The Synergy of Food and Design
- 9 March 2016
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The cross-pollination between the synergy of food and design has happened. Avant-garde designers are moving away from conformist design ideas and chiming in the long lost knowledge of food sourcing, preparation, presentation and consumption in sketching out restaurant blue-prints, planning spatial layouts and setting up the décor with a view to create an enhanced customer…
COFFEE ONE. Be your own barista.
- 30 November 2015
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COFFEE ONE corner is the Italian format of coffee to go. COFFEE ONE applies the concept of modularity to the modern concept of coffee corner. A format completely modular and multifunctional suitable for small spaces, offering to its customers a new interactive and multisensorial experience with an unique and innovative modular good design. Be your own barista….
World of Coffee! Part 2/2
- 6 November 2015
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The Caffé Business There are several reasons why Italian coffee houses are so popular and profitable. While they continue to preserve the authentic coffee drinking culture and experience, most cafes are also working on their market positioning and branding to gain a lion’s share in this competitive business. Product Diversification: Some of the most popular…
World of Coffee! Part 1/2
- 22 October 2015
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Welcome to the World of Italian Coffee! Coffee is the lifeblood of students, the power drink of billions going to work every morning and the perfect reason for catching up with friends and loved ones! From its rather humble origin in Ethiopia, coffee has become one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world….
It does not work!
- 17 June 2015
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We really love and appreciate our Clients! In fact, many of them have become our friends and long-term business partners. To those who might potentially become our clients, or those who call us or look up our portfolio in order to find new business ideas or trends in food retail and franchising, we wish to…
Health Food Shop Concepts: Offering Food for Wellness Profitably
- 12 June 2015
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Dieting to maintain an hourglass figure and pumping iron at the gym to get that brawny body are yesterday’s fads. Fit, healthy and shapely bodies are no longer aspirations held by super models. Being lean is in trend and everyone wants to look good and feel healthy these days! To achieve these goals, modern, busy…
The Sweet-Savory Story of Italian “Pasticceria”
- 4 March 2015
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Be it a cream filled Cannoli or an almond flavored Bruttiboni, a slice of Christmas Panettone or a fluffy Sfogliatella – it is very difficult to resist temptation and say “No, thank you!” to an Italian pastry. These baked treats are as intrinsic to the Italian food culture as pizzas or pastas. From breakfast to…
We are hiring
- 16 December 2014
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Are you looking for a good place to work? We’re looking for someone who’s good for DESITA, good at lots of things and good for the role, of course. Things move quickly around here and we are busy. We look for people who are great at lots of things, love big challenges, welcome big changes and…
10 Years of Great Business!
- 12 December 2014
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There might not be an actual, tried-and-tested recipe for success, but there definitely is a key ingredient to realize one’s dreams – Passion. We were born out of this intrinsic passion for design and business when our Owner & CEO, Norman Cescut (LinkedIn), decided to make a foray into the world of entrepreneurship with the…
A natural concept in our franchise portfolio for the Middle East
- 16 January 2014
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The franchise project that we introduce you today is the emanation of a real piece of heaven: OM Officinali di Montauto is an organic farm and one of the few Italian companies that produces chemical-free natural cosmetics made with traditional methods; here in the heart of Maremma, in the southwestern Tuscany,over 30 types of the…
DESITA calls for Artists
- 13 January 2014
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As a creator and developer of innovative Retail concepts that detect market trends and create new business niches opportunities, we are now looking for talented painters who want to take part in our new project, as a challange to express their arts and passion on international level. We want to get in touch with artists…
DESITA partner di Franchising Expo Dubai
- 12 June 2013
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La collaborazione è in risposta al grande interesse dei Franchisor italiani verso i mercati del Medio Oriente Il 5° Franchising UAE Expo, il più grande evento del Medio Oriente dedicato al Franchising che si terrà presso Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai, dal 25 al 26 settembre, sta attirando l’interesse da parte dei maggiori Franchisor in Italia e…
DESITA ed ECOFFEE sconfiggono la buracrazia
- 19 November 2012
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L’Italia è un paese per vecchi. Spesso si ha l’impressione che le parole innovazione e cambiamento siano state eliminate dal dizionario. Tra le tante armi di cui si servono per stroncare sul nascere un processo di trasformazione, la più indisponente è sicuramente la burocrazia, un meccanismo complicatissimo che circuisce, illude e alla fine nega, bruciando…
ECOFFEE produce le magliette per il Meeting di Rimini
- 7 August 2012
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Sono contento di annunciarvi che la linea di magliette eco-friendly di ECOFFEE, con i suoi eco-mindful message attached (di cui l’acronimo è riferito ad Emma, mia figlia), è stata scelta come partner da un cliente speciale: il Meeting di Rimini. In occasione della prossima edizione del Meeting, che si terrà dal 19 al 25 agosto, ed…
ECOFFEEs tShirt, summer 2012 limited edition collection
- 17 April 2012
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Now available for purchase on selected stores in Italy We were amazed by the final result – and even though these ECOFFEE tShirts were meant to be a concept, we received so many requests from our customers and supporters so that we were “compelled” to create a limited edition, capsule collection to be sold in selected stores. T-shirts…
ECOFFEE Merchandising Project Eco-Mindful Messages Attached
- 12 April 2012
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The Concept The creation of a sustainable and responsible café, an ECOFFEE shop, does not only require careful selection and study of the location, of the materials to be used, of the interior design, but also the selection of suppliers, the analysis of the in-store workflow and of the waste disposal procedures, and the design and production of all that is demanded to create the in-store “mood”. To…
ECOFFEE and DESITA on air!
- 16 September 2011
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For those of you who do not follow me on Twitter @norman_cescut and have not yet been notified about this great news, I am very glad to inform you that last September 4th I was interviewed by Vincenzo Argante of Ferry Boat, a successful radio program broadcasted on Italy’s Radio24. Ferry Boat deals with issues…
DESITA and ECOFFEE at 2011 Meeting Rimini
- 12 August 2011
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DESITA and its ECOFFEE partner Serint Group Italia are pleased to announce the partnership reached with the Fondazione Meeting, the organizing committee of Meeting Rimini (Rimini, Italy 21-27 August 2011), event which is recognized as one of the most important festivals in Europe collecting great political personalities, managers, representatives of different religions and cultures, intellectuals…
Fairtrade Italia and ECOFFEE: a sustainable partnership for a better future
- 27 July 2011
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I am very happy to announce that last Tuesday, July 19th DESITA and Fairtrade Italia have signed a bilateral agreement providing mutual support for the dissemination of the principles of environmental sustainability, fair trade and social responsibility on the entire Italian market through a focus on in-store actions. DESITA, thanks to its ECOFFEE project, will…
The Green Sheikh is ECOFFEE’s worldwide Goodwill Ambassador
- 25 July 2011
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Following the meeting with the Green Sheikh (see “Amazing Meeting with the Green Sheikh”) we are very happy to inform all our readers that HH Abdulaziz bin Al Nuaimi, also known as the Green Sheikh, offered to become ECOFFEE’s Goodwill Ambassador worldwide and, as stated in an official letter, to support ECOFFEE “wherever our activities will bring me, accordingly to…
A new shop concept by DESITA and …ECOFFEE
- 18 July 2011
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I am glad to announce that DESITA is planning a shop concept for the new image of the Saadeddin pastry shops chain located in many states and cities of the Arabian peninsula, whose first restyling project has been planned for one of its Riyadh branches. After having spent a couple of months briefing with the…
ECOFFEE by DESITA in the 2011 Sodalitas Libro d’Oro della Responsabilità Sociale d’Impresa – ninth edition
- 8 July 2011
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The Sodalitas Social Award every year prizes the most significant social responsibility initiatives implemented in Italy either by large, medium and small companies operating in any branch of activity, or by business associations, by industrial districts and by government agencies. This award differs from other initiatives for its high social value – also recognized by…
ECOFFEE approved by Green Maven
- 24 June 2011
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It is with a great pleasure that we announce that our ECOFFEE project for responsible business has been officially approved by GreenMaven, the Green Search Engine. GreenMaven.com, the world’s largest Green Search Engine, was launched in 2006 by Joey Shepp, a green maven and founder of Earthsite, new media for sustainable brands. GreenMaven.com currently searches over 1…
Where Fast Food mobile Apps fail, ECOFFEE mobile experience is set to win
- 10 June 2011
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A couple of days ago Appolicious published an interesting article about the increasing number of mobile Apps for fast food restaurants and their being mostly not useful. Many are the apps listed, from Taco Bell to McDonald’s. All these chains offers accurate information on the internet but extremely bare bones restaurant locator apps. In McDonalds’ defense, at…
ECOFFEE at the next goGreen for packaging conference
- 24 May 2011
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We are happy to inform you that ECOFFEE is one of the partners of the next goGreen for packaging conference, that is going to take place in Rome next June 28th and wants to act as a catalyst for all those market players who believe sustainability is the future. In a 20 minutes speech, ECOFFEE…
ECOFFEE’s green guerrilla: here’s the proof!!
- 1 February 2011
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Well, there is not so much to add to this great video showing the backstage of our ECOFFEE green guerrilla action during last SIGEP. Spread the video, spread sustainability!
