The following article, written by Chiara Albanese and Giovanni Salzano, appears on Bloomberg.com. 

Italy Can Officially Say Everyone Loves Its Gelato

Italy’s economy may be struggling as European Union rivals recover, but there’s one area where the country is an unrivaled leader: ice cream, as demand from sweet-toothed gelato lovers has made the country Europe’s top producer.

• Country produced 6.8 billion scoops of ice cream last year
• Italy leads in consumption of treat that dates to 16th century

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