The Slow Food Movement
May 1, 1999

The Slow Food Movement was founded in the Piemonte region of Italy by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Slow Food seeks a rediscovery of authentic culinary traditions and conservation of the world’s quality food and wine heritage by countering the effects of technology and speed on the way we eat.

Through the Slow Food Foundation, the Movement is also dedicated to helping those in need, particularly children. Current projects include financial support to the kitchen of a native Brazilian hospital, two school lunch programs in Bosnia, and reconstruction aid to a local Italian cheese manufacturer, a critical economic and nutritional force in the region devastated by the 1997 earthquake.

Slow Food International Office
Via della Mendicita Istruita, 14
12042 Bra (Cn)
Italy
Telephone: ++39 172 41.96.11
Fax: ++39 172 42.12.93
Email: international@slowfood.com
www.slowfood.com

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