Food Industry Monitor: The performance of Italian companies of the food and beverage sector

SCIENTIFIC MANAGER

Carmine Garzia

OTHER UNISG RESEARCHERS INVOLVED

Michele Antonio Fino, Francesco Maria Gentile

PARTNERSHIP

Ceresio Investors (Switzerland), Fondazione Cariplo (Italy), Fondazione CRC (Italy)

DURATION OF THE PROJECT

First edition project 2015 – in progress

MAIN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREA IN UNISG:

Ambiente

SDGs

Food Industry Monitor is the observatory on the Italian food & beverage sector that analyzes the performance of 835 companies operating in 15 sectors. The sample represents about 71% of the companies operating in the F&B market.

The research analyzes:

the performance of companies in the food industry
the performance of companies in the food industry;
medium-term growth and profitability prospects;
the determinants of operating profitability, productivity and growth;
the characteristics of companies’ business models;
the link between business models and economic and competitive performance.

The results of the observatory are presented annually and are disseminated through the website and through publications created in collaboration with EGEA, the main Italian publisher of economics and management. The analyzed segments are:

Mineral waters;
Beer;
Coffee;
Preserved foods;
Spirits;
Confectionery and bakery products;
Flours;
Food equipment: machineries and tools for food and beverage production;
Packaging: made up of bioplastics, plastic, aluminium and carboard;
Milk and dairy products;
Oils and fats;
Fresh and dried Pasta;
Meat products;
Frozen food;
Wine: cooperatives, integrated producers, trader and producers of Spumante and Prosecco.

For more information on past and future conferences and to download annual public reports visit the website.

foodindustrymonitor.com

Garzia C. (2022) The resilience of Italian food companies. An analysis of the industry’s performance and business models MILANO: EGEA, ISBN: 9788823847446.
Garzia C. (2022) Il settore del food italiano nello scenario post-Pandemia. MILANO: EGEA, ISBN: 9788823847415.
Garzia C. (2018) Il settore food & beverage in Italia. Analisi delle performace delle imprese e dei driver di crescita e redditività. MILANO: EGEA, ISBN: 9788823846159.
Garzia C. (2017) Le aziende italiane del settore agroalimentare. Analisi delle performance economiche e competitive nel periodo 2009-2016. MILANO: EGEA, ISBN: 9788823845824.
Garzia C (2015). Le perfomance delle aziende del settore agroalimentare. MILANO:EGEA, ISBN: 9788823844988.
Garzia C. (2017). Innovation diffusion and bandwagon effect. The palm oil in the Italian bakery industry. In: Proceedings of the 35th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society. NEW YORK: System Dynamics Society. ISBN: 9781510851078.