The Catering and Pastry Fund is coming, to help entrepreneurs who have found themselves in economic difficulty due to Covid-19.
Many are waiting, curious to know more. Are you wondering what it is?
The foreseen contribution is 30,000 euros non-repayable , intended for restaurants , pastry shops and ice cream parlors that have provided or will provide for the purchase of machinery and capital goods that can be defined as " durable over time "

In detail, who is entitled to the bonus?


Restaurants and catering businesses with the following characteristics can apply for the bonus:
  • operate in the sector identified by the ATECO code 56.10.11 ("Catering with administration"), have been duly established and registered as active in the Business Register for at least ten years or, alternatively, have purchased, in the twelve months preceding the date of publication of the decree in question - DOP, IGP, SQNPI, SQNZ certified products and organic products for at least 25% of the total food products purchased in the same period or
  • operate in the sector identified by the ATECO code 56.10.30 ("Ice cream parlors and pastry shops") and the ATECO code 10.71.20 ("Production of fresh pastries"), have been duly established and registered as active in the Business Register for at least ten years or, have purchased - in the twelve months preceding the date of publication of this decree in question - DOP, IGP, SQNPI certified products and organic products for at least 5% of the total food products purchased in the same period.
In addition to this, these companies must comply with further requirements, namely:
  • must not be in voluntary liquidation or subject to insolvency proceedings,
  • nor in a difficult situation, as defined by EU regulations;
  • they must be registered with INPS or INAIL and have a regular social security position, as resulting from the single document of regular social security contributions (DURC);

What are subsidized goods?


The subsidies are provided in the form of a non-repayable grant for the purchase of professional machinery and capital goods for the company's business. These assets must be kept in the company for at least 3 years from the date of granting the grant.
The funding covers 70% of the expenses and each company is entitled to a maximum credit of 30,000 euros .
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How and when to apply.


Methods and timing for requesting non-repayable contributions will be defined shortly . The procedure will be managed by Invitalia.
Applications will be answered in the chronological order in which applications are submitted.
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October 06, 2022