The Group is partner of 2014 edition of the most innovative magazine in italian editorial panorama, and will be a protagonis, on friday 16th of may 6:30 P.M., of the workshop"The taste of a new future. Sustainability, tradition and innovation in the future of food& beverage on the move" during which Ezio Balarini, Chief Marketing Officer Autogrill Group and Silvio Barbero, Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo and Slow Food Italia Vicepresident, will talk about how to combine sustainability and quality food values.

The operation "Buy Veneto" will involve more than 450 points of sale on the highways, the employees and the whole maketing structure and will offer to travellers the opportunity to buy 70 products made in Veneto during these two days, whose revenue will be wholly destined to the rebirth of the territories hit by the flood.

In 13 Olympic sites/structures in Turin (including the Athletes Village, Palasport, Palavela, Lingotto, Medal Plaza, Olympic stadium) Autogrill managed around 80 f&b points which provided over 330,000 meals, 500,000 dishes, 400,000 coffees and 150,000 rolls.

Inspired by the will to fully integrate in the countries where it operates and help develop local resources, Autogrill's business approach can also be seen in the events it organizes at local and national level. And in these, the world of food and agriculture has a high profile.

At the Agrifood international expo of quality food products, Autogrill presented its La Bottegaccia brand, a retail area dedicated to national and local products from all round Italy.

In the splendid setting of Hadrian's temple, headquarters of the Rome Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Trades, Autogrill organized an evening for institutions, government and opinion leaders during which it presented its promotion work for the Italian agro-food industry.

In 2005, Autogrill launched a project, in collaboration with Unioncamere and Autostrade per l'Italia and under the auspices of the agriculture and forestry ministry, to focus attention on the main Italian food festivals by promoting sales of local products.

Over 450 designers (students and professionals, Italian and non-Italian) took part in the 3rd “International Competition of Ideas: “Design and build for everyone” promoted by “lo Spirito di Stella”, a no-profit association, in partnership with Autogrill.

The jury looked at 204 proposals redefining the layout of certain areas in Autogrill locations (counters, check outs and toilets) with a view to improving accessibility.

Autogrill won an award in the Investor of the Year category of the UK-Italy Business Awards organized by UK Trade & Investment, a government agency that supports British companies abroad and fosters direct foreign investment in the UK.

The award is reserved for Italian companies that are particularly successful in their internationalization efforts and choose the UK as their ideal base for business development.

The award was collected by Group chairman Gilberto Benetton at a ceremony held at Palazzo Mezzanotte, the headquarters of Borsa Italiana in Milan.

Autogrill provided food&beverage services for the accredited press in the Media Village at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila, which was held in the “Scuola Sottufficiali della Guardia di Finanza (Coppito)” from 8th to 10th July 2009.

The over 3,500 journalists, from 60 countries, had a specially created restaurant (for buffet lunches and dinners) measuring around 1,500 square metres, plus two round-the-clock bars serving coffee, cocktails, soft drinks and sweet and savoury snacks.