On 25 and 26 September 2015, the Accademia dei Georgofili is hosting Grani&Pani, a national popular forum exploring the themes of grain, flour and bread.
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Category: Business
Local Winery Invests In Future Generations
This summer, four students from the University of Oregon are getting firsthand experience studying wine marketing by working with Bindi Sergardi winery in Siena.
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Expensive Florence for student accommodation
Average 380 euros for student accommodation: Florence 3rd most expensive city followed by Rome and Milan.
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Chinese sommeliers learn Italian wine secrets
Chinese sommeliers learn Italian wine secrets. The project aims to train Chinese professionals who themselves become trainers of professionals at home.
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Consumers lower hope on economy, ISTAT says
Retailers were positive about current sales, but had lowered expectations on future sales, Istat says.
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More than 50 Food Truck Festivals in Italy
More than 50 festivals throughout Italy that drew about 600,000 visitors last year: these are the numbers of the “food truck” in Italy, presented at Expo2015.
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The Bank of Italy boosts growth forecasts
The Bank of Italy raised its forecasts for growth in the economy, to 0.7% this year and rising to 1.5% in 2016, while predicting a dip in the jobless rate next year.
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Tourism sector bankruptcies decline in Italy
The first slight improvement since 2011 in bankruptcies among tourism operators occurred in the first half of 2015, a report by Confesercenti retailers’ association says.
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Social housing study presented at #Expo2015
The Italian federation of housing cooperatives Federabitazione-Confcooperative has given a preview of a survey it is currently carrying out on social housing in Italy at the Milan Expo 2015 world’s fair.
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Pitti Bimbo, the international kids’ fashion event
With 437 collections expected Pitti Bimbo confirms that it is the only trade fair in the world that presents a complete overview of the universe of children’s fashion.
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