The food preservation industry (canned fruit, vegetables, meat and fish) mostly contributed to the increase of the availability of food on a large scale and its development had many implications for the economy of the time. In Italy, new opportunities for growth became available for entrepreneurs, who had previously restricted their production and distribution to local markets. The canning industry shaped the agricultural landscape of many regions. It needed and encouraged mechanization, scientific research and new technological processes in packaging and storage systems, which in turn drove up the demand for new materials. Moreover, canned food was relatively cheap, and its growing availability to the working classes was closely linked to social and cultural changes, which involved mass urbanization, the growth of the role of women in industrializing areas and the increase of migration flows overseas and within Europe. The contribution presents some reflections on the food preservation industry in Italy from the 19th century up to the mid-20th century, exploring its evolution in production, markets and consumption.

The Italian Canning Industry in the 19th and 20th centuries / S.A. Conca Messina, D. Rita, B. Claudio. ((Intervento presentato al 18. convegno World Economic History Congress: Waves of Globalization tenutosi a Boston nel 2018.

The Italian Canning Industry in the 19th and 20th centuries

S.A. Conca Messina;
2018

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The food preservation industry (canned fruit, vegetables, meat and fish) mostly contributed to the increase of the availability of food on a large scale and its development had many implications for the economy of the time. In Italy, new opportunities for growth became available for entrepreneurs, who had previously restricted their production and distribution to local markets. The canning industry shaped the agricultural landscape of many regions. It needed and encouraged mechanization, scientific research and new technological processes in packaging and storage systems, which in turn drove up the demand for new materials. Moreover, canned food was relatively cheap, and its growing availability to the working classes was closely linked to social and cultural changes, which involved mass urbanization, the growth of the role of women in industrializing areas and the increase of migration flows overseas and within Europe. The contribution presents some reflections on the food preservation industry in Italy from the 19th century up to the mid-20th century, exploring its evolution in production, markets and consumption.
1-ago-2018
food preservation; canned food; canning industry
Settore SECS-P/12 - Storia Economica
Settore M-STO/04 - Storia Contemporanea
IEHA (International Economic History Association); EHA (Economic History Association); MIT Economics Department; MIT Sloan School of Management; MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS); Harvard Economics Department; Global Financial Database; Association Française d’Histoire Économique (AFHE); Economic and Business History Society (EBHS); Young Scholars Initiative; MIT Press; Cambridge University Press; Palgrave Macmillan; Joint Center for History and Economics, Harvard University
The Italian Canning Industry in the 19th and 20th centuries / S.A. Conca Messina, D. Rita, B. Claudio. ((Intervento presentato al 18. convegno World Economic History Congress: Waves of Globalization tenutosi a Boston nel 2018.
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