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The new era of the most
  iconic Italian dish
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Pizza, a global profitable business
  The forecasts for the upcoming three years are excellent. In the United States,
  chains are growing. Italian and Neapolitan pizza are increasingly popular

      Marianna Notti

E
       veryone loves pizza and this
       is not just a flowery phrase.
       The data released by Coldiretti
during World Pizza Day confirms
that the global turnover exceeded
100 billion euro in 2019. “Pizza”, they
say, “holds its ground as a gem of
traditional Italian food and a symbol of
the success of the Mediterranean diet
throughout the world.” Euromonitor
International has estimated a turnover
of over 150 billion for the total pizza
trade in 2019 (including takeaway,
delivery, full service and fast food)
and forecasts a double-digit growth
in the upcoming three years: +23.5%
in Eastern Europe and + 23.4% in
Asia Pacific. Western Europe and
North America will achieve smaller
growth rates amounting to 6.4% and
9% respectively. According to the
Global Pizza Market Report, in the
next three years the global pizza
market will reach 233.3 billion dollars       Store chains are growing in the United States
with a growth of +10.2% (CAGR) year
after year in the period between 2019
and 2023. Koncept Analytics, the               According to the figures released by                 value of 27.8 billion dollars. Likewise,
company that carried out the study,            CHD Expert and analysed by PMQ                       there was a growth in the number of
writes in a note: “Factors, such as a          Pizza Magazine in its annual Pizza                   their premises (+3.51%), amounting
growing urban population, escalating           Power Report, independent pizzerias                  to 36,151 in September 2019. In
disposable income, an increasing               have still not caught up with the sales              comparison to that, independent
youth population, an accelerated fast          of large groups, even if the first have              pizzerias saw their turnover drop
food pizza market and rising pizza             significantly more locations than                    to 18.53 billion dollars (-1.33%) but
franchisees are expected to drive              the latter. Retail chains recorded an                had no variations in the amount of
the market. However, the growth of             increase of +3.17% in turnover, for a                locations.
the industry will be challenged by
fluctuations in the price of ingredients
and operational risks. A few notable                     Store chains                               Independent pizzerias
trends include the soaring success of
the online pizza industry in developed                  27.80                      !                        18.53                     "
economies, an increasing demand                    billion dollars              +3.17%                  billion dollars            -1.33%
for frozen pizza, expanding topping
choices by pizza restaurants, a rising
preference for gluten-free pizzas and
                                                       36,151                      !                       41,573                     "
                                                                                +3.51%                                             -0.47%
the growing adoption of social media                  locations                                            locations
advertising tools”. There is a world-
                                               Jan-Sept. 2019 - Source: Annual Pizza Power Report
wide demand for Italian products. This
phenomenon is particularly true in

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Top 20 chains in the US
        HIGHEST VOLUMES                                      FASTEST GROWING                                         TOP TOTAL SALES
  1     California Pizza Kitchen                             Papa Gino’s Pizzeria                                    Domino’s
  2     Oregano Pizza Bistro                                 Bertucci’s                                              Pizza Hut
  3     LaRosa’s Pizzeria                                    Pieology Pizzeria                                       Little Caesars
  4     Bertucci’s                                           MOD Pizza                                               Papa John’s
  5     Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza                           Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza                              Papa Murphy’s Pizza
  6     Dion’s Pizza                                         Marco’s Pizza                                           California Pizza Kitchen
  7     Grimaldi’s                                           Domino’s                                                Marco’s Pizza
  8     Mellow Mushroom                                      Pizza Ranch                                             Round Table Pizza
  9     Brixx Wood Fired Pizza                               Dion’s Pizza                                            Parlor Hungry Howie’s Pizza
 10 Giordano’s                                               Shakey’s Pizza                                          MOD Pizza
 11 Shakey’s Pizza                                           Pizza Factory                                           Chuck E. Cheese’s
 12 PizzaRev                                                 Villa Italian Kitchen                                   Jet’s Pizza
 13 Pizza Ranch                                              PizzaRev                                                Cicis
 14 Ledo Pizza                                               Pizza Inn                                               Blaze Pizza
 15 Gatti’s Pizza                                            LaRosa’s Pizzeria                                       Pizza Ranch
 16 Domino’s                                                 Peter Piper Pizzeria                                    Godfather’s Pizza
 17 Monical’s Pizza                                          Brizz Wood Fired Pizza                                  Sbarro
 18 Blaze Pizza                                              Hungry Howie’s Pizza                                    Donatos Pizza
 19 Donatos Pizza                                            Lou Malnati’s                                           Mountain Mike’s Pizza
 20 Lou Malnati’s                                            Ledo Pizza                                              Lou Malnati’s

Source: Pizza Power Report: Top Pizza Chains in the US

New ork, as Bruno Cilio, co-founder of
the PizzArte pizzeria located in the Big                 2020 quick facts
Apple tells us: “Traditional Italian food
remains an added value for products
that are real Italian excellences. The
buffalo mozzarella is an example that
particularly sticks out here”.

Pizza per capita consumption:
USA leads the global list
                                                                WORLD                    UNITED STATES                   NO. OF US                     AVERAGE
Americans spearhead the rank list of                                                     PIZZA MARKET°                   PIZZERIAS                    UNIT SALES
                                                            PIZZA MARKET*
the world-wide pizza consumption.
According to oldiretti, their per                             $ 154.8                      $ 46.34                       77,724                      596,186
capita consumption e uals 13 kg per
year, while the Italians lead the list
                                                               Billion                      Billion
in Europe with .6 kg, followed by the
 paniards (4.3 kg), the French and
the Germans (4.2), the ritish (4), the                   *Including takeaway, delivery, full service and fast food - Source: Euromonitor International and CHD Expert

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World pizza market
Arrows indicate the seven region that contribute to the total world pizza market of $ 154.8 B in 2019 (up 4.6%)

                                                                                                          +7.5%
                                                                                                   EASTERN EUROPE
                          +3.9%                                              +2.4%                       $ 5.4 B
                    NORTH AMERICA                                     WESTERN EUROPE
                        $ 53.8 B                                                                                                                   +7.4%
                                                                             $ 59 B
                                                                                                                                               ASIA PACIFIC
                                                                                                                                                 $ 13.4 B
                                                                                         +6.9%
                                                                                MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA

                                                      +8.3%
                                                                                        $ 5.4 B
                                                                                                                                               +3.7%
                                                 LATIN AMERICA
                                                                                                                                           AUSTRALASIA
                                                    $ 15.5 B
                                                                                                                                              $ 2.2 B

All outlets that specialize in pizza, including fast-food pizza, pizza full service restaurants, pizza 100% home delivery/takeaway. Forecasted annual sales growth through
2023 – Source: Euromonitor International (updated November 2019)

                                                                                                                        elgians (3. ), the Portuguese (3.6) and
  Pizza is the most instagrammable food                                                                                the Austrians (3.3). While this wide
                                                                                                                       spread, as reports the association,
                                                                                                                       has favoured the development of
     A study conducted on 2,000 adults                                                                                 imaginative recipes and the use
     in the U revealed that 63% of                                                                                     of unusual ingredients, it has also
     respondents between the ages of                                                                                   married traditional recipes.
     22 and 35 (Millennials) indicated
     Italian food as their favourite one.                                                                               What’s trending in 2020?
       ne out of 10 people stated that they
                                                                                                                       What s Hot ulinary Forecast 2020 is
     appreciated its photogeneity on social
                                                                                                                       the report of the National Restaurant
     media, especially on Instagram. And
                                                                                                                       Association that highlights the
     pizza, with 1% of preferences, was
                                                                                                                       trends for F    for the year that has
     the most appreciated food to be
                                                                                                                       just begun. Pizza Today magazine
     published online.
                                                                                                                       has highlighted how many of these
                                                                                                                       trends affect the world of pizza. The
                                                                                                                       search for eco-friendly packaging, the
                                                                                                                       interest in plant-based proteins, the
      The search for eco-friendly packaging, the interest in plant-based                                               possibility of delivery and the search
       proteins and the search for ‘made from scratch’ products, are all                                               for ‘made from scratch’ products, are
               elements that distinguish the world of pizzerias                                                        all elements that distinguish the world
                                                                                                                       of pizzerias and the strengths that will
                                                                                                                       have to be developed in 2020.

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  50 TOP PIZZA                                TOP 10
        the winners                         PIZZERIAS
    of the 2019 edition                             in 2019

According to the online guide of        According to the online guide
Italian and world wide pizzerias,         igSeven ravel, here is the
which gives a ranking of the best       ranking of the best pizzerias in
50 Italian pizzerias every year,        the world
giving out special prizes to the best
companies in the world. Here are
                                        1. Spacca Napoli
the winners of the 2019 edition
                                        Illinois, USA
Best Pizzeria in Africa 2019:           Pizza in authentic
Massimo’s                                  eapolitan style
(Cape own, South Africa)
                                        2. The Antica Pizzeria
Best Pizzeria in South                  da Michele
America 2019:                            aples, Italy
Sao Paulo
( uenos Aires, Argentina)               3. Emily
                                         ew ork, USA
Best Pizzeria in Brazil 2019:
Bráz Quintal                            4. Starita
(Sao Paulo)                              aples, Italy

Best Pizzeria in Oceania 2019:
                                        5. Pizzana
400 Gradi
                                        Los Angeles, USA
( runswick, Australia)
                                        A mix of traditional Italian and
Best Pizzeria in Asia 2019:             ingredients of local production
Kytaly
(Hong ong)                              6. Baest
                                        Copenhagen, Denmark
Best Pizzeria in Japan 2019:            Produces most of the
Pizza Studio Tamaky                     ingredients itself
( okyo)
                                        7. 400 Gradi
50 Top Europe 2019:                     Essendon, Australia
50 Kalò by Ciro Salvo                   Italian high uality ingredients
Pizzeria London
(London, England)
                                        8. Del Popolo
                                        San rancisco, USA
50 Top North America 2019:
                                         eapolitan-inspired pizza
Artisan Pizza Breed
( ersey City, USA)
                                        9. La Svolta
Best Neapolitan Pizzeria                Melbourne, Australia
outside Italy 2019:                     Pizza apoletana
50 Kalò by Ciro Salvo                   (A P accredited)
Pizzeria London
(London, England)                       10. Rudy’s Pizza
Source: https://www.50toppizza.it/      Manchester, England

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The Neapolitan Pizza,
a timeless icon
  There is a precise set of standards for ingredients
  and preparation of ‘real’ pizza

      James Ferguson

T
        he success of Italian                                                                The set of standards
        pizza abroad continues its                                                           for Pizza Napoletana
        unstoppable success and
the signs of Italian pizzerias are                                                           based on GTS
increasingly taking on the challenge                                                         (Guaranteed Traditional
of expanding across the borders.
Born ‘Margherita’, as legend has it, to                                                      Specialty) guidelines
honour the visit of the Queen of Italy
Margherita di Savoia to Naples in 1886,                                                      Diameter 35 cm - Thickness: raised
Neapolitan pizza has become one of                                                           rim (the famous “cornicione” swollen
the icons of Italianness in the world.                                                       and free from burns, 1-2 cm)
The parameters of the real Neapolitan
pizza are tightly controlled. Several                                                        Dough weight 180-250 g
organizations have formed over                                                               Dough only flour, salt, water, yeast
the past few decades to protect its
definition.                                                                                  Oven wood fired oven
The Associazione Verace Pizza
Napoletana, which formed to counter                                                          Temperature 430-480 C°
the growing threat of American fast           European Union, which granted Pizza            Tomatoes whole peeled plump
food pizza, has certified 96 pizzerias in     Napoletana name protection in 2010.            tomatoes
America based on compliance with a            Now pizzerias in the EU can identify
detailed list of regulations.                 their products with the acronym GTS            Sauce preparation salted uncooked
Individual pizza makers can seek              (Guaranteed Traditional Specialty) if
certification for their mastery of the        they follow a strict set of rules similar
                                                                                             Cheese the buffalo mozzarella
style through another organization,           to those of the AVPN. In this special
                                                                                             (chopped in slices) or the fior di latte
called the Assoziazione Pizzaiuoli            issue you will find some guidelines
                                                                                             (chopped into strips) have to be
Napoletani, which requires direct             to discover the characteristics of the
                                                                                             spread uniformly on the pizza.
training by representatives from the          real Neapolitan pizza and a map of             Bake time 60 to 90 seconds
organization.                                 the pizzerias certified by the True
The most official mark of recognition         Neapolitan Pizza Association around            Stretch method gentle extension
comes from the fficial ournal of the          the world.

1889                                          2007                                           2009
Chef Raffaele Esposito created a pizza        The “traditional art of the Neapolitan pizza   Pizza Margherita, together
featuring the colours of the Italian flag,    maker” has been recognized as part of the      with Marinara and
with tomato, mozzarella and basil, for        cultural heritage of UNESCO.                   Margherita Extra (with
Queen Margherita of Savoy who was                                                            mozzarella di Bufala
visiting Naples. It was called Pizza                                                         Campana), has obtained
Margherita in honour of the sovereign.                                                       the qualification of
                                                                                             Pizza Napoletana GTS
                                                                                             (Guaranteed Traditional
                                                                                             Specialty).

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 Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana AVPN ( rue eapolitan Pizza Association)

     he erace Pizza apoletana
   Association was founded in 198 .
                                                   AVPN in numbers
     o obtain the A P certification,               Affiliated pizzerias 793 in 48 countries (Italy, USA and Japan are leading)
   the pizza is made according to the
   200-year-old eapolitan techni ue.               Registered pizza makers 506 (Italians and foreigners)
     nly wood-fired ovens are permitted
                                                   Annual turnover developed by affiliates worldwide (AVPN estimates)
   the dough is made of only four
                                                   €355 million
   ingredients 00 Italian flour, sea salt,
   fresh yeast and water. he toppings              Annual volume of supply chain products used by affiliates worldwide
   for the D C pizza may only include              (AVPN estimates):
   sauce made of San Marzano tomatoes               Flour over 5.5 mln of Kg
   grown in Italy, fresh cherry tomatoes,           Mozzarella/fiordilatte over 2.3 mln kg
   fresh mozzarella made with buffalo
                                                    Peeled tomatoes over 1.7 mln of Kg
   milk or fior di latte, sea salt, fresh basil
   and olive oil.                                   Extra Virgin Olive Oil about 205 thousand litres
   .

The AVPN certified Pizzerias in the world
                                                   Partenope Ristorante, Dallas, Texas                  Pupatella, Arlington-Virginia
NORTH AMERICA                                      Strega, Branford-Connecticut                         Porta Via, Nashville, Davidson-Tennessee
UNITED STATES                                      400 Gradi USA, Dallas-Texas                          Il Canale, Washington-District of Columbia
La Pizza Fresca Ristorante, New York City          Doppio Zero, San Francisco-California                Settebello, Pasadena-California
Il Pizzaiolo, Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania              Amalfi Pizza, Atlanta-Georgia                        Caffè Calabria, San Diego-California
Il Ritrovo, Sheboygan-Wisconsin                    Song ‘e Napule, New York                             Ribalta, New York City
Punch, St Paul-Minnesota                           Napolita, Wilmette-Illinois                          Terún, Palo Alto-California
Tutta Bella (Columbia City), Seattle-Washington    Mast', Boston-Massachussets                          Forno Rosso (Harlem Ave.), Chicago-Illinois
A16, San Francisco-California                      PizzaPlex, Detroit-MichiganIl                        Ugo, Culver City-California
Via Tribunali (Capitol Hill), Seattle-Washington   Lazzarone, Kansas City-Missouri                      Mozzeria, San Francisco-California
Tutta Bella (Westlake), Seattle-Washington         Pangea Kitchen, Evansville-Indiana                   A16, Oakland-California
Spacca Napoli, Chicago-Illinois                    Pupatella, Richmond-Virginia                         Tutta Bella (Crossroads), Bellevue-Washington
Settebello, Salt Lake City-Utah                    Angelina's, Irvine-California                        Venturi, Goshen-Indiana
Vero Amore, Tucson-Arizona                         Brick Fire Tavern, Honolulu-Hawaii                   La Leggenda, Miami-Florida
The Prospector, Twain Harte-California             Flour House, San Luis Obispo-California              San Giorgio, Milwaukee-Wisconsin
Pizza e Vino, Plymouth-Michigan                    Stone Pizza, Greenville-South Carolina,              Settebello, Newport-California
Naples 15, Madison-Wisconsin                       Flatbread, Boise-Idaho                               Settebello, Las Vegas-Nevada
Napoletana Pizzeria, Mountain View-California      Tutta Bella (Westlake), Seattle-Washington           Crust (Pizzeria Napoletana), Vienna-Virginia
Cornuto, Seattle-Washington                        Flatbread, Bend-Oregon                               Red Vespa, Solon-Iowa
Pizzeria 22, Seattle-Washington                    Marco’s Coal Fired, Denver-Colorado                  Pasquale's, South Kingstown-Rhode Island
Fuoco, Fullerton-California                        Via Tribunali (Georgetown), Seattle-Washington       Forno Rosso (Randolph St.), Chicago-Illinois
Apizza di Napoli, Aiken-South Carolina             Picolinos Ristorante, Seattle-Washington             Meanwhile in Belfast, Belfast-Maine
Fat Olives, Flagstaff-Arizona                      Pizzeria Pulcinella, Seattle-Washington              Pomo, Gilbert-Arizona
Pomo, Scottsdale-Arizona                           Smashing Tomato (Fayette Mall), Lexington-Kentucky   Settebello, Oxnard-California
Pirozzi, Corona del Mar-California                 Il Lazzarone, St. Joseph-Missouri                    Menomale, Washington-District of Columbia
Doppio Zero, Mountain View-California              Ciao Osteria, Centreville-Virginia                   Avvio, Cranston-Rhode Island
Pizza Bocca Lupo, San Jose-California              Parkers', Downers Grove-Illinois                     Basta, Cranston-Rhode Island
Pieous, Austin-Texas                               Via Tribunali (Queen Anne), Seattle-Washington       Pizzeria Orso, Falls Church City-Virginia
Settebello, Henderson-Nevada                       Smashing Tomato (Hamburg Pavillon),                  Pizzaiolo Primo, Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania
Spacca Napoli, Chicago-Illinois                    Lexington-Kentucky                                   Prohibition Bistro, Sheboygan-Wisconsin
Settebello Salt Lake City-Utah                     Dante, Omaha-Nebraska                                Bufarella- La Pizza di Napoli,
Vero Amore, Tucson-Arizona                         Pomo, Phoenix-Arizona                                Fort Lauderdale-Florida
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The AVPN certified Pizzerias in the world                                                                                            Following from page 99

 Basil & Barley, Colorado Springs-Colorado           SPAIN                                            CZECH REPUBLIC
 Brick Fire Tavern, Honolulu-Hawaii                  Pizzeria Nando, Manresa-Barcellona               Ambiente Pizza Nuova, Prague
 Flatbread, Boise-Idaho                              Sciantusi, Benidorm                              MALTA
 La Pizza Fresca Ristorante NYC -New York            Pizzeria Capri, Castellon-Comunidad Valenciana   Sciantusi, Sliema
 Il Pizzaiolo, Pittsburgh- Pennsylvania              Madì Alma Napoletana, Malaga                     IRELAND
 Pietro's Pizza, Lihue-Hawaii                        i Don, Valencia                                  Forno 500, Dublin
 Ca' Momi Osteria, Napa-California                   SWITZERLAND                                      HUNGARY
 Napolitana, San Juan-Puerto Rico                    Luigia, Zurich,                                  Igen, Budapest
 CANADA                                              Luigia, Geneva                                   ROMANIA
 Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca (Saint John's Midtown),   Luigia Lausanne, Losanna                         Le Petit Naples, Satu Mare
 Saint John's-Newfoundland                           Napulè, Meilen Zurich                            LITUANIA
 Pie'za, Niagara On the Lake-Ontario                 Luigia Nyon, Nyon                                Užupio Picerija, Vilnius
 Pizzeria Libretto (Ossington), Toronto-Ontario      POLAND                                           FINLAND
 Pizzeria Prima Strada (Fort Street),                Forni Rossi, Poznan                              Via Tribunali, Helsinki
 Victoria-British Columbia,                          Zielona Górka, Pabianice
 Pizza e Pazzi, Toronto-Ontario                      La Fontana, Tychy                                CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
 Pizzeria Prima Strada (Cook Street),                Nolio, Cracovia, Poland                          BRAZIL
 Victoria-British Columbia                           UK                                               Napoli Centrale Panamby, San Paulo
 Nicli Antica Pizzeria, Vancouver-British Columbia   Cal's Own, NewCastle Upon Tyne                   Abbiamo Fatto Pizza Napoletana,
 Pizzeria Prima Strada (Cobble Hill),                50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo, London                    Canela Rio Grande do Sul
 Victoria-British Columbia                           OakFired, Beccles, Suffolk                       Ciao Pizzeria Napoletana, Porto Alegre
 Viva Napoli, Toronto-Ontario                        A Casa Mia, Herne Bay, Kent                      430 Gradi Jundiaí, San Paolo
 Pizzeria Libretto (Danforth), Toronto-Ontario       BELGIUM                                          Napoli Centrale, San Paulo
 Via Tevere, Vancouver, British Columbia             Pizz'Arti, Waregem                               Baco Pizzaria, Brasilia
 Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca (Halifax),                Nona, Bruxelles                                  Grazie Napoli, Santo André, San Paulo
 Halifax-Nova Scotia                                 Bellini, Anversa                                 Artezannale, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
 Cotto, North Burnaby-British Columbia               SWEDEN                                           Leggera Pizza Napoletana, San Paulo
 Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca, Charlottetown-Prince     Bananas, Stockolm                                MEXICO
 Edward Island                                       Pane Fresco, Stockolm                            Il Castello di Frabo, Ciudad Apodaca
 Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca, Moncton-New Brunswick    Lilla Napoli, Falkenberg                         Ardente (Condesa), Mexico City
                                                     THE NETHERLANDS                                  Ardente (Pedregal), Mexico City
 EUROPE                                              La Base Pizza, Weesp, Amsterdam                  Ardente (Santa Fe), Mexico City
 PORTUGAL                                            Pizza Beppe 4, Amsterdam                         Napoles, Guadalajara
 Forno D'Oro, Lisbon                                 GREECE                                           CHILE
 Muti, Oporto                                        Napolitivo, Athens                               Mattarello, Santiago
 Mercantina, Lisbon-Alvalade                         Na' Verace, Mykonos                              Brunapoli, Santiago
 Come Prima, Lisbon                                  AUSTRIA                                          9 Pizzaioli, Conception
 M'Arrecreo, Lisbon                                  Riva Favorita, Wien                              ANGUILLA
 Mercantina Chiado, Lisbon                           Pizzeria Italia, Lauterach-Bregenz               Artisan Pizza Napoletana, Island Harbour
 FRANCE                                              SLOVENIA                                         SANTO DOMINGO
 Motorino, Paris                                     Pop's Place Pizza, Ljubljana                     Il Caminetto
 Pizzeria Masaniello, Bordeaux                       Verace Lubiana, Ljubljana                        VENEZUELA
 Le Ferrari, Lyon                                    UKRAINE                                          Portarossa, Pampatar, Isla Margarita
 Guillaume Grasso-La vera pizza napoletana,          Pizzeria Napulè, Kiev                            COLOMBIA
 Paris                                               Liberty Diner, Kiev, Ukraine                     Napule by Vito Iacopelli , Bogotà
 La Fabbrica di Marco, Toulon                        RUSSIA                                           ARGENTINA
 GERMANY                                             Pizzeria Luciano, Moscow                         Siamo Nel Forno, Buenos Aires
 Pergola, Kaufbeuren/Allg.                           Pizzot°, Omsk-Siberia
 Malafemmena, Berlin                                 DENMARK                                          ASIA
 Bestia, Hildesheim-Niedersachsen                    Sticchi's, Aalborg, Nordjylland                  JAPAN
 Luigia, Fribourg                                    TURKEY                                           Sakuragumi, Ako
 Il Forno, Hamburg                                   Nappo, Izmir                                     Amici, Tsukuba
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The AVPN certified Pizzerias in the world                                                                            Following from page 100

Aroma Del Sole, Utsunomiya                Maria, Kurashiki -Okayama                   CHINA
La Porta Blu, Nagaoka,                    Pizzeria Bel Gioco, Hofu-Yamaguchi          The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo Shanghai,
Pizzeria Salina, Kanazawa                 Napoli, Hamamatsu-Shizuoka                  Shangai - Lujiazui
Cervo, Hokkaido                           Tintarella, Kashiwa-Chiba                   THAILAND
Il Sol Levante, Fukuoka                   Da Gino, Saga                               Peppina, Bangkok
Magazzino, Kashiba                        Sul Serio, Tokyo                            MALAYSIA
Pizza Riva, Hiroshima                     Pizzeria Lucci, apporo o aid                Pizzeria Dihyang, Kuala Lumpur
La Pala,Tokyo                             Passo Avanti, Chita-Aichi                   SINGAPORE
Alberobello, Isehara                      Pizzeria Mamma, Okayama                     Pizzeria L'Operetta
La Piccola Tavola, Tokyo                  Pizzeria Ohsaki, Toda-Saitama               PHILIPPINES
Cesari, Nagoya                            Pizzeria e Trattoria da Achiu, i u     ai   La Nostra Pizzeria Napoletana, Cebu City
Pizzeria Il Lupone, Tokyo                 Il Sole Ten-3, Osaka
Campanile, Funabashi                      Pizzeria Cosi Così,    ita   ho u           OCEANIA
Appetito, Okayama                         Pizzeria Dal Segno II, apporo       o aid   AUSTRALIA
Pitta 00, Urayusu                         Pizzeria GG, Kamakura                       Pane e Pizza, adfield,     elbourne
Spacca Napoli, Takamatsu                  Pizzeria Antimo, Kiryu-Gunma                Verace Pizzeria, Macquarie Park, Sydney
Il Sole Rosso, Osaka                      Il Ritrovo, Wakayama, Wakayama              Tartufo, Brisbane
Partenope, Hiroo-Tokyo                    Ristorante Pizzeria Dal Segno,              Little Michael's Pizzeria, Camberwell
Partenope, Ebisu-Tokyo,                    apporo o aid                               Mozzarella Bar, Melbourne
Birdland Sakai, Fukui Hokuriku            Pizzeria l'Ape, hi uo a       ai            Lucio Pizzeria, Zetland
Pizza Verde Matsumoto, Nagano             Pizzeria Onda, Urasoe-Okinawa               400 Gradi Essendon, Melbourne
Icaro, Nara                               Pizzeria Eigoro, Iyomishima                 Anema e Core, Meadowban
Amici, Tokyo                              Pizzeria Beatrice, Akashi -Hyogo            Da Mario, Rosebery
Felix, Hiroshima                          Pizzeria 99, Osaka                          Postcard From Napoli, Oatley-Sydney
Echi Ponte Vecchio, Osaka                 Da Zuzu, Tokyo                              Gigi Pizzeria, Sydney
Pizzeria Piace, Morioka                   Pizzeria Trattoria La Cotta, Nagano         La Svolta, Hampton, Melbourne
Padrino Del Shozan, Sendai                Pizzeria Geco, ann       aita a             Etica Pizzeria, Adelaide
Pizzeria Pilaw, Miyazaki                  Trattoria Pizzeria Allegro, Umeda-Osaka     Il Pizzaiolo, Thornbury, Melbourne
Pizzeria L'Arte,    y                     Trattoria Pizzeria Allegro, Ashiya-Hyogo    Aperitivo, Leichhardt-Sydney
Pizzeria Da Gaetano, Fukuoka              SOUTH KOREA                                 Queen Margherita of Savoy, Cronulla
Pizzeria Appetito di Heiwacho, Okayama    Panello, Seoul                              Gradi Crown, Melbourne
Pizzeria CA PO LI, Tokyo                  The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo, Seoul          Double Zero, Broadbeach
Pizzeria Chiacchierone, Yokohama,         Pizzeria Volare, Seoul                      Circa 900 Pizzeria Napoletana, Melbourne
Pizzeria La Gita, Mimasaka, Okayama       Vera Pizza Napoli, Seoul                    NEW ZEALAND
Pizzeria Polipo, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima   Pizzeria Da Ali, Daejeon                    Black Sand Pizzeria and Bistro, Oakura
Pizzeria da Ciruzzo, Fukuoka              Pizzeria B 6ix, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do     Farina, Ponsonby, Auckland
Pizzeria da Masaniello, Takarazuka        Piano, Donghae-si, Gangwong-do              Pizza Pomodoro, Wellington
Pizzeria GG, Kichijyoji Musashino-Tokyo   Zione, Daegu, Daegu                         GUAM
Da Hachi, Iwakuni                         TAIWAN/TAIPEI                               Crust (Pizzeria e Pasta), East Hagatna
Uwoza, Matsue                             La Pala Hsinchu, Zhubei-Hsinchu
Ohsaki 2, Kawaguchi                       Stella Italian Bistro,
Per Te, Chiba                             Chiayi City -Southwestern Taiwan
'A Fenestella, Nagano                     Pizzeria Oggi DunNan-Taipei City,
ZiZi, o aid                               Pizzeria Oggi MinQuan-Taipei City,
Pizzeria Il Blueno, Tsu, Mie              K2 Pizzeria-Taichung City
Pizzeria Azzurri, Kobe                    KUWAIT
Trattoria Pizzeria SUGATTiii, Tokushima   Doppio, Salhia-Kuwait City
Pizzeria Verde Ischia, Tsuruoka           Solo Pizza Napulitana,
Pizzeria Tonino, Tokyo                    Kuwait City-Al Asimah
Pizzeria Pancia Piena, Osaka              UAE
Pizzeria Hiro, Itami-Hyogo                Luigia Dubai, Dubai
Pizzeria 21, Shunan-Yamaguchi             Ristorante Cavallino, Abu Dhabi

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Praising Italian excellence
  A small journey through the best pizzerias in the world, to discover what pizza they offer and what
  ingredients they choose. Being traditionally Italian is an essential requirement

 Bràz Brazil                                   Marianna Notti

    BEST PIZZERIA IN BRAZIL 2019 - 50 TOP PIZZA
    16TH PLACE - WORLD BEST PIZZA 2019

    Spearheading the 50 Top Pizza rank list in Brazil,
    Pizzeria Bràz stands out for its lightness given by
    the long natural fermentation and the choice of
    quality ingredients that are professionally used for
    the toppings. “The main ingredients are Italian”,
    says Rafael Rigotto Cordeiro, coordinator of the
    brands Bráz and LC, “ranging from Caputo flours,
    Gustarosso tomatoes, Cetara anchovies, oil and up
    to our wines that are exclusively produced for Bràz
    in Tuscany under the Mazzei brand. We pay close
    attention to trends and are constantly looking for new
    ingredients and producers that we occasionally meet
    in Italy. In some cases we deal directly with them.
    The ingredients that we buy in larger volumes (flour,
    oil, tomatoes) are imported by representatives of
    the companies here in Brazil. Traditional Italian food
    products certainly represent a gain in the perceived
    value for our customers. One of Bráz Pizzaria’s pillars is the search for
    exceptional quality ingredients, and when it comes to pizza some of the best are
    in Italy. Our customers know and value this at Bráz.”

    BRÀZ PIZZARIA www.brazpizzaria.com
    Locations: 7 São Paulo, 1 Campinas, 2 Rio de Janeiro
    Number of place settings: from 150 to 250 for each branch
    Number of pizzas served weekly: 4,550
    Number of pizzas on the menu: 32
    Name of the top selling pizza: Caprese

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400 Gradi Australia

 BEST PIZZERIA IN OCEANIA 2019 - 50 TOP PIZZA (BRUNSWICK BRANCH)
 7TH PLACE - WORLD BEST PIZZA 2019 (ESSENDON BRANCH)

 Many ingredients used in this important chain are Italian, ranging from the
 oil, the tomatoes, the flour, the salami and the cheeses. he 00 radi roup
 has several branches in Australia, but also in the United States, ew ealand,
   ahrain and uwait. Its founder Johnny Di Francesco brought eapolitan pizza
 to Australia and his runswick venue is the best pizzeria in ceania according to
   op 50 Pizza. or Australia and ew ealand we buy our ingredients from ood
 Art, a specialised Australian importer while the United States and Middle East
 buy directly from Italy. resh products, on the other hand, are purchased locally.
   ur roup always buys from the same suppliers, who assure us of the highest
   uality. Australians are travellers and appreciate the possibility of having access to
 authentic Italian products here in Australia that recall the gained experiences while
 travelling in Europe .

 400 GRADI https      00gradi.com.au
 Locations: 6 in Australia, 1 in ew ealand 1 in uwait,
 1 in ahrain, 1 in the United States
 Number of place settings: 260 (at the runswick branch)
 Number of pizzas served weekly: ver 1,000 ( runswick), over 7,000 group total
 Number of pizzas on the menu: 15
 Name of the top selling pizza: Margherita
 ( orld renown for est Pizza in the orld, 201 )

                                         Pergola ermany

                                           AVPN ACCREDITED

                                           Carmine D’Elia has been a member of the Associazione erace Pizza apoletana for 19
                                           years and has worked in ermany for as many to raise the uality level of the pizza offer.
                                            I consider it my calling , he says, to try to educate the customer on the taste and uality
                                           of Italian pizza and I can now see how people are slowly being more knowledgeable about
                                           a food product that was formerly only considered a fast food. My ingredients are almost
                                           all of Italian and Campanian origin, imported from trusted suppliers, except for the flour I
                                           purchase from a avarian producer who provides me with an excellent product. My pizza
                                           has a higher cost than the local average but my customers, who come from many parts
                                           of the country, have got used to this uality .

                                           PERGOLA https www.pergola-ristorante.de
                                           Location: 1 aufbeuren
                                           Number of place settings: about 130-150
                                           Number of pizzas served weekly: n a
                                           Number of pizzas on the menu - 5 + special pizzas added periodically
                                           Name of the top selling pizza: ufala, Margherita

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Italian brands across the borders
  Thanks to their success and notoriety in Italy, more and more chains and independent
  pizzerias are successfully opening locations abroad

    ew openings for ROSSOPOMODORO                                                      Marianna Notti

    CEO Roberto Colombo confirms an extremely positive trend for all traditional
    Italian food products in the world and particularly for eapolitan pizza.
    Already present in many countries in Europe and overseas, Rossopomodoro is
    planning significant new openings in Malta and the United States within Eataly.
        e are eyeing the U market with great interest, where we have an important
    presence and a local team. Another target country is the erman macro-area
    where traditional Italian products are highly appreciated. e are also talking to
    retail operators world-wide. Colombo, who recognises the cornerstones of the
    brand s success in the craftsmanship of the product and in the professionalism
    of the pizza makers, is convinced that it is crucial to continue to affirm these
    values At a time when many operators are entering the market, the risk is to
    trivialise the product. his is why we aim at enhancing these differentiating
    elements, starting from the core ingredients (tomatoes, mozzarella, flour
    and oil), which we purchase centrally from Italian suppliers with whom we
    collaborate directly and that are able to develop tailor-made products for
    our brand. A systematic list of ingredients and recipes and the presence of
    ade uately trained pizza chefs round off the picture of uality management.

    ROSSOPOMODORO
    Countries: Italy, U , rance, ermany, Iceland, Denmark,
    Portugal, Sweden, Malta, USA, razil, Canada
    Locations: 2 Rossopomodoro, 1 Rossosapore
    Upcoming openings: Malta, USA (other markets
    of interest are also the ermany and the U )

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                                                PizzArte, ew ork USA

                                                   PizzArte was founded 9 years ago in ew ork, when the interest in eapolitan
                                                   pizza was still in its embryonic state. Bruno Cilio, co-founder of the PizzArte
                                                   pizzeria located in the ig Apple together with Dario Cipollaro de l Ero, tells us Up
                                                   to ten years ago, pizza here was the classic rigid slice, a sort of container on which
                                                   to place any type of topping and that you were supposed to consume on the go.
                                                    here was no pizza culture that involved eating pizza at a restaurant table. oday
                                                   there is much more knowledge about the product and PizzArte offers a eapolitan
                                                   pizza that is not a slice of dough you can put anything on, but must be respected,
                                                   as an ancient and extraordinary product. Having capable eapolitan pizza chefs on
                                                   the team who then trained local staff and the pursuit of uality in each ingredient
                                                   are the key points      e use Italian flour, tomatoes from the ocerino-Sarnese
                                                   area, Italian oil and Campanian mozzarella di ufala. As for the mozzarella, we
                                                   have selected a rooklyn-based producer who offers us an excellent product at
                                                   an affordable cost (the Italian one is sub ect to high duties). he core ingredients
                                                   are Italian, but what matters is to put your identity on the plate. he ew ork
                                                   consumer appreciates us for the digestibility, lightness and organoleptic uality of
                                                   our pizza. e also offer a gluten-free version, to meet a growing demand that arises
                                                   also from non-celiac people.

                                                   PIZZARTE http pizzarteny.com
                                                   Locations: 1 ( ew ork)
                                                   Number of place settings: 70
                                                   Number of pizzas served weekly: 1,500-2,000
                                                   Number of pizzas on the menu: 15
                                                   Name of the top selling pizza: traditional and gluten-free Margherita

Capri New Style Miami each, lorida USA

 Massimiliano Stamerra opened this pizzeria in Miami each, lorida. Massimiliano, who commutes between the United
 States and allipoli, where he has another restaurant, focuses entirely on the Italian spirit. I use Le 5 Stagioni flour,
 Dallagiovanna and Caputo (also for gluten-free dishes) and 100% Italian Mutti tomatoes and use Men for the toppings. I
 do not buy directly but through importers. As for mozzarella, I have invested in some machines and produce it internally
 with the collaboration of a cheese maker from ari. I propose a pizza with a precise identity that is not exactly eapolitan
 but has a nice high crust and looks pretty. I have not adapted to the American taste. As a matter of fact, my ob also
 consists in explaining to the customer what I do, the value of the ingredients and the characteristics of the product in terms
 of digestibility, taste and lightness. his is the only way my client will be willing to pay 15 dollars (plus tax) I ask for my
 Margherita. Even though this is above average (around 11-12 dollars), the cost does not create any problems, as it is ustified
 by my focus on uality .

 CAPRI NEW STYLE https caprinewstylemiami.com
 Place covers: 96
 Locations: 1 Miami each
 Pizzas served weekly: around 700
 Number of pizzas on the menu: 5 of which 15 are special
 Best selling pizza: Artichoke (pizza with artichoke cream, mozzarella,
 scamorza and speck at the end of cooking)

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 Berberé London

    Since opening its doors in 2010, it has increased the number of
    its restaurants to 12 in Italy (the latest one opened in ebruary
    2020) and 3 in London. his pizzeria founded by Salvatore and
    Matteo Aloe continues its advance. he hungry customer will
    find an artisan, seasonal, light, honest pizza that is above all
    tasty and can be shared. ur success derives from several
    factors , declares Salvatore Aloe, co-founder of erber ,
     namely the craftsmanship of the product based on live
    mother yeast, the seasonal organic ingredients, the kind and
    fast service, the dining space with a simple and welcoming
    design and the possibility of being delivered .
      he two entrepreneurs are facing the U market, where the           the mozzarella is ior d Agerola, the mozzarella di ufala is
    brand was turned into Radio Alice, with the same gastronomic        Ponte Reale. oday 85% of the ingredients are organic, with a
    offer as in Italy. It has been faithfully reproduced and allows     percentage close to 100% for food. Alce ero, which entered
    no room for uality compromises. he staff training is central        the company in 2015, supplies us with oil, tomato and type 1
     It enables you to safeguard the uality of the product in every     flour, while we use Mulino Marino for non-wheat doughs. he
    branch. e have created a structure of 12 people supporting          supply of fruit and vegetables is managed locally by the chefs
    the restaurants. Most of them are dedicated to people, from         of the individual pizzerias.
    recruitment to training and growth of internal resources.
      erber is not a franchise for which procurement management
                                                                        BERBERÉ - RADIO ALICE
    is centralised and the suppliers are all the same for all stores,
    including London. or the key elements we have direct                Countries: Italy, London
    relationships with the breeders, farmers and processors.            Locations: 15 (12 in Italy and 3 in London)
      or example, the capers of Salina are by Salvatore D Amico,

 50 Kalò, London

    Spearheading the 50 op Pizza Europe           simplicity, immediate recognisability of    directly buy the ingredients from the
    ranking and having come in third in           flavours and research of raw materials      manufacturing companies, cutting
    the e uivalent Italian ranking, Ciro          are the restaurant s strengths, which       out the intermediary. As for flour, I
    Salvo with 50 Kalò is an illustrious          are e ually applicable in aples and         personally choose the right blend (low-
    representative of Neapolitan pizza            London. eing ambassadors of real            protein flours) based on my knowledge
    in Italy and in the world. radition,            eapolitan pizza abroad fills us with      and experience. e then use tomatoes
                                                  pride , says Salvo. As there are no         in their various forms but primarily the
                                                  new openings in sight, the restaurant       organic peeled tomatoes from Casa
                                                  will focus all the more on its uality       Marrazzo. ther ingredients are ior
                                                  offer Constant attention, ualified          di latte di Agerola, the Mozzarella di
                                                  personnel, in-depth knowledge of            bufala and only extra virgin olive oils
                                                  suppliers and team spirit make it           from Campania. I personally know
                                                  possible that 50 al London perfectly        all our suppliers that I select on the
                                                  mirrors 50 al      apoli. his is also       basis of essential criteria. I only work
                                                  due to the fact that the suppliers and      with certified companies that have the
                                                  raw materials are the same, the dough       highest uality products.
                                                  is only made by me or by two of my
                                                  very close collaborators. his is how        50 KALÒ
                                                  we manage to maintain the uality of
                                                                                              Countries: Italy, U
                                                  the offer also abroad. or traceability,
                                                    uality and control reasons, we            Locations: 2

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US pizzerias Pupatella target
local diners with Italian flavors
     he owners o the certified
    restaurant in Virginia plan more
    openings in 2020.

       Antonella Ciancio

LOCATIONS
PUPATELLA BLUEMONT
510      ilson lvd, Arlington, A 22205

                                              P
571-312-7230
                                                     upatella, one of the few           Neapolitan, has built his business
                                                     certified Neapolitan pizzerias     with his wife. They recently found
PUPATELLA SOUTH ARLINGTON                            in irginia and Washington D ,      new partners to reach out to a larger
1621 S     alter Reed Dr, Arlington, A 2220   is looking to open more restaurants       audience willing to enjoy authentic
703-6 7-9076                                  this year to bring its authentic recipe   flavors at affordable prices.
                                              and neighborhood feel to a fast-
                                              growing crowd of travelled American       From mom-and-pop to
PUPATELLA RICHMOND                            consumers. First opened in 2010,          more locations
pupatellarva.com                              Pupatella has been listed as one of the
                                                                                        The company has its roots in irginia,
                                              best pizzerias in DC and in the country
                                                                                        where it has two restaurants in
                                              by the Washington Post,       A Today,
GLEN ALLEN                                                                              Arlington and two franchise locations
                                                agat, Washingtonian, and other news
10921        road St , len Allen, A 23060                                               in Richmond. Algarme and his
                                              outlets. Enzo Algarme, who named
                                                                                        partners are planning to open a first
80 -918-5 05                                  the restaurant after his beloved
                                                                                        restaurant in Washington D , in the
                                              grandmother, whose nickname
                                                                                        elegant central Dupont ircle district,
                                              was “Pupatella”, or “little doll” in
RVA- THE FAN                                                                            in mid-March. Two more openings will
1     Morris St, Richmond, A 23220                                                      follow in irginia (in Reston, between

                                               Authentic
                                                                                        the end of April and early May, and
80 -355-3135
                                                                                        Fairfax, between late summer and
                                                                                        early fall). efore irginia, Pupatella s
PUPATELLA, WASHINGTON DC                        flavors at affordable prices            history originates from Algarme s
Dupont Circle (next opening in March)                                                   childhood in Naples, in southern Italy.
                                               to reach out a large audience
                                                                                        His family s home cooking tradition

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                                                 left a mark, and so did his love for
                                                 Neapolitan pizza.
       THE GUIDE                                 “My idea was to make the pizza I love
     TO AUTHENTIC                                and that I grew up with,” the founder
    NEAPOLITAN PIZZA                             told Italianfood.net. Algarme, who
                                                 came to the nited tates 22 years
                                                 ago to study medicine, said he decided
        HOW HOT IS THE OVEN?                     to venture in the restaurant business
                                                 when he realized he couldn t find any
                 BETWEEN                         authentic pizza in the Neapolitan-style
                800-1,000° F                     pies available in America back then.

    WHAT KIND OF WOOD DO YOU                     The neighborhood
              USE?
                                                 pizzeria concept
                                                 The idea of a pizza as a cheap meal,
                     Oak                         that fills your stomach and doesn t
                                                                                              Enzo Algarme, owner of Pupatella
                                                 break the bank, consumed in a
       HOW MANY PIZZAS COOK                      “neighborhood” restaurant where
                                                                                              owns two of the seven restaurants
           AT ONE TIME?                          families and friends gather to simply
                                                                                              in D and irginia certified by the
                                                 enjoy authenticity and moments
                                                                                              Associazione era Pizza Napoletana.
                       4                         together is the philosophy behind
                                                                                              The association counts a total of 9
                                                 Pupatella s strategy - also in America.
                                                                                              members across 32        states. When it
            HOW LONG DOES                        “In the     , every neighborhood had
                                                                                              comes to ingredients, Algarme said he
            THE PIZZA COOK?                      its local pizzeria. Everyone has fun
                                                                                              tries to find authentic products at the
                                                 memories, like when baseball or
                                                                                              right price. The company buys from
                   1 minute                      soccer teams hold parties there,”
                                                                                              distributors.
                                                 said Cord Thomas, one of Algarme’s
                                                                                              When in 200 he started to make and
       HOW MANY INGREDIENTS                      partners. Thomas said the time
                                                                                              sell pizza with a food cart, there were
         ARE IN THE DOUGH?                       is perfect now for expanding as
                                                                                              not many genuine ingredients available
                                                 American people get a taste of a more
                                                                                              in the area, the founder said. “Now we
                       4                         global cuisine and want something
                                                                                              can find the most organic tomatoes
                                                 different from old pizzerias.
                                                                                              from Italy without any problem.”
        WHAT IS IN THE SAUCE?                    “ eing able to bring Enzo s inspired
                                                                                              Algarme figured out how to replicate
                                                 pizza taste and profile into local
                                                                                              the uality of his pizza, teaching his
            Tomatoes & salt only                 neighborhoods is what the customer is
                                                                                              staff a process he worked hard to
                                                 looking for,” he said.
                                                                                              master and perfect.
            WHAT TOMATOES                                                                     “I put everything I had in the pizzeria, I
             ARE THE BEST?                       No cutting corners
                                                                                              didn t cut any corners, I did everything
                                                 Algarme said the authentic Neapolitan        right. I studied long hours, I practiced
           San-Marzano heirloom                  pizza starts with the flour, the tomatoes,   long hours,” he said.
                                                 the mozzarella cheese, to go way down        “What I tell my employees is to care
    WHY BUFFALO MOZZARELLA?                      to the oven and the mixers. Pupatella        about the product and what you do”.

       It is creamier, richer & tangier

Pupatella is certified by the Associazione
Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN).
This legal Italian entity defines what true
Neapolitan Pizza is, and ensures that each
certified pizzeria observes strict traditional
Neapolitan pizza making rules.

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Big Mamma, where
Italian pizza plays the lead role
                                        Paris, London, Lille, and now Lyon. With the last
The branches of                         opening of Carmelo, in rue Neuve in Lyon in February,
                                        the Big Mamma Group now counts 11 restaurants
the Big Mamma Group
EAST MAMMA                                  Marianna Notti
Opened in April 2015

                                       B
133, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine            ig Mamma is getting even
75011 Paris                                    bigger . The well-known Group
OBER MAMMA                                    of Italian restaurants with
Opened in June 2015                    branches in France and England,
107, boulevard Richard Lenoir          founded in 2013 by ictor ugger
75011 Paris                            and Tigrane eydoux, offers with its
                                       trattorias a revisited Italian cuisine.
MAMMA PRIMI                            With each restaurant you delve into a
Opened in September 2016               different universe that sports a uni ue
71 rue des Dames, 75017 Paris          name, menu and decoration.
BIGLOVE                                “All our ingredients”, the company
Opened in November 2016                points out, “are purchased directly
30 rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris         from producers in Italy, which
                                       re uires complex organisation but
PIZZERIA POPOLARE                      guarantees us excellent uality and               partner schools in Italy and continue
Opened in March 2017                   freshness. We highlight our producers,           teaching the catering profession
111 rue Réaumur, 75002 Paris           their products and the richness of               through continuous trainings in our
PINK MAMMA                             their craftsmanship. Everything                  restaurants.”
Opened in June 2017                    is homemade by a team of Italian                 Pizza plays the lead role in many of
20 bis rue de Douai, 75009 Paris       chefs. ur kitchens are well in sight             our restaurants and particularly so
                                       and always at the centre of the                  at Pizzeria Popolare in Paris, which
LA FELICITA                            restaurants because we are convinced             highlights traditional Neapolitan
Opened in May 2018                     that they are the most beautiful                 pizza. ibertino that is also located
5 parvis Alan Turing, 75013 Paris      part. We now count 1,200 employees               in the French capital and opened last
                                       in France and England. We have                   December, offers Roman pizza for the
LA BELLEZZA
                                       created strong relationships with our            first time in ig Mamma restaurants.
Opened in September 2018
126, rue Esquermoise, 59000 Lille
GLORIA                                  Pizza Pilgrims, a slice of aples in London
Opened in February 2019
54-56 Great Eastern Street - London,
Shoreditch                                  his U chain of pizzerias offering eapolitan pizza has 11 restaurants in London
CIRCOLO POPOLARE                          (one of which has very recently opened near uckingham Palace) and one in xford.
Opened in June 2019                         he brainchild of the brethren ames and hom Elliot was founded in 2012 and has
40-41 Rathbone Place Fitzrovia -          grown rapidly ever since, thanks to the increasing demand for better uality pizza in
London, Soho                              the London restaurant scene. La pizza dei pellegrini (literally the pilgrims pizza) came
LIBERTINO                                 into being after the founders actual pilgrimage to Italy. hey dedicated six weeks to
Opened in December 2019                   understanding the secrets of eapolitan pizza baking, looking for the best pizzerias
44 rue de Paradis, 75010 Paris            and the best producers, who are currently the suppliers of a large part of the used
                                          ingredients. At Pizza Pilgrims you can enjoy a pizza with a double leavened dough,
CARMELO                                   garnished with premium quality toppings and baked for a few moments at 500°C,
Opened in February 2020                   perfectly aligned with the Neapolitan style.
7, rue Neuve, 69001 Lyon

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Categories

Flours beyond commodities
  Italian players are betting on items offering high technical performances. The trendiest?
    hose assurin hi h fiber content and specific or eapolitan pi a, in pala and pinsa

      Marianna Notti

A                                                                                                              Key points
        s an icon of Italian food in the
        world, pizza has been evolving
        in the last years. This process
                                                                                                               Unique taste is the key word:
started in Italy and has been closely
                                                                                                               i.e. ancient grains from Irpinia
followed by many professionals
                                                                                                               (Campania) such as Risciola
internationally. “We have gone from
generic flours and fast and rough                                                                              Type “0” and “00” flours represent
processes – says Dario Di Norscia,                                                                             the core o erin and are diversified
Head of Commercial Marketing                                                                                   and specific or di erent inds o
of Molino Iaquone to flours and                                                                                dough in terms of hydration,
specific and alternative blends and                                                                            leavening and maturation times.
preparations, which, thanks to a
greater technical knowledge, are                                                                               Experts are increasingly showing
now being turned into pizzas that                                                                              interest in stronger flours that are
are increasingly easier to digest,                                                                             suitable for longer processes.
tastier, and with a better nutritional
balance. Thus, pizza has been and                                                                              Flours for Neapolitan pizza are still
will continue to climb the ranks of the                                                                        highly praised.
dining industry.” “Abroad underlines
Riccardo Agugiaro, Managing Director                                                                           In pala pizza and pinsa romana they
and Head of Foreign Markets of                                                                                 are on the rise: as a consequence,
Agugiaro & Figna Molini, whose brand                                                                           ad-hoc blends and preparations are
 e 5 tagioni is known all over the                                                                             becoming increasingly popular.
world pizza is considered as a proper
                                                                                                               The demand for products with higher
meal of fine dining. Generally, there s
                                                                                                               fiber contents and mineral salts is
a tendency towards products that are
                                                                                                               rising: Type 1, type 2 and wholegrain
easier to digest and made with high-
                                                                                                               flours eet this trend
 uality ingredients”.

        AGUGIARO &                                                   INDUSTRIA MOLITORIA
                                      DI MARCO CORRADO                                                      ITALMILL                 MOLINI PIVETTI
       FIGNA MOLINI                                                     PERTEGHELLA
       Le 5 Stagioni Oro               Pinsa Romana Expert           StraPizza BellaNapoli Blu            Scrocchiarella          Professional Pizza Rossa

   Soft wheat type 00 flour,            lour mix with grain, soy,      Soft wheat type 00 flour       lends for easy and uick      A very versatile product
   with high protein content,       rice, and dried sourdough. Its   for pizzeria and certified by   pizza in pala alla romana.    that allows for different
    suitable for all direct and      characteristics and balance     Associazione erace Pizza        Available in the following    types of pizza from the
    indirect dough, with long        make it tasty, easy to digest      apoletana. Also available        varieties Classica,         eapolitan to the crispy
  leavening time, where high        and crispy on the outside and       in the Rossa variety, for      Integrale, Riso enere,     one, romana in pala and
    elasticity is re uired. It is     soft inside, with an ancient    longer leavening times, up       Rustica, rano Duro e       teglia, with medium-long
   recommended also for all            bread aroma. It s a 100%               to 2 hours.                       ostrano.               leavening times.
  the dough with maturation           natural, M -free certified.         Sacks 10 and 25 g             Sacks 10 and 25 g             Sacks 5, 10, 25 g
  at a controlled temperature.                Sacks 25 g

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Ingredients: to each                                  Specialties of the Central Italy
dough its flour
In the last years, “Pizzerias” have been
experiencing a very positive trend.
“At the same time – says Antonio                        Pizza romana or pizza in pala has an
Scocca Export Manager Selezione                         elongated shape and is filled and baked
Casillo – the demand of high-quality                    directly on an oven peel. It is characterized by
ingredients is rising as well as the                    a dough with high hydration, long leavening
strengthening in skills and product                     time and temperatures of 280°/300°C. The
analysis of the “Maestri Pizzaioli”                     result is a crunchy pizza on the outside and
(don’t call them Pizzaioli anymore!!!).                 very airy inside.
The increasing usage of premium
flours, for example, is connected to a                  Pinsa, instead, is prepared with a mix of flours
greater attention to the maturation                     including soy and rice ones. The preparation
time. For this reason, our R&D Dept,                    requires very little yeast and extremely long
recently re-organized with new                          leavening time. It is filled on the surface only
professionals, in addition to the highly                with oil and salt and it is served with cured
skilled team already based in Corato,                   meat, cheese, and cooked vegetables.                    Pinsa

is working in our labs to offer to the
market new products and mix in order
                                                   and ancient grain flours, which stand                 the whole body, so to re-discover
to fullfill the increasing demand of
                                                   out in a competitive market. However,                 traditional scents and aroma”,
premium ingredients”.
                                                   Type “00” line by Linea Pizza still                   comments Managing Director
Molino Dallagiovanna, for example,
                                                   represents the best selling products                  Gianluca Pasini.
in addiction to the FarPizza
                                                   abroad, which is a comprehensive                      This trend is confirmed by Alberto
(“0” and “00” type flours) and
                                                   product range including flours for                    Naldoni, Managing Director of Molino
Nobilgrano (flours with wheat
                                                   dough with different leavening times,                 Naldoni: “If on one side the special
germ) product lines for pizza,
                                                   ranging from 6 to over 24 hours.                      type “00” flours represent the core of
offers laNapoletana line. Perfect
                                                   The range of professional flours for                  our offer, we are indeed noticing a
flours to enhance the excellence
                                                   the pizzeria channel by Molino Pasini,                greater demand for type 2 flour and
of a Neapolitan Pizza. In 00 variant
                                                   besides offering “Farina del mio Sacco”               in general for wholegrain or other
(laNapoletana) and now also 0
                                                   flours, also includes the Primitiva                   particular ones, such as our 10 Cereali.
(laNapoletana 2.0) for tastier dough,
                                                   line, including a type 1, a type 2, and a             Another current trend to highlight is
these are real Pizzajuolo flours,
                                                   wholegrain flour, studied to rediscover               the request for Italian grain flours that
approved by AVPN (Associazione
                                                   the scent and flavour of the past,                    we can satisfy with our Italian line
Verace Pizza Napoletana).
                                                   “as even abroad there’s a strong                      100% Grani Italiani”.
For Molino Grassi innovation calls for
                                                   demand for high quality grains and                    Molino Bertolo positions itself in
particular flours such as wholegrain
                                                   flours obtained by the grounding of                   the ‘special’ flours category with
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                                                                    MOLINO
    MOLINO BERTOLO              MOLINO COLOMBO                                                   MOLINO GRASSI                 MOLINO IAQUONE
                                                                 DALLAGIOVANNA
         Caryopsis                  Fiore di Napoli                laNapoletana 2.0                  Linea Pizza            Miscela Per Pizza Romana
                                                                                                                                  Pala e Pinsa

   Soft whole wheat flour     Type “00” flour designed by      New type “0” flour ideal for    Range of specific flours         Preparation for high
   obtained from the first      Neapolitan pizza master       Neapolitan pizza, launched       for pizzeria, suitable for        hydration and deep
      grind of the whole               Eduardo Ore.            in Sigep 2020. Compared        different leavening times,       maturation dough, for
   wheat grain dell’intero.   Versatile and easy to work,     to the current laNapoletana     from 6 to over 24 hours.       pizza Romana in teglia, in
    It is darker and richer    it is also characterized by      “00”, it allows for tastier       Sacks: 5 and 25 Kg        pala, pinsa, and tonda, with
    in fiber, vitamins and    the slow milling of carefully      dough. Both products                                         leavening times ranging
   mineral salts. Sacks: 5     selected grains. Sacks: 10        are approved by AVPN                                       from 24 to 72 hours. Easily
            and 5 Kg                     and 25 Kg            (Associazione Verace Pizza                                      workable. Sacks: 10 and
                                                               Napoletana). Sacks: 25 Kg                                                25 Kg

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 Europe and the USA, the top destinations                                                                         Casillo, Head of Horeca Division of
                                                                                                                  Italmill – where the brand is well
                                                                                                                  established, with a strong presence in
                                                                                                                  Russia and in countries of the former
     Germany, UK, France, and the United States are the markets where the tradition                               Soviet Union, where the franchising
     for Italian pizza is mostly rooted and still experience remarkably positive trends. In                       rights were given exclusively to a
     ‘younger’ markets, there is even greater growth. “Australia stands as an example                             company that has created a format
     – Riccardo Agugiaro comments – as it is becoming an ever-increasing mass                                     with several shops.
     consumer society, while the Central and South America are trying to raise their                              This trend is also confirmed by Dina
     quality levels. Also, Asian consumers are increasingly moving towards European                               Glavcheva, Export Manager of Molini
     tastes”. “The United States – Dina Glavcheva from Molini Pivetti adds – is                                   Pivetti: “These preparations, which in
     the most important foreign market where lately we have been noticing greater                                 the past were limited to some regions,
     attention to quality. It’s an interesting fast-growing market. The Middle and the Far                        are now becoming a global request. To
     East, too, are showing remarkable growth. In particular, China is experiencing a                             this point, at Città della Pizza in Milan,
     growth in the consumption of flours for pizza, attracting relevant investment”.                              last October, we held a dedicated
                                                                                                                  workshop, based on Gran Riserva
                                                                                                                  Arancione, a type of flour suitable for
Caryopsis® from Farine di Leonardo                         According to our experience, the                       high hydrations and long leavening
line: soft wheat whole grain flour, 100%                   international market is focussing on                   times, as required by pizza alla pala”.
Italian, from the first milling of the                     medium level flours for pizza, and is                  Customer care is a priority for Molino
grain “which – explains Virginia Dal                       not exhibiting the same drive for new                  Vigevano 1936, a company of Lo
Cin, Marketing and Communications                          products as in Italy”.                                 Conte Group. This is confirmed by
– can be used alone or mixed with                                                                                 Export Manager Christian Ciccone:
other types of flour, to enhance its
                                                             Rising trends: pinsa and pala
                                                                                                                  “We rely on the support of specialized
characteristic scent and aroma.
                                                             new kinds of Italian pizza
                                                                                                                  distributors: we provide technical
Many experts sieve it on the pizza                         Together with the Neapolitan pizza,                    assistance, development of specific
edge before the oven to gain a                             already well-acclaimed abroad,                         recipes, possibility to request
delicious crumble effect. We also                          there is an increasing interest in                     organoleptic analysis of each product
offer specific flours for pizza, which                     preparations from Central Italy, in                    line, sharing of marketing
are Napoli, Viola, and 24H for the                         particular in Rome, naming “pizza in                   and communication projects.
international market”.                                     pala” and “pinsa”. Itamill, among its                  Among our flagship products we
Piero Gabrieli, Head of Marketing in                       range of flours and semi-prepared                      can find Vesuvio flour for Neapolitan
Petra Molino Quaglia, confirms the                         solutions for pizzeria, has developed                  pizza (to be cooked also in electric
growing interest in Italian flours                         Scrocchiarella, a line of blends                       oven), Vera Napoli suitable for
for specific use, especially in the                        dedicated to making pizza in pala in                   take-away pizza, and Moreschia
United States, where he highlights a                       many different ways.                                   which is the only multi-grain
greater price awareness compared                           “Scrocchiarella has been very                          flour with whole seeds for a health-
to the Italian market: “                                   successful abroad – explains Tiziano                   oriented offer”.
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                                                                                                 MOLINO VIGEVANO                          SELEZIONE
     MOLINO NALDONI                   MOLINO PASINI              MOLINO QUAGLIA                 (GRUPPO LO CONTE)                        CASILLO 1 E 2
      Sofia 100% Italica             Verde Pizzeria Farina             Petra 5063              Vesuvio - Linea selezioni        Pizza Napoli and Pizza Sorrento
                                        del Mio Sacco                                         speciali (Special Flours line)

 Soft wheat type “00” flour for       Wheat flour type 00      Soft wheat type “0” flour,       Type “0” soft wheat flour      It is ideal for direct pizza dough with
 pizza, from 100% Italica flour        for pizza, approved     obtained by the cylinder        obtained from germinated         medium length leavening time (6/8
  line, obtained by the milling         by AVPN. Ideal for  milling of Italian and European wheat and wheat germ. The             hours) or with maturation in the
   of only Italian grains. It is a     medium leavening.     certified grains. Suitable for  result is a perfect Neapolitan     refrigerator for 24 -36 hours. Pizza
  medium-strength flour (260         Dough to be prepared     all types of pizza, in teglia, pizza even in an electric oven.      Sorrento is ideal for direct dough
    W) recommended for the           in the morning for the  and focaccia with medium          It is ideal for medium and          with long leavening time (12/18
 traditional pizza and in teglia.    evening or for the day         leavening times.         long leavening from 10 to 12          hours). Vacuum seal packaging
 Sacks: paper - 5, 15 and 25 kg                after.                Sacks: 12,5 Kg           hours at room temperature.         saves the product from moisture.
                                         10/25 kg bags                                           Available in 25 kg bags               Sacks: 1, 12,5 and 25 Kg

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