ESM: European Supermarket Magazine has announced the finalists in this year’s European Private Label Awards, with a total of 56 innovative products acknowledged across 14 categories.
Retailers from France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine participated in this year’s Awards competition.
The finalists in this year’s European Private Label Awards showcase the level of innovation taking place in European retail at present. The winners are set to be revealed in early March.
THE BEST ITALIAN PL PRODUCTS
All seven Italian finalist products are from Conad private labels ranges. Conad is Italy’s largest retailer to date. Its private labels products cover a wide range of food categories and are mainly divided into the Sapori & Dintorni and Sapori & Idee product lines.
These products are made by Italian companies that are also renowned for their branded lines. This is the case of Rizzoli Emanuelli, whose Filetti di Alici del Mar Cantabrico (Fillets of Anchovies from the Cantabrian Sea) are part of Conad’s Sapori & Idee line. The same can be said for Galup’s panettone, Inalpi’s salted butter, Bertagni 1882’s Ravioli al Granchio Reale (Royal Crab Ravioli), and Callipo Gelateria’sTartufo Nero and Tartufo Bianco. Finally, Cem’s Conad Hamburger comes in the Sapori & Dintorni line.