innovation, development and competitiveness of Italian economy at both national and international levels. Among the activities of the Ministry of Economic Development, the policies for the internationalization of enterprises and for the promotion of the Italian products abroad are particularly important. Specifically, these policies are implemented through the following activities: facilitation of trade with third countries (Trade Facilitation); guidelines and proposals for the EU’s trade policy; activation of the EU trade defense mechanisms (anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, safeguard clauses); negotiation of multilateral trade agreements and bilateral economic cooperation with third countries; promotion of new Italian investments abroad and policies for attracting new foreign investments in Italy.
MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI
Via XX Settembre, 20
00187 Roma (RM) – Italy urp@nullpoliticheagricole.it www.politicheagricole.it
T: +39 06 46651
The Ministry of Agriculture Food and Forestry Policies elaborates Italian policies in the agricultural, forestry, agri-food and fisheries sectors at national, European and international level. It consists of a Department for European and international policies, which deals with market policies and liaises with the European Union in the process of elaboration and implementation of the communitarian legislation; a Department for competitive policies, agri-food quality and fisheries, which is responsible for quality production and valorization of the Italian agri-food products; a Central Inspection Service for quality protection and fraud repression of agri-food products which, together with national police authorities, ensures the consumers the high quality of products against counterfeiting agribusiness.
ICE – AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE ALL’ESTERO E L’INTERNAZIONALIZZAZIONE DELLE IMPRESE ITALIANE
Via Liszt, 21 • 00144 Rome (RM) – Italy urp.export@nullice.it • www.ice.gov.it
T: +39 06 59921
The Italian Trade Commission-ICE is the Government agency that supports the globalization of Italian firms, under the strategies of the Ministry of Economic Development. ICE helps to develop, facilitate and promote Italian economic and trade relations with foreign countries, focusing on the needs of SME, their associations and partnerships. ICE sustains Italian firms in their internationalization processes and promotes worldwide the marketing of Italian goods and services, Italian investments, as well as the image of “Made in Italy” products around the world. ICE works closely with the Italian Regions, the network of the Italian Chambers of Commerce, business organizations and other public and private entities. ICE headquarters are in Rome, with a large network of offices around the world and acts as “Trade Promotion Sections” of the Italian Embassies or Consulates.
CONFINDUSTRIA
Viale dell’Astronomia, 30 00144 Rome (RM) – Italy c.pace@nullconfindustria.it www.confindustria.it
T: +39 06 59031
Founded in 1910, Confindustria is the main organization representing Italian manufacturing and services companies. More than 150,000 companies of all sizes – employing a total of 5,445,111 workers – are voluntary members of the organization. The fundamental value underlying Confindustria’s activities is the belief that free enterprise and free economic activity, within the framework of a market economy, are key factors for the growth and development of society as a whole. Confindustria represents the interests of Italian companies to leading political and administrative institutions, including parliament, the government, trade unions and other social partners. Confindustria contributes to Italy’s economic and social growth by cooperating with both Italian and international political institutions and economic, social and cultural organizations.
ABI
Piazza Del Gesu’, 49 (palazzo Altieri) 00186 Rome (RM) – Italy
abi@nullabi.it – abi@nullpec.abi.it www.abi.it
T: +39 06 6767349
The Italian Banking Association ABI is a voluntary non-profit organization. Its purpose is to represent, defend and promote the interests of its member banks and financial intermediaries. It works, in this framework, for the development of the awareness in society and within the banking and financial system of the social and behavioral values that follow from entrepreneurial principles and from the formation of open and competitive markets. Specifically, ABI undertakes initiatives for the orderly, stable and efficient growth of the banking and financial system, in a competitive outlook consistent with Italian and European Union Law. ABI also represents the Italian credit and financial system in all international fora: above all, in view of the continuous engagement and full competence involved, vis-à-vis the European Mortgage Federation and the European Banking Federation.
UNIONCAMERE
Piazza Sallustio, 21 00187 Rome (RM) – Italy gov.it@nullunioncamere.it www.unioncamere.
T: +39 06 4704313
Founded in 1901, UNIONCAMERE (Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Handicrafts and Agriculture) is a public institution whose task is to represent the general interests of Italian Chambers of Commerce in respect of all institutional stakeholders at local, regional, national and international levels, including business organizations, consumers and workers. Moreover Unioncamere formulates common orientations, promotes and carries out joint initiatives, and supports the activities carried out by the Chambers system and all its bodies, with a view to favouring its development as a network at European and global level. Unioncamere’s status and position are governed by Law n.580/93 and several other regulations that reformed the system of the Chambers of Commerce.
RE.T.E. IMPRESE ITALIA
Palazzo Sforza Cesarini
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 282/284 00186 Rome (RM) – Italy presidenza@nullreteimpreseitalia.it www.reteimpreseitalia.it
T: +39 06 98378014
R.E TE. Imprese Italia is the coordinating body of the five main Italian Organizations that represent SMEs: Casartigiani, CNA, Confartigianato Imprese, Confcommercio – Imprese per l’Italia and Confesercenti. These Organizations represent enterprises operating in the sectors of craftsmanship, commerce, tourism and market’s services, together with small manufacturing and construction enterprises. R.E TE. Imprese Italia aims at promoting the consolidation of micro, small and medium enterprises as fundamental components of the economic system and civil society, as well as supporting their role of institutional and private interaction at all levels. The acronym R.E TE. (Representation AND Territory) encodes the very essence of the crucial role played by the founding Organizations, focusing the attention both on the requests coming from the territory and on the representing function within the institutional headquarters.
CONFERENZA DELLE REGIONI E DELLE PROVINCE AUTONOME
ALLEANZA DELLE COOPERATIVE
via Torino, 146
00184 Roma (RM) – Italy www.alleanzacooperative.it T: +39 06 84439391
Alleanza delle Cooperative Italiane (The Italian Cooperative Alliance) represents the country’s most representative Cooperative Associations: AGCI, Confcooperative and Legacoop. It has more than 43,000 associated enterprises, represents more than 90% of the Italian cooperative movement with 1,200,000 people employed, €140 billion euro aggregated turnover, and more than 12 billion members. Italian cooperatives are socioeconomically speaking inclusive businesses in fact, 52% of the employed people are women and 22% are emigrants. The Italian Cooperative Alliance likes to point out that during the five- year crisis; employment in cooperatives has increased of 8% despite upcoming difficulties. The Alliance represents:
• 13,4% of the national bank branches;
• 34% of retail distribution and consumption;
• 35 billion of Made in Italy Agro food production
CONFERENZA DELLE REGIONI E DELLE PROVINCE AUTONOME Via Parigi, 11
00185 Roma (RM) – Italy www.regioni.it
T: +39 06 4888291
Established in 1981, Conferenza delle Regioni e delle Province autonome (Conference of the Regions and the autonomous Provinces) is a political coordination organism involving the Presidents of Italian regional governments: its activity fosters coordinated action based on mutual solidarity among the Regions. It defines and promotes positions on themes of common interest and it is called to draw up develop documents and make proposals to be presented to the Government and to the Parliament as well as to the other State’s organisms and to EU Institutions. The Conference adopts “Opinions” related to the Government proposals impacting the Regions; it drafts the groundwork for Understandings and Agreements to be adopted in the appropriate institutional venues (the State- Regions Conference and the Unified Conference).
FEDERALIMENTARE
Viale Pasteur, 10
00144 Roma (RM) – Italy segreteria@nullfederalimentare.it www.federalimentare.it www.federalimentare4expo.it T: +39 06 5903534
Federalimentare is the Italian Food & Drink Industry Federation established in 1983. With its 16 association branches, Federalimentare represents and protects any single segment of the Italian Food Industry, which is the second ranked Italian manufacturing sector (after engineering), with a market share of 13% and an export quota of 20% of its turnover. The Federation is member of Confindustria and FoodDrink Europe. The mission of the Federation is designed to achieve and promote conditions that strengthen the competitiveness of the Italian Food Industry both domestically and on the international markets, becoming the interpreter of its key values such as the quality and the safety of the products, the reliability of the entire supply chain, the transparency in the production process as well as the communication skills and entrepreneurial excellence. The sector successfully experiences the most advanced technology while respecting tradition. Federalimentare is taking part to EXPO 2015 with its own corporate pavilion “CIBUSèITALIA”.
ITALY IS THE EUROPEAN COUNTRY WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF FOOD
products with designation of origin and geographical indication recognized by the European Union as a result of the strong link with the territory of origin. Currently there are a total of 269 names recognized, of which 8 registered in 2014.
