Some peculiar trends are characterizing most the sauces and pestos sector on the Italian and international scenarios. We are talking about 100% made in Italy, local raw materials, PDO or PGI, premium, and regional recipes. According to Nielsen data, in the year ending November 22, 2020 in Italy the sector’s turnover was almost 534 million euros (+7.7% compared to the previous year).

Among the most requested products there are pestos – the classic Genovese, but also red pestos – but also cheese based sauces such as the famous ‘cacio e pepe’ condiment. As for red sauces, raw materials regional specialties such as Sicilian cherry tomatoes, Neapolitan Pizzutello or datterini tomatoes stand out and are becoming more and more popular.