There have never been so many Made in Italy sweets and ice creams before on the world's tables: exports set an all-time record in 2022 with around 9 billion euros thanks to an 18% increase in value. This is what emerges from an analysis of Coldiretti research center on ISTAT data, which was released at Sigep, the International Exhibition of ice cream, pastry, bakery, coffee and chocolate and the main trade fair for the sector scheduled in Rimini. Despite the increase in energy costs and raw materials, Italian confectionery art conquers foreign markets, driven by the desire for quality guaranteed by production. The main market is the near France, where purchases of Italian sweets grew by 12%, representing about one-seventh of total exports; followed by Germany (+13%), while in third place are the United States, where, however, there is the most notable increase, with a jump of 30%. Ice cream, sweets, coffee and chocolate also conquer the English (+11%), the Spanish (+20%), the Chinese (+17%), and the Japanese (+13%), witnessing a love with no borders. Among the individual sectors, the best performances come from coffee, which shows a growth of 28%, followed by ice cream, with an increase of 18%; pastry (+16%), which is still the main item of confectionery export, and chocolate (+11%) also go double-digit.
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