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European Pizza & Pasta Show and Bellavita Expo London to combine The European Pizza and Pasta Show and Bellavita Expo London have announced that they will be combining their efforts to create one of the largest specialised food and beverage (F&B) events in Europe and the UK. The sixth edition of the European Pizza and Pasta Show will be co-located with Bellavita London - the largest Mediterranean Food & Beverage trade show in the UK - on 22-23 June 2022 at Olympia National Hall, London. Organised with the support of Vinitaly and Cibus, and in association with PAPA - the Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Association - the two events will complement each other to create the
largest trade show dedicated to food, drinks, and specialised equipment. The event is also expected to generate a substantial growth opportunity for the UK and European F&B industries with all categories under one roof and in a yearly, unmissable appointment for HoReCa and grocery retail buyers. In addition to traditional producers of pasta, pizza, flour, kitchen equipment, charcuterie and cheeses, plant based and free-from products, as well as wine and beverages, the exhibition will expand its sectors, adding on artisan bakery equipment and suppliers, shop and restaurant tech services. Alongside the celebrated Bellavita Wine Stage and the European Pizza Championship, the audiences can join the inaugural License To Bake - an Artisan Bakery Cup competition. Leading European sommeliers and celebrity chefs will also lead a programme of the highly anticipated wine and cooking master classes at the Academy Stage. The joined event has also already confirmed an Ibérica Expo Spanish pavilion.
“This is an important and strategic acquisition,” said Aldo Mazzocco, CEO of Bellavita Expo Ltd. “It consolidates our leadership in the F&B market. Together with the management of Fiere di Parma and Veronafiere, and with the support of our European foodservice stakeholders, we will unite and relaunch the industry. Over the next three years, EPPS aims to become the largest specialised event in Europe, effectively servicing the F&B sector.” “We are happy to be part of a much larger family of events. This will give us an unprecedented opportunity to develop new content, to add new industries and enhance the offer to our visitors and buyers,” commented Stanislava Blagoeva-Duschell, MD of the European Pizza and Pasta Show. “We look forward to creating a new and exciting omni-channel platform for all our clients year after year, growing with the industry and for the industry. We are stronger together!”
San Carlo Group’s new Isola is now open Isola, the much-anticipated new arrival from the award-winning and family-run San Carlo Group – the brains behind Alto and its Dior pop-up and now, the city’s hottest new dining destination – has opened. Isola (tr: island) brings la dolce vita to London with a heady dose of Sicilian grand café culture, Italian hospitality and a vibrant menu inspired by the islands of southern Italy - modern metropolitan dining, but with an island state of mind, say its creators. The interiors combine the contemporary with old-school glamour, having been designed by LA and Londonbased studio of the moment, Fettle. Isola’s www.papa.org.uk
interiors take their cue from the Distefano family’s heritage and native Sicily, and feature a soft and considered palette of subtle sorbet shades juxtaposed by dark woods and traditional Italian rattan. Complete with an expansive and verdant leafy al fresco terrace, the relaxed yet stylish all-day brasserie and bar, offers indoor and outdoor dining from noon through to dinner. Also inspired by the Distefano family’s native Sicily and their summers spent on the islands, Isola’s menu is setting out to be a breath of fresh air filled with its sunny plates that bring bright and bold flavours to the fore by offering a modern take on the comforting classics we all know and
love (arancini, Sicilian Semolina Bread topped with Provola cheese and tomato basil sauce or filled with aubergine, Figliata al Tartufo, Carpaccio di Spigola, Spaghetti Granseola, Tartufo e Porcini Ravioli and Carlamaro Imbottito to name but a few).
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