Italy: Il Mondo Bio in Sorrento

At the new store Il Mondo Bio in Sorrento (Napoli), customers can do their full organic shopping, consult a nutrition expert and enjoy an organic vegetarian lunch break. On occasion of the opening of the store on 8 December 2011, visitors were able to taste the food offered at the restaurant and get free advice from the nutrition expert Attilio Spiezia.

Just a few meters away from the previous store, Il Mondo Bio was opened on about 200 square meters. The space is divided into a shopping area and a new restaurant. The restaurant offers Mediterranean dishes for vegetarians, and is ready to serve food for people with food intolerances, celiac disease and for vegans. It is open beyond the hours of the shop and aims to offer a healthy, quick alternative for lunch. There are about 6 million vegetarians in Italy, but in spite of this large number, there are only a few locations that offer a fast, organic optio. Mr Spiezia will be available at the shop to give advice on the products sold and beyond. (Pictures: Il Mondo Bio staff, restaurant)
 
The store offers everything for a full organic shopping - fresh fruit and vegetables, milk and dairy products, and dry products, among others. Special attention is given to the herbal department with a full line of supplements and herbal products. Besides being committed to offering organics, a series of environmental measures were launched. Refrigerators are closed to save energy, walls are painted with natural colours, and furniture is made with FSC wood. Shopping bags are made of biodegradable material and are recyclable, and employees wear organic cotton. The overall aim of the shop is to offer a response to the ever increasing demand of organics in a way that is fully sustainable. Il Mondo Bio is part of the Cuorebio network. Currently, there are 280 stores in Italy that are attached to Cuorebio. Contact of Il Mondo Bio: mondobiosorrento@libero.it