By infopadweb 7 May 2024
International Food Exhibition 7-10 May 2024 – Parma Fairs
Catering focuses on cheese: finally a dedicated menu? The history of cheese dates back over 18,000 years to Mesopotamia. From a poor food in the Middle Ages, cheese became an excellence thanks to the monasteries that innovated production with varieties such as Parmesan and Marzolino. Today, Italy is one of the leading global producers.
🔹 Afidop and Fipe: Promotion of Italian Cheeses Catering plays a crucial role in the promotion of Italian Dop cheeses, a sector worth 8.6 billion euros. However, only 10% of restaurants fully value these products. Afidop and Fipe, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, have signed a protocol to improve the valorization of cheeses in restaurant menus.
🔹 Objectives and Advantages Aldo Cursano of FIPE – Confcommercio and Antonio Auricchio of AFIDOP – Association of Italian DOP and IGP cheeses underline the importance of educating chefs and restaurateurs on the correct presentation and conservation of cheeses. The objective is to ensure that Italian cheeses are selected in the menus with the same care reserved for wines, enhancing their history and quality.
