(Finance) – Artisan ice cream is the protagonist of SIGEP – The Dolce world Expo. The event, organized by Italian Exhibition Group from 21 to 25 January 2023 in Fair in Riminidedicates 12 pavilions to the supply chain and the Gelato Arena, the space in which the rich program of events will be developed with the participation of the best professionals worldwide.
The ice cream – IEG informs in a note – it will be the trait d’union between the supply chains present at the event, with events that will see the protagonists of the gelato makers create together with the pastry chefs. An excellent training opportunity to see the Masters at work and to discover a preview of the products and technologies used in the processing. Space is also given to sector trends, thanks to the presence of all the main reference associations: Italian Association of Gelato Makers, Artglace, CNA, Confartigianato, Artisanal Gelato Makers Federation.
With the 2023 edition, the major international competitions hosted in the Dolce Arena are also back, a new entry in the opening edition. Here will also take place Europe cup ice cream, which will select the European teams for the 10th Gelato World Cup, organized by Sigep, in collaboration with Con.pa.It, the Confederation of Italian Pastry Chefs and promoted by Organizing Committee of the Gelato World Cup, chaired by Giancarlo Timballo.
There Arena ice cream it is the beating heart of the area dedicated to the cold dessert industry. It is here that the great masters and champions will be involved in the demonstration sessions to enhance the mastery of the gelato stars and the technological and product innovations. During the five days, there will also be educational and informative sessions, with international speakers invited to inspire visiting operators, sharing know-how and presenting current and future scenarios for the sector. The second selection dedicated to the German master gelato makers of the circuit is scheduled for Sunday 22 January Gelato Festival World Masters, the winners of which will qualify for the 2024 final to represent Germany in the world competition. The next day (January 23) the same stage will host Red shrimp which will present the Guide to ice cream parlors 2023 with the best craft workshops in the boot, while on the 24th the awarding of CNA Agribusiness to its associates, divided into three categories: career, innovation, young promise and ice cream parlor with female business owner.
Many initiatives also organized in the exhibition stands: the best gelato maker of the year will be decreed during the homonymous competition promoted by the Italian Association of Gelato Makers (in hall C5), which will involve the selected professionals by participating in the other AIG challenges of the 2023 edition of Sigep (i.e. Memorial Alberto Pica – Hazelnut flavored ice cream, A thousand ideas for a new ice cream flavor of the year, The excellence of cakes ice cream and sorbets from around the world).
Artglacepromoter association of the Ice Cream Day, the only day that the European Parliament has so far dedicated to a food, will present at SIGEP (Hall C7) the gusto 2023 dedicated to Austria: the apfelstrudel, and will offer an intense calendar of demonstration sessions for the five days of the fair, with gelato makers who are members of the national committee, including the award-winning Thomas Infanti, Guido Zardonà and Alberto Gobbi.
There Sicilian granita world competition, Dust of Stars Trophy to determine which is the best lemon-flavored granita, as well as the international competition The golden cart (January 23), this year focused on the theme hazelnut ice cream, instead they will be held at the stand of the Italian Gelato Makers Federation (in pavilion C4), who also takes care of the organization.
In your own space, (in hall A4), Confcraftsmanship finally, it will give ample visibility to the confederate masters, protagonists of two demos a day during which traditional recipes will be reworked in the light of contemporary taste trends.