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RIMINI, Italy – SIGEP World – The World Expo for Foodservice Excellence – opens tomorrow at Rimini Expo Centre. From 18th to 22nd January 2025, the 46th edition of the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) event will spotlight five top supply chains: gelato, pastry and chocolate, coffee, bakery and, among the big new entries, pizza. Five supply chains that represent five highly important economic sectors for the made-in-Italy foodservice industry.
“With 138,000 square meters of exhibition space, 30 halls and 1,300 exhibiting brands from 33 countries, this event is a reference point for the foodservice sector’s latest trends with particular focus on sustainable innovations that will shape the future of the industry,” said Corrado Peraboni, CEO IEG.
Thanks to collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the support of IEG’s international network of regional advisors, over 520 top buyers from 79 nations are expected to attend SIGEP, in addition to the 2,500 ‘premium programme’ registrations reserved for European buyers.
The Coffee Arena, Hall D1, will see baristas and coffee professionals challenge each other in the Italian Barista Championship Area for the Barista, Brewers Cup and Cup Taster categories. These will be joined by the Italian Latte Art Championship, the Italian Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, the Italian Coffee Roasting Championship and the Cezve/Ibrik Championship.
Comunicaffè at Sigep
Two events with a focus on the development of more sustainable supply chains, the price issue, the latest developments in the EUDR and trends in the sector, will be organised by Comunicaffè together with SIGEP on Sunday 19th and Monday 20th in the Debate Arena in Hall B1.
The first presentation, entitled The future of coffee, will take place on Sunday 19th from 11.30 to 13.00 in the sustainability area in Hall B1 of SIGEP.
Cocoa, coffee and sustainability from field to consumer with EUDR one year away is scheduled for Monday 20 January, also from 11.30 to 13.00.
Coffee: Italian exports on the increase in 2023. The coffee machine sector is growing
About a thousand companies operate in the coffee sector in Italy, spread over the entire territory, with direct employment estimated at around 7,000 employees and an industry turnover in 2023 estimated at 5.2 billion euros, of which about 2.3 billion from export sales and 2.9 billion from domestic sales.
Roasted coffee was the fourth most exported Italian agri-food product with a turnover of 2.259 billion euros (+6.8% compared to 2022, a figure that confirms Italy as the world’s second largest exporter of this product), equal to 3.5% of agri-food exports, and a volume of over 285,000 tonnes, stable compared to 2022, and driven by a particularly positive fourth quarter that recorded growth in both value (+7.3%) and volume.
By contrast, domestic consumption stagnated at 327 million kg, down 6.85% compared to 2022 due to significant price increases. Domestic consumption, supported by the retail and e-commerce channels, accounted for 71% of the total in terms of quantity, while out-of-home consumption, fuelled by the Ho.Re.Ca., Vending and OCS sectors, amounted to 29%. In terms of value, out-of-home consumption is more significant due to higher average prices compared to retail.
2023 was a good year for the coffee machine sector, one of Italy’s industrial excellencies. The year closed with a turnover of over 550 million euros, up 0.9% compared to 2022. Exports, which account for more than 75% of our companies’ turnover and which increased by 2.5% to 415 million euros, were also positive.
(Sources: Consorzio Promozione Caffè / UCIMAC)
