Month: October 2019

GialloZafferano, the Mondadori Group brand that is a point of reference for Italians in the kitchen, is enhancing its web site with a new recipe section, created in collaboration with Iginio Massari, himself a point of reference in Italian pastry making.

The project includes a collection of 15 dessert reipes: to the 8 that are already online on the site will be added others week by week, created by the master pastry chef directly in the GialloZafferano kitchen.

Plus, on 12 November, Iginio Massari will be the star of a Master Class dedicated to pastry cream: and the maestro will use the social media channels of GialloZafferano to answer the questions and doubts of the community about this type of preparation.

With this collaboration, the brand, which has some 13 million unique users, will reinforce its relationship with leading high-end Italian chefs, master pastry chefs and bakers. The illustrious pastry chef, who is also currently involved in the opening of a new boutique in Turin, was judged to be the best in the world during the World Pastry Stars 2019, the international congress of high-end pastry-making.

All of the master pastry chef’s recipes will be available also on the social media channels of GialloZafferano and optimised for the smart speakers  Google Assistant and Alexa.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the MTA (Electronic Stock Market), in the period from 21 to 25 October 2019, of no. 51,000 ordinary shares (equal to 0.020% of the share capital) at an average unit price of Euro 1.923 for a total amount of Euro 98,075.30.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting on 17 April 2019 (previously disclosed pursuant also to art. 144 bis of Consob Regulation 11971/99, to art. 5 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and to art. 132 of Legislative Decree 58/98).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN IT0001469383:

The purchases were made through the authorized intermediary Equita Sim S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600E3E9BFBC8FAA85).

Following the purchases made so far, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. holds no. 2,531,203 treasury shares, equal to 0.968% of the share capital and to 0.631% of the total amount of voting rights.

Purchases in detail in the complete pdf.

Sale&Pepe, the Mondadori Group brand, which for thirty years has brought pleasure to the table thanks to exclusive and refined gastronomic ideas, has been revamped, become even more special, rich and of the moment.

From November, the magazine, edited by Laura Maragliano, will focus on emotions, with a contemporary design, exciting photographs and the uniqueness of Italian excellence, covering the territory, products and companies from the world of Made in Italy, a unique and balanced overview of elegance and simplicity.

“With this redesign Sale&Pepe shows that it is always with the times,” Maragliano explained, “without betraying the character of a magazine dedicated to people who love good cooking and everything that surrounds the culture of food.”

The images will have more space and a more engaging effect, with new, sophisticated and elegant  typefaces, easier to read texts and recipes, close-ups and more creative and curated pages.

Sale&Pepe will also be enhanced by new features and columns dedicated to wine, extra-virgin olive oil, objects for the table and domestic appliances, territorial excellence and sustainability.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., whose Board of Directors met today, has announced that the company has received a binding offer for the acquisition of the magazines Confidenze, Cucina Moderna, Sale&Pepe, Starbene and Tustyle from La Verità S.r.l..

The Board resolved to give a mandate to the chief executive, Ernesto Mauri, to take all the necessary steps to examine and finalise the operation, consistent with the Group’s previously announced strategy of focusing on the core businesses of Books, Retail and Magazines with high multimedia development potential.

The offer, which remains valid until 31 December 2019, foresees the creation of a NewCo, 75% of which will be held by La Verità S.r.l. and 25% by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.; the offer also involves an earn-out in favour of the partner Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. and put/call mechanisms in favour of both partners.

The activities of the 5 titles that are the subject of the offer, in 2018, generated revenues of €22.4 million.

In line with legal provisions, the relevant trade union procedures will be followed.

Mondadori Store, Italy’s most extensive bookstore chain, is expaning the network with the opening of two new Mondadori Bookstores in franchising in Cagliari.

Located in the centre of the city, in Via Roma and Via Pasquale Paoli, the two new bookshops will employ 8 sales assistants, and will make available to the public the best of the Mondadori Store’s cultural and entertainment offer, which apart from books – the core offer – is supported by a rich calendar of events, meetings with authors and labs for children.

Inside the bookshops, which join the other five already open in the Sardinian capital, customers will find an extensive selection of books, with more than 20,000 titles on the shelves, as well as  music, films, stationery, technology and toys.

It will also be possible to make use of all of the Mondadori Store services, such as Pick Up Point, which allows readers to collect books bought on Mondadoristore.it, choosing from a catalogue of 11 million titles; Order and collect, or rather, order online, then pick up and pay in the store; Home Delivery, to have products ordered in the store deliver directly to you home.

These openings takes to 35 the number of Mondadori Store outlets in Sardinia. From the largest cities to smaller towns, the Mondadori Group chain boasts extensive coverage of the country, serving – in its shops and on Mondadoristore.it – more than 20 million customers every year.

Upcoming events at the Mondadori Bookstore in Via Roma include, on Monday 21 October, at 6 pm, Niccolò Fabi who will present his new record “Tradizione e tradimento”.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the MTA (Electronic Stock Market), in the period from 14 to 18 October 2019, of no. 72,000 ordinary shares (equal to 0.028% of the share capital) at an average unit price of Euro 1.8244 for a total amount of Euro 131,359.70.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting on 17 April 2019 (previously disclosed pursuant also to art. 144 bis of Consob Regulation 11971/99, to art. 5 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and to art. 132 of Legislative Decree 58/98).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN IT0001469383:

The purchases were made through the authorized intermediary Equita Sim S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600E3E9BFBC8FAA85).

Following the purchases made so far, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. holds no. 2,480,203 treasury shares, equal to 0.949% of the share capital and to 0.619% of the total amount of voting rights.

Purchases in detail in the complete pdf.

Confidenze, the Mondadori Group magazine edited by Angelina Spinoni and for more than 70 years a point of reference for an enthusiastic audience of female readers, present a special issue dedicated to the most exciting stories about secrets, produced thanks to the writing laboratory “ConfyLab”.

Over the summer, two coaches, the writers Annalucia Lomunno and Silvia Montemurro, read, revised and selected around 150 real stories told in the first person on the theme of secrets. As the editor of the magazine confirmed: “We received a great many stories about families, but also very personal things not said, often related to a highly emotional moment in someone’s life: from a surprising reaction to the collapse of the Morandi Bridge to the revelation of a hidden talent.”

Of the 150 stories that passed the scrutiny of the “coaches”, 15 were selected for publication in the special edition, on newsstands from 22 October, that Confidenze, has devoted to Confylab. The others will appear, in the middle of the magazine, in subsequent issues and will enhance the content of the blog Confidenze.com.

Enrica Bonaccorti is the protagonist of the cover, face of the TV program ‘Ho qualcosa da dirti’ that gives voice to someone who has to say something important to someone, including revelations, excuses, thanks and secrets.

Confidenze is a weekly whose distinctive characteristics are empathy and warmth With a confidential tone and complicit language, it deals with news, fashion, beauty, wellbeing, psychology, do-it-yourself, cooking and the home. It also boasts a 40,000-strong community of readers on Facebook and active of the web site Confidenze.com, a portal full of real life testimonies, short stories, articles about news and lifestyles, as well as editorial pieces by expert contributors.

This year again we will attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, at its 71st edition from 16 to 20 October with our publishing houses and imprints.

It is the most prestigious European event in the field of book publishing.

Mondadori, Rizzoli, Einaudi, Sperling&Kupfer, Mondadori Electa and Piemme will be in Hall 5.0, stand C56.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the MTA (Electronic Stock Market), in the period from 7 to 11 October 2019, of no. 57,000 ordinary shares (equal to 0.022% of the share capital) at an average unit price of Euro 1.6193 for a total amount of Euro 92,301.60.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting on 17 April 2019 (previously disclosed pursuant also to art. 144 bis of Consob Regulation 11971/99, to art. 5 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and to art. 132 of Legislative Decree 58/98).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN IT0001469383:

The purchases were made through the authorized intermediary Equita Sim S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600E3E9BFBC8FAA85).

Following the purchases made so far, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. holds no. 2,408,203 treasury shares, equal to 0.921% of the share capital and to 0.601% of the total amount of voting rights.

Purchases in detail in the complete pdf.