CIBUSTEC (Parma) October 25th-28th – Call for buyers!

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West, is currently selecting prospective Canadian buyers for CIBUSTEC, an international trade show dedicated to food processing technologies and innovation, including packaging and logistical solutions.

CibusTec worldwide represents one of the main benchmark for technological innovation in the food Industry and a showcase of the best solutions present on the market

Upon selection, qualified Canadian BUYERS will be offered  a full sponsorship (flight. accommodation, b2b agenda).

For further information, please contact us at ilaria@iccbc.com or 604 682 1410

THE EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE – Masterclasses for food and hospitality professionals – Vancouver, November 22nd & 23rd, 2016

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West is glad to organize two masterclasses aimed at chefs, restaurateurs, food importers & distributors,  nutritionists, cooperating with the Italian Association of Geographical Indication Consortia (AICIG) and VCC – Vancouver Community College, Department of Culinary Arts.

Italy is the European country with the largest number of DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) and IGP (Protected Geographical Indication) food products recognized by the European Union. A demonstration of the excellent quality of our products and above all of the strong bond linking the Italian foods to their territory of origin.

Where: VCC – Vancouver Community College, Vancouver.
When: November, 22nd & 23rd, 2016
Restrictions: By invitation only
For further information, contact Ilaria at ilaria@iccbc.com or 604 682 1410.
To learn more about “The Extraordinary Italian Taste” project, click here

HOMI 2017 – call for buyers and exhibitors!

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West, in collaboration with Fiera Milano, would like to invite you to participate in HOMI – THE LIFESTYLE TRADE FAIR, an international trade show that will take place in Milan, from January 27th to 30th, 2017.

Upon selection, qualified Canadian BUYERS will be offered a full sponsorship (flight, accomodation, b2b agenda) for the trip.

For more information on HOMI – THE LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR and its different sectors you can browse the show’s website HERE.

Contact the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West to learn more about the exclusive rates and package services dedicated to our members.

You can write to Ilaria at ilaria@iccbc.com or call us at 6046821410.

 

 

“A future for Amatrice” – to support the victims of earthquake in Italy

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West kindly invites you to join a solidarity initiative “A future for Amatrice” in support of the victims of the earthquake in Italy. As you maybe already know, Slow Food movement announced last week an earthquake relief campaign for the mountain village of Amatrice, which was flattened by the earthquake last Wednesday.

With A future for Amatrice (#unfuturoperamatrice) we are asking restaurants around the world to add to their menus the dish that is the symbol of the hard-hit city, and to keep it there for at least one year. And we are asking the customers to choose it. For every “amatriciana” ordered, 3 CAD (2 Euros) will be donated, 1.5 CAD by the restaurant and 1.5 CAD by the customer.

In the meantime, we are also inviting everyone to choose food and agricoltural products that come from the quake-stricken areas in order to support their local economy.

The funds will be directly transferred to the City of Amatrice.

The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) of the City of Amatrice is:

IT 28 M 08327 73470 000000006000

Swift Code: ROMAITRR

Reason: A future for Amatrice

Restaurants who wish to be involved can contact: unfuturoperamatrice@slowfood.it

 

 

Call for nominations – Awards by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West is pleased to forward you an important communication of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) related to two awards recognizing the Italian citizens operating abroad:

“L’innovazione che parla italiano” 

to recognize high value of innovative start-ups that operate abroad and are founded by Italian citizens.

The call for nominations with the eligibility criteria and the application form are available here

“Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award”

to recognize an Italian eminent scientist who, in performing his/her research abroad, has made a remarkable contribution to the advancement of science and technology, thus improving Italy’s S&T relations with foreign countries and with International Organizations.

All fields of science and technology are included in this award.

The call for nominations with the eligibility criteria and the application form are available here

 

The awards will be presented during the Italian Scientific Attachés Conference to be held in Rome, Italy, on January 10, 2017 and consist of an engraved medal and a certificate from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The deadline for nominations is October 14, 2016.

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DESIGN IN VANCOUVER – Call for designers and retail stores

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver, is pleased to present an initiative: “Italian Design in Vancouver”.

The initiative has been developed on the occasion of the 16th edition of “The Italian Language Week in the World” (October 16th-23rd, 2016) in order to put an emphasis on Italian design in Vancouver and to give greater visibility and recognition to those businesses operating in the metro Vancouver area which promote Italian design

The main output of the project is the creation of an online platform – a dedicated website – that will host an interactive map of the Italian design in Vancouver. The map will highlight all participating retail, wholesale and other professional establishments in the Metro Vancouver area that sell and/or promote Italian design brands. They will be proclaimed by the Consul General of Italy the “Italian Design Ambassadors in Vancouver” and will receive a stylish dedicated storefront banner or plaque.

The activities and products of every participating business establishment will be described on the dedicated website and on all project related promotional materials (such as brochures, posters, flyers, etc.) as well as advertised by our local media partners and through both, Italian Consulate’s and Italian Chamber’s websites and social media outlets.

Please find a presentation and more details about this initiative by clicking HERE.

And if you wish to register for this exciting project, please click HERE.

VANCOUVER HUNGRY FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE – Great success for the launch event of the Extraordinary Italian Taste at Sciué Café (Vancouver, May 26th)

sciue' 3 The launch event of the project “The Extraordinary Italian Taste” took place on May 26th at Sciué Italian Bakery Caffé. The ICCC wants to say thank you to all the media that took part to the event and to the Consul General of Italy Massimiliano Iacchini. The project’s main goal is to raise awareness and strengthen the presence of the authentic sciue' 1Italian agri-food products in North America through the organization of various initiatives aiming at educating the consumers and agri-food professionals. The partecipants had the pleasure to taste several DOP and IGP products like Aceto balsamico, Asiago, Crudo di Parma, Mortadella, Olio d’Oliva Evo, Olive di Cerignola, Pancetta Coppata, Parmigiano Reggiano, Pomodoro san Marzano, Salame spianata and much more.

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For more information about the Extraordinary Italian Taste click HERE or contact us at iccbc@iccbc.com or 6046821410

THE EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE PRESENTED TO THE MEDIA – The first media dinners at three Ospitalita` Italiana certified restaurants.

IMG_5520The Media Dinners organized by the ICCC took place in June in three restaurants that were recently awarded the trademark of Ospitalita’ Italiana: La Quercia, Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca and La Terrazza. Several journalists, bloggers and sommeliers had the pleasure to taste the excellent of the quality of the products utilized by the Chefs, such as Olio Extravergine di Oliva (EVO Oil), Asiago, Aceto Balsamico (Balsamic vinegar), Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, Crudo di Parma and much more. Every courses was presented and explained by the Chefs, in order to raise awareness about the additional value given by a high quality product.

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For more information about the Extraordinary Italian Taste click HERE or contact us at iccbc@iccbc.com or 6046821410