The issue of catering overwhelms the whole agri-food chain, since outside-the-home consumption accounts for one-third of Italians' expenditures. This is what Coldiretti says in response to the Fipe-Confcommercio concern. The decrease in activity, in fact, weighs on the sale of numerous items, from wine to beer, from meat to fish, from fruit to vegetables, which find a significant outlet market in restaurants and bars. Catering is even the leading marketing channel in certain industries, such as fish and wine, in terms of turnover, but high-end items, from wine to cured meats, from cheeses to truffles, have been the most impacted.
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