U.S.-based grocery retail buyers and Italian food and beverage producers are invited to join the IACC in Peschiera del Garda, Italy, from October 6-11 for the third edition of “America Buys Italian,” a top-tier B2B summit connecting local Italian food and beverage producers with leading buyers and purchasing managers from major U.S. grocery chains. Buyers and purchasing directors have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with local companies, discover and source products and make new and profitable connections with Italian specialty food producers.

Italian producers, on the other hand, will meet with and present their products to representatives from major U.S. grocery retail chains such as Garafalo Markets (ShopRite),  Niemanns and Columbiana Foods (Giant Eagle), providing them with a unique and targeted opportunity for market entry in the following states: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.