Montecitorio, zero kilometer lunch arrives at the buvette – Corriere.it

The Chamber arrives zero kilometer food. The catering services of Montecitorio are experimenting with a new management of catering services thanks to the support of the Campagna Amica Foundation, which has supported the agreements with the economic operators of the territory which allow a full valorisation of local productions and small and medium-sized enterprises in the sector agribusiness.

The “bill” for parliamentarians at the Montecitorio restaurant will increase by two euros each: in fact, this is the cut on the maximum contribution that the Chamber pays to deputies for their meal, which therefore drops to eight euros each.

The initiative paid off the satisfaction of the minister. of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, Francesco Lollobrigida. «I applaud – said Lollobrigida – the initiative of the Chamber of Deputies which, together with the Campagna Amica Foundation, gives way to new management of the catering service with the purchase of zero kilometer products following the seasonal calendar. Thanks to all the Quaestors, in particular to the senior Quaestor Paolo Trancassini, for having supported and made possible a project that enhances the quality of Italian cuisinesmall and medium-sized enterprises and the culture of the Mediterranean diet also within the institutions”.

«A turning point at the table in the name of sustainability, seasonality and local productions which starting today, Monday 27 March – explains Coldiretti – bring the institutions closer to the citizens who have shown a growing interest in buying food products directly from farmers. Almost six out of ten Italians (59%) have shopped at the farmer’s in oil mills, huts, cellars, companies, agritourisms or farmers’ markets in Campagna Amica to buy local products at zero kilometers directly from producers».