HorecaNews.it

What HorecaNews.it does

HorecaNews.it is an Italian B2B digital news portal providing daily coverage of the Horeca (Hotel, Restaurant, Café), food service, catering, and out-of-home consumption sectors. The publication is registered as Testata giornalistica n. 48/2018 at the Tribunale di Napoli and is owned by Fabio Russo srl, a private Italian limited company headquartered in Naples with approximately 41 employees. Fabio Russo serves as both Editor-in-Chief (Direttore Responsabile) and controlling owner. The core platform, HorecaNews.it, is organized into dedicated vertical sections covering restaurants, hospitality, distribution, and a product/dispensa taxonomy spanning wines, beer, spirits, coffee, pastry, and gelato, alongside event coverage of major Italian trade fairs such as TuttoFood, Vinitaly, SIGEP, Beer&Food Attraction, Host, Cibus, SANA, and Marca.

The product surface extends well beyond the flagship portal. The company operates an integrated media network of wholly-owned sub-brands including WikiHoreca (industry glossary), HorecaTV (video interviews from trade shows), HorecaNewsletter (email newsletters), PagineHoreca.it (industry directory), and Il Fuoricasa (magazine). Adjacent vertical portals cover vending (Vendingnews.it, VendingTV, Vendingnewsletter), wine (CanaleVino.it), coffee (ClubdelCaffe.com), mixology (MixologyItalia.com), retail (NotizieRetail.it), hospitality (HostyNews.com), food and beverage (FoodyBev.com), and future trade trends (FuturMondo.it). Distribution is exclusively digital: the website, RSS feeds for 30+ content categories, email newsletters, and active profiles on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

The business model is B2B media monetized through implicit display advertising, sponsored content, newsletter sponsorship, event media partnerships with Italian trade-fair organizers (Fiera Milano, Italian Exhibition Group, Veronafiere, Fiere di Parma, BolognaFiere, Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, and others), and directory listings on PagineHoreca.it. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. No funding rounds, no external investors, and no parent company are evidenced. The publisher holds formal media-partner relationships with virtually every major Italian food and hospitality trade show, which underpins both content production and revenue.

Name

HorecaNews.it

Legal name

Fabio Russo srl

Website

https://horecanews.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HorecaNews.it is a Naples-based Italian B2B digital news portal providing daily coverage of the Horeca, food service, and out-of-home consumption sectors to industry professionals, operating an integrated network of 16+ sub-brand portals, newsletters, and video channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Trade Media / Industry News Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI), Food, Cooking & Beverage Magazines (MPAJAEAF)

Keywords

• Horeca industry news
• Food service news
• Hospitality trade media
• Restaurant industry news
• B2B trade publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HorecaNews.it publishes a daily B2B digital news portal serving the Italian Hotel/Restaurant/Café (Horeca) and Food Service industry, delivering categorized news, market intelligence, regulatory updates, and event coverage. The core portal is supported by an integrated media network of sub-brand properties including HorecaTV video streaming, WikiHoreca glossary, HorecaNewsletter email service, and 15+ vertical industry portals covering vending, retail, wine, coffee, and mixology sectors.

Product overview

HorecaNews.it is a unified news portal serving the Italian Ho.Re.Ca. (Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes) and Food Service industry. The platform operates as a single integrated news service offering daily coverage of hospitality topics, restaurants, food & beverage, catering, and out-of-home consumption. The core offering is supported by complementary sub-brands: WikiHoreca (industry glossary), HorecaTv (video interviews), newsletter subscription service, and RSS feeds. The company also maintains a partner network of related Italian hospitality and food industry portals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HorecaNews.it Portal Italian B2B digital news portal providing daily updates on hospitality, restaurants, food & beverage, catering, and out-of-home consumption for Italian Horeca industry professionals.
• HorecaTV Video streaming platform featuring video interviews with industry professionals, chefs, bartenders, and Horeca operators filmed at major trade events such as Host, SIGEP, and Beer&Food Attraction.
• WikiHoreca

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VinòforumcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 June 2023HorecaNews.it announced partnership with Vinòforum, an established taste and food event in Rome and Southern-Central Italy for over 20 years.
• Party Round GreenminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 October 2022Partnership with Party Round Green, an event organizer in the sustainability/gastronomy space.
• Marketing JournalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 October 2022Partnership with Marketing Journal for marketing and communication content exchange.
• Il Club del Marketing e della ComunicazioneminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 October 2022Partnership with the Club of Marketing and Communication for industry content sharing.
• HostMilanocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 October 2020Media partnership with HostMilano, the biennial world leader trade show for professional hospitality, out-of-home, and retail sectors organized by Fiera Milano S.p.A.
• TuttoFood - Fiera Milano S.p.A.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 October 2020Partnership with TuttoFood, the international food industry trade show organized by Fiera Milano S.p.A.
• Cosmofood - Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 October 2020Partnership with Cosmofood, the food and beverage trade show organized by IEG.
• Sigep - Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 October 2020Partnership with Sigep, the international trade show for gelato, pastry, bakery, and coffee organized by Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. in Rimini.
• Cibus - Fiere di Parma S.p.A.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 October 2020Partnership with Cibus, the international food exhibition organized by Fiere di Parma S.p.A.
• Sana - BolognaFiere S.p.A.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 October 2020Partnership with Sana, the international organic and natural products exhibition organized by BolognaFiere S.p.A.
• Venditalia Servizi SrlminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 October 2020Partnership with Venditalia, the international vending exhibition organized by Venditalia Servizi.
• Forum Retail - IKN ItalyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 October 2020Partnership with Forum Retail organized by IKN Italy for retail industry knowledge sharing.
• Beer&Food Attraction - Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2020Partnership with Beer&Food Attraction, the European reference event for beverage industry and bar sector, organized by IEG in Rimini.
• Triestespresso - ARIES scarlcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2020Partnership with Triestespresso, the biennial B2B trade show for the entire Italian espresso coffee industry supply chain, held in Trieste.
• Hospitality - Il Salone dell'Accoglienza - Riva del Garda Fierecongressi S.p.A.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2020Partnership with Hospitality, the hospitality industry trade show organized by Riva del Garda Fierecongressi.
• Marca by BolognaFiereminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2020Partnership with Marca by BolognaFiere, the private label exhibition organized by BolognaFiere.
• Horecoast - MTN Company SrlminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2020Partnership with Horecoast, a coastal hospitality event organized by MTN Company Srl.
• Tuttopizza - SQUISITO EVENTI SrlsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2020Partnership with Tuttopizza, a pizza industry event organized by SQUISITO EVENTI.
• Acquafair - WI Watercoolers ItaliaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2020Partnership with Acquafair, the water dispensers and coolers exhibition organized by WI Watercoolers Italia.
• Vinitaly - Veronafiere S.p.A.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 October 2020Partnership with Vinitaly, the international wine and spirits exhibition organized by Veronafiere S.p.A.
• Tirrenoct - Tirreno Trade srlminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 October 2020Partnership with Tirrenoct, a Tyrrhenian Sea area hospitality event organized by Tirreno Trade.
• Hospitalitysud - Leader srlminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 October 2020Partnership with Hospitalitysud, a southern Italy hospitality exhibition organized by Leader srl.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Italiafruit News: Italian B2B trade news outlet covering fresh produce, fruit, and vegetables for the food retail and foodservice channels. Comparable to HorecaNews.it in B2B trade news format, Italian focus, and food-industry professional audience.
• Pambianco: Italian B2B news outlet covering fashion, beauty, food, and design with a dedicated F&B vertical. Comparable as a multi-vertical Italian B2B media brand reaching food and hospitality operators and advertisers.
• Bargiornale: Italian B2B trade publication dedicated to the bar, cocktail, and mixology industry. Comparable to HorecaNews.it's bar/mixology sections and MixologyItalia.com sub-brand in audience (bar professionals) and vertical trade press format.
• Italia a Tavola: Italian B2B daily news portal covering restaurants, food service, and hospitality professionals. Most directly comparable to HorecaNews.it in audience, vertical coverage, and digital news publishing model within the Italian Horeca market.
• Food Affairs: Italian B2B news portal covering the food and beverage industry. Comparable as a digital-only Italian F&B trade publication serving industry professionals, overlapping with HorecaNews.it's dispensa and distribution coverage.
• WineNews: Italian B2B wine and spirits trade news portal. Highly comparable to HorecaNews.it's CanaleVino.it and dispensa wine vertical in format, audience (wine trade professionals), and Italy-centric coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Gambero Rosso: Long-established Italian food, wine, and restaurant media brand spanning print, TV, and digital. Comparable to HorecaNews.it in covering Italian restaurants, F&B, and wine trade, but operates at broader scale with consumer and trade audiences.
• La Cucina Italiana: Historic Italian food and cooking media brand with print magazine, digital, and international editions. Overlaps with HorecaNews.it in Italian food and restaurant coverage but skews more toward consumer/culinary rather than trade B2B.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HorecaNewsit
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@horecatv1830/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/Horecanews.it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horecanews
• Instagraminstagram.com/horecanews.it

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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