Expense 2023, December

Dark chocolate bars: Tasting test

Dark chocolate bars: Tasting test

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with dark chocolate with 70% cocoa. These are the contenders: Perugina, Alce Nero, Lindt, Novi and Ritter Sport

What is inside the largest shopping center in Italy that opens in Arese

What is inside the largest shopping center in Italy that opens in Arese

The largest shopping center in Italy and one of the largest in Europe opens in Arese, a few kilometers from Milan. There will be 25 restaurants and KFC's fifth Italian fast food restaurant

Bottled Tea: Taste Test

Bottled Tea: Taste Test

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with dark chocolate with 70% cocoa. These are the contenders: Estathè Lipton ice tea, Nestea, San Benedetto Tea, Santhè

Coca cola Life: Taste test

Coca cola Life: Taste test

Since yesterday, Coca Cola Life is also available in Italy, the green version of traditional Coca Cola, with fewer calories and a natural sweetener such as stevia. Here is the Tasting Test and a comparison with traditional Coca Cola

Shopping at the market: 5 mistakes we often make

Shopping at the market: 5 mistakes we often make

Shopping at the market is a beautiful and good ritual that can be convenient. You look at the goods, compare prices and respect the rules. Here's how to avoid mistakes and pitfalls

Orecchiette: taste test

Orecchiette: taste test

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with orecchiette. These are the contenders: Barilla, Divella, Coop Fior Fiore, Simply Passioni, De Cecco

7 Italian markets 2.0 where to eat and shop

7 Italian markets 2.0 where to eat and shop

Roundup of the Italian 2.0 markets, the new instigation to shop, bio, dop, in refurbished and recovered covered places. Here are the 7 new Italian city markets not to be missed

Shopping is not the same for everyone: lost in a supermarket

Shopping is not the same for everyone: lost in a supermarket

There are different ways of shopping from the typical supermarket resident. Here are some that offer unexpected joys

Made in Italy: 12 painfully brand (s) sold to foreigners

Made in Italy: 12 painfully brand (s) sold to foreigners

Made in Italy food increasingly ends up in foreign hands, we have selected the 12 main Italian brands sold abroad sector by sector

How 365, Whole Foods' low cost supermarket is made

How 365, Whole Foods' low cost supermarket is made

A year after Whole Foods, the American chain of stores for chic and wealthy people who consume only organic foods where everything from vegetables crammed into endless shelves to hormone-free meat is damn expensive, announced a new model of supermarket, within reach of less capacious pockets, opened yesterday in Silver Lake, […]

Ready meals: the fridge monsters we don't always say no to

Ready meals: the fridge monsters we don't always say no to

In Italy, in recent years, ready-to-eat meals have met with impetuous success, the convenience food industry is increasingly prosperous. But there is a limit. Here is a list of the worst atrocities that they would like us to eat, to which we have said no

The dog outside the supermarket while shopping is a social plague

The dog outside the supermarket while shopping is a social plague

The ASL leaves dogs outside the supermarket door, bypassing the amendment to article 23 of the regulation on the protection of animals, which allows access to pets in public places. But is that right?

Food delivery: Italians like home delivery

Food delivery: Italians like home delivery

Italians love food delivery, the service for ordering lunch and dinner at home online. Just Eat, Foodora, Deliveroo, Moovenda, Foodinho, Foodracers are the main startups

The progress? Two boiled eggs, peeled and packaged

The progress? Two boiled eggs, peeled and packaged

Two boiled eggs already shelled and packaged, the idea to satisfy those consumers who love convenience. But are we really at the point where we don't have the time or the ability to boil and peel two eggs on our own?

At the fish shop: 5 mistakes we often make

At the fish shop: 5 mistakes we often make

How to buy fish, how do you realize if the fishmonger and the goods live up to expectations. And most importantly, how you avoid the top 5 mistakes

Because in Japan a bunch of grapes can cost 9000 euros

Because in Japan a bunch of grapes can cost 9000 euros

The most expensive bunch of grapes in the world belongs to the Ruby Roman variety and costs 9000 euros. It was awarded to a Japanese supermarket which, after a short period of exposure to the public, will give it free to taste to its customers

Eataly Today brings fresh food home the same day: how it works

Eataly Today brings fresh food home the same day: how it works

Eataly Today is the Eataly app that will allow you to buy online all the products on the shelves of Eataly stores, including fresh and very fresh. Oscar Farinetti explains how it works

Conad opens a supermarket at the oratory

Conad opens a supermarket at the oratory

Air of news for the French group: two new openings announced, one in the Salesian area of Genoa and the other in the Champagnat sports center, owned by the Marist Brothers. In addition, the brand enriches new pet stores, dedicated to pets

Gluten-free biscuits: taste test

Gluten-free biscuits: taste test

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with soy milk. These are the contenders: Pam & Panorama, Molino di ferro, Simply, Rice & Rice, Mulino Bianco, Galbusera, Coop benesì, schar, cereal, farmo, agluten, realforno, just, panarello, probis

High-end fruit juices: taste test

High-end fruit juices: taste test

Tasting test, the test of products on sale in supermarkets, deals with ice cream croissants. These are the contenders: Az. Agricola Radici, Small Fruits of Val Sangone, TVB, Nectar Anita, Frutti da Bere, Zuegg, Achillea, Luca Dalpian, The promised fruit

The best you can buy from Gabriele Bonci with 50 euros

The best you can buy from Gabriele Bonci with 50 euros

We went to Pizzarium and Panificio, Gabriele Bonci's two Roman shops, to measure the purchasing power of our hard-earned savings. Here are the best products that you can buy for 50 euros

Shopping at the discount store: the best of the worst

Shopping at the discount store: the best of the worst

Cool food at Eataly is in fashion, but we went to buy them in discount stores, Eurospin and Lidl, In's and Penny Market, to look for the best, indeed, the least worst. Here is the list of the 12 best products

Discount chips: the worst and the best of the worst

Discount chips: the worst and the best of the worst

Pouch potato chips are in fashion, but we went to buy them in discount stores, Eurospin and Lidl, MD and Penny Market, to look for the best, indeed, the least worst. Kind of better than worst

What you eat and how much you spend at the Central Market in Rome

What you eat and how much you spend at the Central Market in Rome

At Termini Station, a space where eating well has always been a problem, arrives Mercato Centrale Roma brought by Umberto Montano, who had already opened a similar food hall in Florence. Here's what you can eat in the 18 shops and restaurants and how much you spend

Cheese: Tasting test

Cheese: Tasting test

Tasting test, the test of products on sale in supermarkets, deals with ice cream croissants. These are the contenders: Nonno Nanni, Parmareggio, Mio, Tigre, Coop, Granarolo, Bel Paese, Susanna, Milbona

Veg burger: taste test

Veg burger: taste test

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with veggie burgers. These are the contenders: Alma Gourmè, Beretta, Italian organic food company, Carrefour, Conbio, Vivi verde coop, granarolo, sojasun, quorn

Frozen pizzas: proof of taste or courage?

Frozen pizzas: proof of taste or courage?

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with frozen pizzas. These are the contenders: Cameo, Esselunga Top, Italpizza, Sofficini Findus, Cameo Ristorante, Buitoni, Fidel

How do Carrefour supermarkets open at night go?

How do Carrefour supermarkets open at night go?

How is Carrefour's experiment with supermarkets open all night going in Italy? Well, judging by the sales points open in Italy, which are now 175. In general, sales increase by about 15% in the points of sale open 24 hours a day

Dark spreadable creams: taste test

Dark spreadable creams: taste test

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with dark spreadable creams. These are the contenders: Slitti, Pernigotti, Luca Montersino, Caffarel, Venchi, Domori

How neuromarketing changes the way we shop

How neuromarketing changes the way we shop

A neuromarketing experiment reveals how taking the manufacturer to the supermarket can increase sales by fourfold. Brainmarketing promises to triple sales of fruit and vegetables in particular

Pandoro: taste test

Pandoro: taste test

Tasting test, the test of products on sale in supermarkets, deals with pandoro. These are the contenders: Maina, Balocco, Paluani, Le Grazie, Tre Marie, Melegatti, Bauli

Pralines, bars and spreads: the best Italian chocolates

Pralines, bars and spreads: the best Italian chocolates

A ranking to establish which are the best chocolate brands in Italy in 4 different categories: pralines, spreads, bars (milk and dark), mono-origins

Coop and Carrefour: see now how you will shop in the future

Coop and Carrefour: see now how you will shop in the future

The supermarkets of the future are also being tested in Italy. Coop reopened the pavilions of Expo 2015 and introduced technologies that provide detailed information on food; Carrefour has installed corners where you can request additional services, such as plumbers or locksmiths

How to orient yourself in the jungle of gluten-free, organic, vegan panettone

How to orient yourself in the jungle of gluten-free, organic, vegan panettone

How to orient yourself in the jungle of healthy panettone: gluten-free, sugar-free, organic, vegan. How they are and how much they cost the alternative panettone to the traditional ones

Christmas lunch at home: those who seek, find

Christmas lunch at home: those who seek, find

Thanks to the boom in food delivery companies, Christmas lunch and Christmas Eve dinner can be ordered online, until the last moment, choosing from proposals cooked by starred chefs that do not cost much

Wheat is foreign in one out of three packets of pasta: must the origin be indicated on the label?

Wheat is foreign in one out of three packets of pasta: must the origin be indicated on the label?

If wheat is foreign in one out of three packets of pasta that Italians buy, why shouldn't the origin of the wheat be indicated on the label? For the Italian government it is useful information given to the consumer but for Barilla it is not synonymous with quality

Sparkling wines: taste test

Sparkling wines: taste test

Today Prova d'assaggio, the test of products on sale in supermarkets, deals with low-priced sparkling wines. These are the contenders: Duchess Lia, Rocca dei Forti, J.P. Chenet, Muller Turgau, Martini Riesling, Gancia

Interview with Neapolitans who think they are selling the real frozen Neapolitan pizza

Interview with Neapolitans who think they are selling the real frozen Neapolitan pizza

'A pizza is the new project that brings frozen Neapolitan pizza to everyone's home. Given the perplexities of many, we decided to interview Maurizio Ramirez, founder of the company together with Guido Freda

“ Zero km is an excuse to raise prices, we focus on true km ”

“ Zero km is an excuse to raise prices, we focus on true km ”

Kilometer zero is often an excuse to increase restaurant prices, says Matteo Metullio of the La Siriola restaurant in Alta Badia. And he advises instead to focus on the real kilometer

Supermarkets: who did well, who did not and how they will be in 2017

Supermarkets: who did well, who did not and how they will be in 2017

How did Italian supermarkets fare in 2017? Esselunga, Eurospin and Lidl did well, Auchan and Carrefour did not. But what will supermarkets do in 2017 to fight the drop in consumption?