Candidates Announcement | Election F&BWG Coordinator and Vice-Coordinators, October 27th, 2021

Dear Members and Friends,

The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) is pleased to announce the candidates for the role of Coordinator and Vice-Coordinators of the Food and Beverage Working Group (F&BWG). 

Coordinator Position: 

Cristina Corsini - CEO of Good Italy LTD 

Claudio Grillenzoni - Group Head of Retail of Florentia Village 

Paolo Marcello Paganini - Legal Rapresentative of Brazzale Food 

Vice-Coordinator Position: 

Cristiano Bernardi - Sales Director of VM Fine Wines, Sommelier AIS (Associazione Italiana Sommelier)

Davide Fassari - CEO of Dynamigs

Edward Liu - President of Shanghai SinoDrink Trading Co., Ltd

Edoardo Noce - Marketing Manager of Fabbri 1905

VOTING PROCESS

How: cast your vote by writing an email to elezioni2021@cameraitacina.com within 24 hours before the elections (proxies are not accepted) or on site at CICC Shanghai office, Weihai Road, 777, 2nd Floor, Room 202, Jing ’An District / 上海市, 静安区, 威海路777 on October 27th from 3:00 pm (each participant can vote for max n.1 candidate for Coordinator and n.1 candidate for Vice-Coordinator)

Who can vote: CICC F&BWG Members*

*Each CICC Member can be part of 2 Working Groups. If you want to join the F&BWG, please write an email to infoshanghai@cameraitacina.com

Please note: elected Coordinator and Vice-Coordinators will stay in charge for two years.

ATTEND THE ELECTION

WHEN: October 27th starting from 3:00 pm (Beijing time)

WHERE: ONLINE and OFFLINE at CICC Shanghai office, Weihai Road, 777, 2nd Floor, Room 202, Jing ’An District / 上海市, 静安区, 威海路777

To confirm your attendance at the online/offline meeting, please write an email to infoshanghai@cameraitacina.com.

Please be aware that the Working Groups meetings are only open to CICC Members. 

CICC Working Groups

The Working Groups bring together representatives of companies operating in the same sector or located in the same geographical area. The aim is to share information, resources and ideas, organize relevant activities for the companies, and build sectorial expertise within the CICC in order to attract interest both in China and in Italy to benefit companies not present on Chinese territory yet. 

To consult CICC Working Groups' General Rules please visit: http://www.cameraitacina.com/en/content/general-rules#

About Food & Beverage Working Group (F&BWG):

The FBWG includes all the companies working in the F&B/Ho.Re.Ca, such as F&B producers, companies importing Italian F&B products to China, Italian restaurants, etc.

Despite the F&B is one of the most fragmented and challenged sectors, it represents an incredible opportunity for Italian companies. This is why China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) has decided to establish a dedicated working group.

The F&BWG is committed to sharing information and providing service to its Members.

For companies based in China, the F&BWG mainly focuses on sharing information, best practices and contacts. For Italian companies not yet operating in China, it plays a mentor role to help them to approach the market and launch their activities.

Together with the CICC, the F&BWG promotes joint activities and promotional events, in order to avoid fragmentation and to maximize the appeal of Italian food culture marketing.

Therefore, the F&B Working Group lobbies in front of institutions and authorities (such as the European Chamber of Commerce in China etc.) to raise awareness about biggest challenges faced by its Member in the Chinese market.

For more information about F&BWG please visit the following website: http://www.cameraitacina.com/en/membership/working-group/shanghai-suzhou-office/fb-working-group-fbwg

The CICC Team