Italy: Amidst coronavirus, pasta and frozen food production on the rise

The Coronavirus pandemic also affected the production of pasta and frozen foods in Italy: it increased for both categories, although total food production in 2020 dropped by 2.5%. Confindustria Unione Italiana Food revealed some data that emerged during the national assembly. As we said, total food production marked -2.5%, trying to withstand as much as possible the economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, despite this negative sign, Italians have not stopped loving pasta and frozen foods, registering + 11% and + 12% respectively in volume. This latest increase is particularly significant given that canteens and public establishments were in any case closed. The sector of ready-made sauces did even better with + 18% in volume. The sign was also positive for breakfast products such as biscuits, for them there was a + 16% (probably due to the fact that, by staying more at home, the time dedicated to breakfast was extended and also to the fact that on the market, ...