Parma and the Italian "Food Valley" City of Gastronomy: Where food is more.

2023-12-01 17:00:10

Parma, Italy (ots/PRNewswire) – The Parma Food Valley is a unique region where food is the key to unforgettable experiences. It is an example of the effective promotion and enhancement of a region and its excellent products: creativity, excellence, future and events are the pillars on which the Parma Food Valley brand is built and which ensure lively stories around the topics of food and food.

The Parma Food Valley is the Italian region with the highest number of typical local products protected by quality brands. And Parma is the first Italian city to receive the UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy designation.

The brand, created by the “Parma UNESCO Parma Creative City of Gastronomy Foundation”, is supported by the Consortia for the Protection of Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and Prosciutto di Parma DOP, Parma Alimentare and well-known food companies such as Barilla, Mutti and Rodolfi Mansueto, leading companies in the canned tomato sector, the large Italian milk producer Parmalat, as well as “Anchovies in Parma“, an association of canned fish producers Delicius, Rizzoli Emanuelli and Zarotti. The institutional partners of the “Parma UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy Foundation” include the Municipality of Parma, the Industrial Association of Parma, the University of Parma in the field of scientific and educational partnerships and the Parma Fair, Fiere di Parma. She also collaborates with the Consortium of Quality Restaurants of Parma and ALMA, the International School of Italian Cuisine.

The Parma Food Valley, as a medium for the dissemination of knowledge and sustainable development, for tourism and for Italian culinary know-how, is an exclusive and authentic reference point for training worldwide. One of the highlights that the foundation has been organizing for years is the “Cena dei Mille” in Parma at the beginning of September. Guests gather for dinner at a 400 meter long table in the heart of the city, served by over 200 people – chefs and waiters , service staff and sommeliers. There is something very special on the menu this evening: a menu created by Italian star chefs and representatives of Parma Quality Restaurants and CheftoChef Emilia-Romagna.

Parma Food Valley is an expression of the fusion of past and future, traditions and perspectives, understood as responsibilities to be passed on to future generations – together with a healthy, sustainable approach to heritage and supply chains. A mission on the site (www.parmafoodvalley.net/en/home) is even easier to understand; Here you will find the stories and faces behind the success of Parma Valley.

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