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Eco.bergamo - Eco di Bergamo supplement - February 2024
A modern leader's concern for people shifts the emphasis from "I" to "we", and leads the team to maximum results.
In explaining this process, CEO Giorgio Ferraris talked about his commitment to listening to human resources.
Promoting a corporate culture focused on sharing opinions and enhancing people is the key to Fine Foods’ success.
People are one of the six pillars of the Group's ESG strategy. For this reason, the Group established an internal ESG committee. This has led to the EcoVadis Platinum Rating and the inclusion of Fine Foods in the December 2023 "Forbes 100 Responsibility" list.
The full interview with Giorgio Ferraris can be found here.
Milano Finanza Focus - Milano Finanza supplement - December 2023
Fine Foods continues to grow. With its fully Italian production, and an export rate between 60-70 per cent, the Group works with large multinationals in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetics sectors.
A new plant in Brembate (BG) is under construction just five years after the completion of the expansion works for the pharmaceutical factory in Brembate, and supplements plant in Zingonia (BG).
The decisions to expand and build new plants meet the need to provide the Group with additional production capacity and growing demand for additional volumes from new and existing customers. Fine Foods privileged position allows it to intercept the expectations of customers which want to expand production or extend their range by relying on a CDMO.
Read the full article here.
Forbes Responsibility, Forbes Italia Supplement - December 2023
Again this year, in its December 100 Responsibility supplement FORBES recognised FINE FOODS & PHARMACEUTICALS N.T.M. S.p.A. dedication in the ESG area.
Fine Foods was among the 100 Italian Healthcare sector companies that stood out for their focus on sustainability issues. The article details Fine Foods’ commitment and practical actions.
Read the article.
L'Eco di Bergamo supplement, eco.bergamo December 2023/January 2024
At the top of Italian companies there is a male monopoly - only two per cent of CEOs are women. However, there are pioneering companies. One of these is Fine Foods, where 47 per cent of the management are women.
A merit-based and strategic choice for the Group and society’s development.
The article reports stimulating views on the irreversibility of social progress.
Article can be seen at the following link.
Fine Foods will award a prize to its employees who will write the best reviews about the top two Premio Letteratura d'Impresa 2023 books.
Premio Letteratura d'Impresa 2023 just ended. It was promoted by ItalyPost and the magazine L'Economia of Corriere della Sera and sponsored by Fine Foods & Pharmaceuticals N.T.M. S.p.A. During the Festival Città d'Impresa, held in Bergamo from 10-12 November 2023, a jury of about 200 passionate readers awarded first place to "Al di qua del fiume" by Alessandra Selmi.
During the award ceremony, Fine Foods CEO Giorgio Ferraris explained the reasons behind the decision to sponsor this event since it began:
The full event, available on ItalyPost's YouTube channel, can be seen at the following link.
This event fights the moaning culture. The books talk about characters who defied difficult situations without being afraid of adversity, showing that the solution lies within.
Another reason is to encourage reading among Fine Foods employees.
After Premio Letteratura d’Impresa, Fine Foods organises a company competition called "Write a review and win".
As in previous years, the company will make the top two ranked books (the second was "Adriano Olivetti un italiano del Novecento" by Paolo Bricco) available free of charge to employees who wish to write a review.
The top three reviewers, selected by the authors, will be awarded their prizes during a dedicated event in 2024.
L’Economia – Corriere della Sera, 4 December 2023
Fine Foods is expanding by building a new factory next to the Brembate plant, in the Bergamo province. The new plant will produce 1.5 billion doses of a branded drug for a large multinational.
Pharmaceutical companies tend to outsource part of their production to CDMOs such as Fine Foods. The partner’s reliability is crucial in making that choice. To ensure its reliability our Group made substantial efforts to be best in class in the areas of sustainability, organisation, human resources and employee retention rate, which stands at around 97 per cent. Employees are carefully selected and trained as they are strategic for the company's development
This is an in-depth article on Fine Foods’ story for L’Economia - Corriere della Sera.
Read the article here (available only in Italian)
Please find here a company translation of the article
We are pleased to announce that Fine Foods has improved its Platinum level EcoVadis rating compared to last year. On this occasion we share the words of our CEO, Giorgio Ferraris:
«There are no good financials without a good sustainability rating, there is no sustainability without solid financials. I'm very proud to announce that not only we confirmed our EcoVadis Platinum rating (top 1% over 100.000 companies), but we raised our score to 83 points, with no scorecard lower than 80. This achievement must be seen in combination with a 21.5% revenue growth and a 51.2% EBITDA improvement in the first 9 months of 2023 vs. the same period of 2022. A stellar performance!».
Below is the "EcoVadis Scorecard" (downloadable here in PDF format).
Subtitle: BrandVoice, Forbes Italia - November 2023
For nearly 40 years, the pursuit of excellence has been Fine Foods’ hallmark. It provides customers Italian high quality scientific rigour in pharmaceutical contract manufacturing combined with the flexibility and spirit of innovation typical of the nutraceutical sector, while focusing on ethics and human capital.
The sectors in which Fine Foods operates are evolving. This process is helped by its innovation and manufacturing excellence – the key factors in the group's growth.
This is an in-depth article on Fine Foods’ story for Forbes Italia’s BrandVoice.
From 24 to 26 October, Fine Foods participated in the CPhI trade fair in Barcelona. It was an event where Fine Foods put the customer at the centre by strengthening relationships and establishing new opportunities, due to the Group's reliability and expertise and a high level of innovation. Below we share the best of the 2023 event.
In the pharmaceutical industry, transferring a drug from an original production site to a CDMO involves careful assessment of candidates by customers.
The Barcelona trade fair allowed Fine Foods to show pharmaceutical customers its commitment to successful results and true partnerships from the early stages. The Group created a dedicated team backed by experience developed in leading international companies. The team applies a proactive and constructive approach to the search for innovative and valuable solutions that can meet and anticipate customer needs.
Fine Foods' commitment to the pipeline development was one of the topics discussed during the 2023 event. The Group confirmed its Pharma BU drivers such as organisational solidity, established flows and a work team with extensive experience, expertise, discipline, passion and dedication to customer satisfaction.
At CPhI 2023, Fine Foods presented three nutraceutical trademarked innovations. These show the contractor’s desire to contribute to its customers' innovation process by enabling them to reach their full market potential.
The first innovation is the Biotic3™ product range, an eight-product line combining prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics in one formulation. With the Biotic3™ range, consumers who normally buy probiotics will find products which best combine the benefits of known prebiotics and probiotics with new "trendy" ingredients such as postbiotics used in other sectors.
The second is the Hydralibrium™ product range, which is based on cellular hydration. The powder or liquid gel formulas contain four electrolytes inspired by the difference between intracellular and extracellular concentrations, enriched with selenium to protect cell vitality. This range was designed to provide vitality and strength in different categories to meet different consumer needs.
Finally, Fine Foods presented three concepts as part of its QuickSlow2™ brand, for sleep, energy and immunity. These formulations combine the benefits of two products in one on-the-go solution to meet the needs of today's busy life. The products allow for the modified release of ingredients over time, ensuring immediate and prolonged energy.
Fine Foods' innovation goes beyond the product and places the customer at the centre when developing new initiatives by creating innovative services that bring value in the areas of sustainability, customer relationships with doctors and pharmacists, and geographic expansion.
