In 2021, the expenditure of Italians for out-of-home food consumption will return to over 63 billion euros, with an increase of 17.2% compared to 2020, but still below pre-covid levels for over 20 billion euros. The increase in domestic food spending is more contained: + 0.8% compared to last year. This is what emerged at the assembly of the Federation of Public Shops where the “Charter of Values” of Italian catering was presented in the presence of Minister Garavaglia and the president of Confcommercio Sangalli. “Far-sighted policies are needed to support and develop catering, qualifying elements of our tourist offer and formidable tools for promoting our agri-food heritage”. said the president of Fipe Lino Enrico Stoppani The impact of the pandemic on catering has also been devastating at an international level. In all the countries of the old continent, the drop in consumption was more than 30%, with peaks of over 40% in Spain, emphasizes the federation.
Before the pandemic, tourism spending on catering alone was worth 18.5 billion euros, with 8.4 billion euros guaranteed by foreign tourism, with an added value of around 7 billion. The representatives of Fipe, Confagricoltura, Coldiretti, Unione Italiana Food, as well as Siae for the role of music in public establishments, have signed the “Charter of Values” of Italian catering, with the key principles for the shared enhancement of the sector. Our companies – explained Stoppani – report strong tensions on the purchase prices of raw materials and in some cases supply difficulties and therefore careful supervision by the Government is necessary precisely to counteract any speculative phenomena “. (ANSA).
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