Pino Calcagni, president of leading Italian dried fruit and nut supplier Besana Group, has been presented with the Golden Nut Award by the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council during its annual congress in Monaco.
Mr Calcagni, a former president of the INC and also former president of fresh produce industry association Freshfel Europe, was awarded the prize in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the dried fruit and nut sector.
The award was announced by current INC president Jack Mariani in front of 700 guests at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo.
