PUNTOITALY N°1 -January - June 2012

5 SUMMARY PUNTOITALY THE ITALIAN MAGAZINE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS IN GELATO, CONFECTIONERY AND TRENDY FOOD-AND-DRINK Contributors pag. 7 Targeted strategy pag. 8 Business online pag. 10 Tradition and innovation pag. 12 Crafted to perfection pag. 14 Shared objectives pag. 16 International in scale pag. 18 Let the challenge begin pag. 20 The reigning queen of pastry pag. 24 Gelato pioneers set to conquer the world pag. 28 Italian artisanal gelato vs soft ice cream pag. 30 An epoch-making contract pag. 36 Fruit carpaccio pag. 40 Winter melon pag. 44 The majestic panettone pag. 46 Vertigine, Violet, Ojente pag. 52 Put Italy on your menu pag. 58 Blast chiller in the kitchen pag. 60 Germany, sanctions on packaging pag. 64 Italian pride in Toronto pag. 65 The companies pag. 69 The shows pag. 169 No. 1 January-June 2012