OSPITALITÀ ITALIANA MAY 30, 2019
The Ospitalità Italiana seal is a certification, awarded by Italy s National Institute of Tourism, that officially recognizes Italian restaurants around the world for their commitment to authenticity in Italian cuisine. Through their use of DOP and IGP products from Italy, as well as through their commitment to providing diners with an authentic experience, these restaurants function as ambassadors, preserving the integrity and authenticity of Italy s culinary heritage. WHAT IS OSPITALITÀ ITALIANA? Ospitalità Italiana: The Authentic Italian Table is an annual restaurant showcase event celebrating authentic Italian cuisine. It is a prime platform for high-end Italian restaurants, food, wine and liquor brands to share their products with discerning, affluent, New York Citybased epicureans and lovers of all things Italian.
Founded in New York in 1887, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce (www.italchamber.org) is a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that brings together businesses ranging from individual entrepreneurs to large corporations and advances the interests of its members through contacts and interaction with Italian government agencies, trade associations and leading international organizations. ABOUT THE ITALY-AMERICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE In collaboration with Italy s National Institute of Tourism, the IACC launched the Ospitalità Italiana restaurant certification project and held its inaugural Authentic Italian Table restaurant showcase in 2011. Since its inception, the initiative has certified over 200 restaurants in the New York-metro area. The IACC is also an official partner of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development in its Extraordinary Italian Taste campaign, designed to raise awareness of authentic Italian food products and to educate consumers about the important connection between these authentic Italian ingredients and the specific geographic areas in which they are produced.
Exclusive showcase for authentic Italian restaurants, specialty food products, wines and spirits Attendees sample authentic Italian tasting menus prepared by participating OI-certified restaurants and products from top-tier Italian food and beverage brands. Attended by 500-1,000 food and wine enthusiasts, Italophiles, members of the food and hospitality trades and food/wine writers, bloggers and influencers. Event has global reach; receives media coverage in Italy and abroad through our international network of Italian chambers. EVENT OVERVIEW Open to the general public; tickets available through IACC and marketing partnership with Gilt and Gilt City.
PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH GILT.COM Event is prominently featured on Gilt and Gilt City NYC. Participating restaurants and sponsors are listed on sale page and gain visibility among Gilt s and Gilt City s highly engaged audience of affluent and influential members. Event sale eblasts reach over 850K targeted NYC-area luxury consumers. In 2017 the Ospitalita Italian: The Authentic Italian Table event page had over 3,000 unique page visits
2017 EDITION Date: June 8, 2017 Location: Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC Participating restaurants: 25 Sponsors: 17 Attendees: 450 2018 EDITION Date: May 15, 2018 Location: Hudson Mercantile, NYC FAST FACTS Participating restaurants: 25 Sponsors: 17 Attendees: 500
RESTAURANTS PAST EXHIBITORS (PARTIAL LIST) Acqua at Peck Slip Arte Cafe' Bocca di Bacco Hells Kitchen Bocca di Bacco Theatre District Bocca di Bacco Chelsea Cacio e Vino Cacio e Pepe Caffe' dei Fiori I Trulli La Nonna Bella Maiella Marco Polo Piccola Cucina Enoteca Piccola Cucina Estatorio Piccola Cucina Osteria Risotteria Melotti Rossopomodoro San Carlo Osteria Piemontese Tarallucci e Vino: Nomad Tarallucci e Vino: Union Street Trulli Via Vai
SPONSORS Baldassarre Agnelli Pentole Bindi Carandini Enoclassica Emirates Franciacorta Galliano Kabaq MBM Biliardi Morano Gelato San Benedetto Sassaia Winery Soilair Total Beverage Solution Urbani Truffles Vias Imports Lts. PAST SPONSORS (PARTIAL LIST)
DATE: May 30, 2019 TIME: 6-10 PM 2019 EVENT DETAILS PROJECTED ATTENDANCE: 750 LOCATION: Hudson Mercantile, NYC
PRESENTING ($10,000) SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Large company logo on event invitation and promotional materials Large, clickable company logo on event listing on IACC website and in dedicated IACC e-blasts Access to event-generated mailing lists Verbal recognition at event Dedicated area for product display/sampling IACC-supplied event-branded banner placement Full-page advertisement in Ospitalità Italiana restaurant directory publication 15 complimentary tickets Opportunity to distribute your company s promotional materials/giveaway item 5 postings on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)
PREMIER ($5,000) SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Medium company logo on event invitation and promotional materials Medium, clickable company logo on event listing on IACC website and in dedicated IACC e-blasts Dedicated table for product display/sampling IACC-supplied event-branded banner placement Half-page advertisement in Ospitalità Italiana restaurant directory publication 10 complimentary tickets Opportunity to distribute your company s promotional materials/giveaway item 3 postings on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)
SUPPORTING ($2,500) SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Small sponsor logo on event invitation and promotional materials Small, clickable sponsor logo listing on event listing on IACC website and in dedicated e- blasts Dedicated table for product display/sampling 5 complimentary tickets Sponsor listing in Ospitalità Italiana restaurant directory 2 postings on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)
For more information, please contact: Amie Servino Director of Communications and Special Projects Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, Inc. 11 East 44th Street New York, NY 10017 Tel: (646) 232-0412 Email: servino@italchamber.org www.italchamber.org EVENT ORGANIZERS