Author – Aya Tohme Passion, love and excellence showed by all Nonino family members made the visit at the Distilleria Nonino memorable for all ESCP Master in International Food and Beverage Management students. This family-owned business is well-known for being among the top Italian grappa producers in the world. For us, students of the IFBM programme at ESCP Business School, such opportunities are invaluable and enriching experiences that enhance our passion for the F&B industry.  Founded in 1890 by Orazio Nonino, this iconic grappa brand is located in Ronchi di Percoto, in Friu ..read more

Author – Aya Tohme In October, we went to Verona to visit Giovanni Rana headquarters, a world market leader in fresh pasta. This was our first company experience as students of the IFBM programme at ESCP Business School and it was memorable. At dawn, we headed for San Giovanni Lupatoto, where the Pastificio Giovanni Rana’s fresh pasta was first created in 1962. Founded in the 1960s, Pastificio Giovanni Rana, a family-owned food manufacturing company, is considered one of the leaders in the industrial fresh pasta market. With a wide range of traditional Italian products going from fresh fi ..read more

Author – Robert Griffin From menu design to beverage parings, there is more attention to detail in the innocuous elements of restaurants than the average person gives credit for. ALMA, a renowned Italian culinary school, like my alma-mater The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), teaches those details but from two different points of view. As part of ESCP’s MSc in International Food and Beverage Management, we were led behind the pass and took part in ALMA week. During the “Chef for a week”, we experienced five intense days of meetings with Masters, cooking classes, tasting sessions, training ..read more