PUNTOITALY N°2 - July - December 2012

Shows 22 represent Italy at the Junior World Cup in Sigep 2013. Italian Senior Pastry Championship . 23-year-old Francesco Boccia was declared the winner. Vying with him for the title until the very end was his brother Marcello, in a challenge which saw both of them obtain the pass (together with Ric- cardo Patalani, placed third) to represent Italy in the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie at Lyon in 2013. Grand Gala of Pastry . The event saw the appearance of mas- ter pastry chef such as Stéphane Klein, supreme in the use of sugar, Antonio Daloisio and Andrea Borgognoni, Junior World Champions at Sigep 2011, and Olivier Fernandez and Raul Bernard, Spanish champion chocolatiers. Sigep Bread Cup . 10 nations competed at the 6th edition of the World Bread Baking Championship. Israel emerged the win- ner, followed by the bread makers from Germany and Australia. EXTRAORDINARY EDITION! The 33rd edition of Sigep-International exhibition for the artisan production of gelato, pastry, confectionery and bakery (Rimini, Italy, 21-25 January 2012) registered a big increase in the number of visitors. Presented to professionals around the world, the first issue of puntoItaly. The 33rd edition of Sigep (Rimini, 21-25 January 2012) saw a record attendances, with 122,697 visitors (+15% over the previous year), 23,854 of whom came from abroad (+21%). Occupying a surface area of 90.000 sqm, 850 exhibitors gen- erated tens of thousands of business meetings. At its first Sigep, puntoItaly made a grand international debut. The in- terest of visitors from all over the world was confirmed by the distribution of over 1,000 copies to professional buyers from every continent. Sigep number 34 is scheduled for 19-23 January 2013. Prizes galore Italian Junior Pastry Championship . 20-year-old Davide Verga is the new Italian Junior Pastry and Chocolate Champion. He won the title ahead of 21-year-old Gianluca Forino. Both will