Time.news – The trend is as progressive as it is unstoppable. On the one hand there are the opportunities that IT technology offers, of Information Technology, on the other there are the habits that they came to consolidate following the pandemic. The conjunction thus leads to a considerable increase in smart or online spending, if you prefer. Especially in the agricultural sector, fruit and vegetables, with delivery directly to your home.
The latest addition to the capital market is the smart, local and sustainable shopping of Cortilia, food-tech company which connects conscious consumers with sustainable local producers and national excellence through an efficient online shopping service based on quality and respect for natural cycles with a simple click on the website and on the dedicated app.
Freshness, seasonality, Italian style, sustainability are its requirements and also the key to a success that sees the group present today in 800 municipalities of 6 regions: Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Veneto, Liguria and Lazio using “the best products from carefully selected farmers, breeders and producers”.
“We are very happy that our online shopping service is now active in the capital”, comments Marco Porcaro, CEO and Founder of Cortilia. “We hope that the Romans are curious to discover the wide and varied range of products that Cortilia has developed, drawing on best local excellences to bring home all the quality, genuineness and biodiversity that can be ensured thanks to the involvement of carefully selected Italian producers. As a Benefit and B Corp certified company, we will continue to strive to do all this in an increasingly sustainable way while respecting the entire ecosystem “.
In Rome, Cortilia offers from the Lazio oil, to the most typical vegetables up to meats and cheesesbased on the relationship with over 1,500 products from 100 producers while the assortment has been studied ad hoc in every detail to meet the tastes and needs of consumers in the capital with the aim of making 2,500 references available and involving 300 producers already in the next weeks.
The Cortilia service is active in Rome in all areas within the Grande Raccordo Anulare (including the ZTL, with the exception of Vatican City) from Monday to Saturday from 06.00 to 22.00, also offering the possibility to the customer to choose a time slot of two hours to your liking.
According to an Inside Marketing report from early 2022, in the course of the year technologies will play a key role in food, also to respond to market needs such as sustainability, less waste and distribution. So much so that even the supermarkets of the large-scale distribution have organized themselves in this sense and there are over 220 those who deliver home delivery, including fruit and vegetables. Then there are the 0 km Farmer Markets that guarantee the authenticity of the products. How Cortilia aims to be.