Dec. 31 – In 2014, Grana Padano’s exports grew by approximately 5%, driven by the recent successes of Messe Nagoya, in Japan, where 90% of the audience confirmed its appreciation for the Italian product. “The recent success in Japan and our export figures for 2014 confirm our producers’ efforts and our consumer base confidence,” commented Stefano Berni, Director of the Consorzio Grana Padano. “Though this 5% figure is an estimated – he continues – we can say that this year tend Grana Padano exports definitely soard, with about 1.5 million forms sold all over the world. Northern Europe and the United States remain our main destination markets; but we also registered growing interest in China, New Zealand and even Saudi Arabia. We’re looking forward to 2015 – concluded Berni – during which we will take part in extraordinary events such as Expo, focused on nutrition and food.” (Caf)
