24 April 2026
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AFIDOP – MONITORING PROJECT 2026
Apr 24, 2026
Following the positive results achieved in previous editions, AFIDOP renews its commitment to the protection and promotion of dairy denominations with a new edition of the Monitoring Project 2026. The initiative represents the natural evolution of the path launched in 2023 with the pilot project and consolidated in 2025 with...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P
21 January 2026
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AFIDOP AND UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA – A SCIENTIFIC STUDY TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF PDO AND PGI CHEESES: RESEARCH FINDINGS
Gen 21, 2026
In today’s context, new food technologies risk being perceived, without adequate assessment, as more sustainable solutions than traditional production systems linked to conventional livestock farming and specific territories, such as those characterizing PDO and PGI cheeses. For this reason, AFIDOP initiated a collaboration with the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P
29 December 2025
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AFIDOP traveling with ITA Airways
Dec 29, 2025
AFIDOP traveling with ITA Airways Until December 23, the ITA Airways lounges in Milan and Rome hosted a tasting experience dedicated to the finest Italian PDO and PGI cheeses. The events were part of the initiative “Journey into Excellence – A Taste of Italy”, promoted by ITA Airways in...
29 December 2025
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AFIDOP – MONITORING PROJECT 2025: RESULTS
Dec 29, 2025
Following the positive feedback from the pilot “Monitoring Project”, launched in 2023 by AFIDOP with the support of GriffeShield on a sample of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheese products, in 2025 the Association initiated the second phase of the project, extending it to the entire membership and involving...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P
15 October 2025
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AFIDOP AND THE CONSORTIA FOR THE PROTECTION OF ITALIAN PDO CHEESES AT ANUGA 2025
Oct 15, 2025
AFIDOP AND THE CONSORTIA FOR THE PROTECTION OF ITALIAN PDO CHEESES AT ANUGA 2025 Italian dairy excellence took center stage at Anuga 2025, the most important international trade fair dedicated to the Food & Beverage sector, held in Cologne from 5 to 9 October. This year too, AFIDOP, the...
15 July 2025
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AFIDOP – MONITORING PROJECT 2025
Jul 15, 2025
The initiative builds on the success of the pilot project “Progetto Vigilanza/Monitoring Project” launched in 2023 by AFIDOP with the support of Griffeshield, involving 10 PDO cheeses. In 2025, AFIDOP has decided to launch the second phase of the project and open participation to its entire membership base. The...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P
15 July 2025
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AFIDOP and Università Cattolica. A Scientific Study to Protect the Identity of PDO and PGI Cheeses
Jul 15, 2025
AFIDOP has launched a collaboration with the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore through the research center TROFIC (Transdisciplinary Research On Food Issues Center) to scientifically address the growing presence of lab-produced animal-based foods. The study, coordinated by Professor Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, is titled: “Risk Assessment for Consumers and Environmental...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P
9 May 2024
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DOP-IGP CHEESES AND CATERING: 2 STRATEGIC SECTORS OF MADE IN ITALY AMONG GROWING NUMBERS
May 9, 2024
The Guidelines arrive at a favorable time for consumption outside the home. Despite inflation and the uncertainty of the international context, the sector recorded a +7% in value in 2023, for a total of 92 billion euros spent on food consumption outside the home. Catering has therefore returned above...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P
7 May 2024
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International Food Exhibition 7-10 May 2024 – Parma Fairs
May 7, 2024
Catering focuses on cheese: finally a dedicated menu? The history of cheese dates back over 18,000 years to Mesopotamia. From a poor food in the Middle Ages, cheese became an excellence thanks to the monasteries that innovated production with varieties such as Parmesan and Marzolino. Today, Italy is one...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P
7 May 2024
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THE AFIDOP-FIPE GUIDELINES: A VADEMECUM FOR CATERING OPERATORS
May 07, 2024
The Guidelines for the Enhancement of DOP and IGP Cheeses in Catering Menus presented today at Cibus by AFIDOP - Association of Italian DOP and IGP Cheeses) and FIPE-Confcommercio (Italian Federation of Public Businesses) aim to promote the correct use of the names of Italian cheeses with Protected Designation...
AFIDOP
Associazione Formaggi Italiani D.O.P