Masaf: Second decree to support gastronomic excellence

The second decree granting concessions to companies operating in the Masaf area has been published on the Masaf website catering sectors, pastry shops and ice cream shops, which have submitted an application under on the “Capital Fund for the support of excellence in Italian gastronomy and agri-food – “Machinery and capital goods” measure through the platform managed by Invitalia. beneficiary companies included in the second concession decree are 564 for a contribution granted equal to 11,873,572.58 euros against investments generated of approximately 18 million euros.

“We are making significant funds available for the purchase of new equipment and machinery, fundamental tools to enhance the value of Italian cuisine and pastry making, a symbol of instinct and great excellence”, declared the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, Francesco Lollobrigida.

And he continued: “We continue to support businesses in the sector with concrete and targeted interventions to guarantee innovative and safe tools that can enable all those who work in the catering sector to produce quality”. To date – the ministry recalls – incentives have been granted to a total of 1,065 businesses for 22,853,617.69 euros of contributions against investments generated by approximately 35 million euros for the purchase of professional machinery and other durable capital goods.

In the coming weeks, further decrees for admission to the incentives will be published in favour of further beneficiary companies until the overall financial allocation of approximately 56 million euros.