Epta will be a Platinum Sponsor of the fourth Edition of Retail & Food Energy, scheduled to take place on 25 May at Atahotel Expo Fiera in Milan. The event, organised by the International Institute of Research, will be a unique opportunity for Energy Managers and Directors of Technical Deprtments, who will be able to share best practices and successful cases regarding the reduction of energy consumption and the issue of store design.

Epta will be  sponsoring the XII IIR Gustav Lorentzen Natural Working Fluids Conference, to be held in Edinburgh from 21 to 24 August 2016, at the new Conference Centre built for the occasion at the heart of the Heriot-Watt University Campus. Maurizio Orlandi, Manager of the Epta Innovation Center and John Austin-Davies, Commercial Director of Epta UK and a Fellow of the Institute of Refrigeration will give a speech during the conference.

Food waste is an increasingly pressing problem for Europe, and one which has considerable knock-on effects at an economic, environmental and social level. Recent research conducted by FUSIONS, a project funded by the European Commission Framework Programme 7, revealed that the annual food wasted  created by member States of the European Union totals around 88 million tonnes, at an estimated loss of 143 billion Euro*.

Costan has been awarded the Prize for Best Practices for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Mobility by Legambiente’s National Centre for promoting renewable sources. The ceremony took place during the 28^th Festambiente, an international festival in the entrance to the Maremma Nature Park with 60,000 visitors each year.

The Boards of Directors of Epta S.p.A. and its subsidiaries Costan s.r.l., Iarp S.r.l.  and Misa s.r.l. approved the Merging Project of those companies into Epta S.p.A. on 22/09/2016. The decision is aimed to simplify Epta Group’s company structure in Italy and its Governance model accordingly. The aim of the project is to improve the administrative efficiency, reducing the burden of statutory and fiscal obligations to be met.

On 14 October Costan celebrated its 70th anniversary and unveiled the Glass production department in the Limana factory, in the province of Belluno.

Epta is the official supplier for the first edition of Top Chef Italia, the renowned cooking show that has been gripping millions of viewers all over the world for 50 seasons in 21 countries. It is a compelling contest between professional chefs, produced by Magnolia for Discovery Italia with a prime time broadcast on Channel 9.

Costan, an Epta Group brand, is amongst the winners of the Marco Polo Award. The award, which is now in its 26^th edition, is assigned by Unioncamere and the Foreign Trade Centre of the Chambers of Commerce of Veneto. It aims to nurture and promote the business activities of companies from Veneto that contribute significantly to the regional development of foreign trade in the industry, craftsmanship, agro-food, tourism and service sectors respectively.

Epta thanks all those who came visit its stand at Euroshop 2017, the largest Retail sector fair in the world which took place in Düsseldorf, where it presented all the latest products from its brands Costan, Bonnet Névé, George Barker, Eurocryor, Misa, Iarp and Knudsen Køling, as well as the exclusive Epta Service for post-sales assistance services.

With its brands Costan, Eurocryor and Misa, Epta has confirmed its status as the supplier of the refrigerating systems for MasterChef Italia, the renowned culinary talent show which will be back for the sixth season on Sky UNO HD every Thursday at prime time.