In Italy there are 46,818 enterprises active in the production (35,253, 76 percent of the total) and trade (11,565, 24 percent) of bread, pizza and pastry products. This is the finding of AIBI-Format Research. In 2023, the production value of the entire industry was 13.4 billion euros, 67 percent of which was produced by businesses with more than 10 employees, despite the fact that these made up just 8.2 percent of the total. Forecasts for 2024 are positive: bread, pizza, and pastry trade companies expect an average growth in consumption of 1.6 percent.
|