Sigep World, the world’s leading event for the Foodservice sector, consolidates its role as a market incubator by reconfirming the Start-Up and Innovation area, with the aim of create new business opportunities and encourage dialogue between the business world and young entrepreneurial entities that offer technologies and new solutions, raw materials, ingredients, machinery and packaging in the ice cream, pastry, coffee, chocolate, bread making and pizza sectors. The initiative is organized by the Italian Exhibition Group, in collaboration with ICE-Agenzia and has ANGI, the National Association of Young Innovators, as its Main Partner.
An occasion of extraordinary importance was during the the opening day of Saturday 18 January was the second edition of the Lorenzo Cagnoni Awardthe prestigious award that rewards the most innovative start-ups and products that will shape new scenarios in the international foodservice panorama. An initiative in partnership with ANGI – National Association of Young Innovators and ICE-Agency, which once again underlines the central role of SIGEP WORLD as the main stage for the launch of new products and cutting-edge solutions in the sector.
Among the awarded startups, of the over 20 present in the innovation district area, the recognition went to: Simply SFA (withdrawn by Romualdo Lodovici, director of the company, Koove (retired by Tiphaine Guerout co-founder and CEO of KOOVEE) e Veganok Global Srl (withdrawn by Irene Ramos Garcia – co-founder of the TERRE DI HOROS project).
The innovation awards to exhibiting companies, divided by category, went to the following companies: for Best Organic / Free From product to MartinoRossi Spa (withdrawn by Carlo Maria Recchia Founder Mais Corvino), Destefanis & Novero (withdrawn by Gianni Destefanis owner) and Essenza (withdrawn by ‘Gian Luca Iazzetta marketing manager Toschi co-founder Essenza); for Digital Innovation and AI to BOB Robotics (withdrawn by Leonardo Fontana – General Manager), MyFoodOffice (withdrawn by Heidi Haugli – Italian market manager) and Cooki (withdrawn by Giuseppe Grammatico CEO & Founder of Cooki); for Equipment, Technology & Kitchen Materials to HOBART GmbH (withdrawn by Mirko Malnati, Sales Manager HOBART Italy), MEIKO ITALIA SRL (withdrawn by Eric Weiss: CEO and Valbona Elezi Marketing & Sales Office Manager) and Ciam Spa (withdrawn by Federico Malizia , CEO); for Frozen & Ready-made Products to San Giorgio SpA (withdrawn by Antonino Bruno, one of the owners and Production Director), SIPASpA | Bindi Maestri del Dessert (withdrawn by Antonio Balestrieri Brand and Product Manager Bindi) and Mammamia Srl (withdrawn by Dr. Russo Damiano); for Ingredients & Semi-finished Goods to INTERGRANI SRL (withdrawn by Loda Sergio Sole Director), Leagel srl – Paolo Guidi, Leagel Marketing & Communication Manager) and Galatea – Gelinova Group srl (withdrawn by Girolamo Ippolito Member of the Board of Directors and Head of Innovation by Galatea – Gelinova Group Srl); for Packaging solutions & Machinery to Alter Eco Pulp Srl (withdrawn by Giammarco Paronitti Co-Founder) to Alcas Spa (withdrawn by Ing. Alfredo Cofano Operations Manager) and Imballaggi Alimentari srl (withdrawn by Giulio Dell’Avanzato Export Manager); for Sustainability to ILLYCAFFE’ SPA (withdrawn by Taddeo Bruno
International Markets & Retail Director), Julius Meinl Italia Spa (withdrawn by Jacopo Indelicato Brand Ambassador) and Poloplast srl (withdrawn by Sofia Novaselich, part of the quality office as MOCA and R&D employee).
“The startup area of SIGEP World and the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award are the representation of the commitment of this event and of the Italian Exhibition Group in promoting dialogue and business opportunities between companies, investors and young startuppers, who together can promote the growth of products, services and solutions capable of innovating the sector” he declares Corrado Peraboni, CEO of Italian Exhibition Group.
“As ANGI we are pleased to return to Sigep as the main partner of the entire innovation district and startup area, a space in which to give voice to the excellence of the world of startups, SMEs and innovators in the name of innovation for the Italian and international foodservice ecosystem . A virtuous and meritocratic path that also aims to create an open innovation path, bringing together all the players present at the fair and actively participating in the innovation district with a view to technological transfer, new innovative solutions, strategic collaborations and internationalization – comments Gabriele Ferrieri President of ANGI – Innovation in the food service sector proves to be particularly developed and dynamic, also through the use of AI, giving new life to the creativity of master pastry chefs, as well as a notable impact in terms of sustainability both for the ingredients and for the use of packaging. As Young Innovators we are honored to have also given this new edition our contribution in bringing innovative companies of excellence in the sector and to have coordinated the innovation awards with our technical jury, a mention dedicated to the former president of IEG, Lorenzo Cagnoni”. Ferrieri concludes.
