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Italy’s food processing industry consists of more than 55,000 enterprises that contributed $156.5 billion to the country’s gross domestic product in 2023.

This report provides an overview of Italy’s retail food market, outlines market trends, and identifies opportunities for product growth.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, characterized by growing consolidation of smaller companies. In 2023, U.S. agricultural exports to Italy were $1.8 billion, while U.S. imports from Italy were $7.4 billion. Italy...

This report gives an overview of the Italian food retail and distribution sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, characterized by growing consolidation of smaller companies.

This report gives an overview of the Italian food retail and distribution sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects. Italy’s food retail sales reached $167.8 billion in 2021, a 2.9 percent increase compared to 2020 in spite of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. Increased sales were registered at discount stores (+6.0 percent), hypermarkets (+3.4 percent), supermarkets (+3.3 percent), grocery retailers (+1.2 percent), and convenience stores (+1.2 percent).

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, characterized by a growing consolidation of smaller companies. The leading players tend to employ multichannel strategies, which have helped them to offset food service losses with higher sales in the retail channel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report gives an overview of the Italian food retail and distribution sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, characterized by a growing consolidation of smaller companies.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, characterized by a growing consolidation of smaller companies.

This report gives an overview of the Italian food retail and distribution sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, characterized by a growing consolidation of smaller companies.