Page 7 - 2020 ICCO Canada Pentola d'Oro - Under the Stars

Letter from ICCO Canada Co-Presidents, Tony Altomare and Pat Pelliccione

Distinguished Guests:
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Welcome to the 8 edition of the ICCO Canada Pentola d’Oro - Under the Stars, which this
year is brought to you in a unique online version in compliance with Covid-19 social distancing
regulations.
Since the quarantine lockdown initiated in March, ICCO Canada has continued its business
services and assisted its members and network of contacts, despite many challenges.
We are very grateful to all our supporters, who believed in our strength during this time, and our
efforts to innovate our initiatives and programs.
This year we are combining the ICCO-Canada Pentola d’Oro - Under the Stars with the True Italian Taste
program, which focuses on the promotion of authentic Italian products and is funded by the Italian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
On this occasion, ICCO Canada brings the business and culinary communities together again, at a time when the food and beverage
industry in Ontario and internationally has been deeply affected by the pandemic.
For the eighth year in a row, we are proud to support the creativity and vision of those who have promoted and contributed to the
Italian “culinary” lifestyle in Canada. This year our main focus will be the authentic Italian food and ingredients, combined with
Canadian products and excellence, within the True Italian Taste program.

Tonight, we are pleased to extend our sincere congratulations to the recipients of this year’s awards: Gabriele Torchetti of Lady York
Foods, Chef Massimo Capra, Joe Pulla of Johnvince Group of Companies, Salvatore Mele of Oretta Ristorante and wine agents
Halpern Enterprises. We would also like to congratulate Anna Erba, Giacomo Erba and Andrea Copreni, of Stelvio and Buono
Restaurants, for being recognized by the ICCO-Canada for Innovation in Entrepreneurship.
Through their hard work, dedication and innovation, they were able to make a difference and improve the industry. That is why we
are extremely pleased to celebrate their achievements tonight.
Our sincere gratitude goes to our main sponsor Lavazza, and to all this evening’s sponsors. We are also extremely grateful to all our
supporters and partners, who made this evening possible.
We extend a special thank you to the ICCO Canada staff, in particular its Executive Director Corrado Paina, for their continuous
dedication and hard work.
We hope you enjoy this evening!

Sincerely,
Tony Altomare Pat Pelliccione

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