Italian cuisine in world value up 11% to 228bn

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 11 - The value of Italian cuisine around the world has risen 11% in the last year to 228 billion euros, Deloitte said Wednesday in the 2023 edition of its Foodservice Market Monitor report.
    The global worth of Italian cookery and dining has thus returned to pre-pandemic levels, with it notching up 236 billion in 2019, the report said.
    It is top in the world in terms of penetration of traditional restaurants, with a score of 19%.
    "The data confirm the fundamental role that Italian cuisine plays on the world culinary scene," said Farm and Food Sovereignty Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, "demonstrating that the Italian gastronomy sector is in constant evolution and remains a resource of great value for our economy." He stressed that "the next step must be the inscription of Italian cuisine as part of UNESCO's intangible heritage, a crucial step on which we are focusing a lot of energy in order to boost the Italian brand in the world". (ANSA).