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JUN. JUL. 2021 III that will allow CIC to count on a greater critical mass and will therefore allow the Cooperative to have more negotiating power vis-à-vis suppliers”. MANUEL MURGIA Board member “On a personal level, my appointment as director coincides with another link. My family’s business - Gruppo Alimentare Sardo - is in fact one of the founding members of CIC. My father, Vincenzo Murgia, was elected among the members from the very beginning of the Cooperative, of which he was then Vice-President for three years and President for six years. Today I am taking up his baton, consolidating my twenty-year experience in general management and purchasing both in the company and thanks to the participation in the monthly meetings of the CIC commercial teams. And precisely because of this experience, I can certainly say that I believe wholeheartedly in the Cooperative: the opportunity to be united under a single flag represents an important competitive advantage. This is demonstrated by the results achieved by the past Boards that have led CIC and which have set the course we must follow today. This is confirmed by the objectives set by this new Board, which will have the main task of consolidating the involvement of its members, in order to stipulate better contracts with suppliers, strengthen the centralisation of purchases and push ahead with something I believe to be crucial, that of branded products”. NICOLA LEVORATO Board member “I am grateful for the trust that was placed in me being elected as board member. Together with my colleagues, I feel a responsibility to help CIC achieve important goals. Indeed, the Board intends to strengthen the Cooperative’s ability to negotiate the purchase prices of supplies and strengthen the range of branded products. But that’s not all. In addition to these objectives, which represent the very heart of CIC, it will be essential to pursue a third one, which I believe to be central and CRUCIAL for our community: to create a working group dedicated to monitoring the market and providing members with useful elements to move around within a complex environment, destined to be at the centre of important changes in the near future. In short, a point of reference that can represent an effective compass for the work of all of us, inspired by the model of the Study Centres of the largest Associations”. SILVESTRO PANCONI Board member “I express my gratitude for my election to this new Board, on which I am the longest-serving member. This working group will have the task of guiding CIC through the troubled waters of a market penalised by a difficult economic situation, which has only recently shown the first, slow signs of recovery. In order to do so, it must, in my opinion, pursue two priority objectives. The first coincides with the need to support our members along a path that leads to an increase in turnover. A goal that can be achieved above all thanks to the negotiation of better conditions for purchasing products. The second, which represents a natural consequence of the first, refers instead to the growth of the loyalty of the companies that have chosen us. And that they will choose us”. AT PAGE 8 MEMBERS A look across the border Our Cooperative is not only active within the national territory. Some of our members have taken advantage of their geographical proximity to other countries to propose abroad an offer based on the best Made in Italy products. Here are two stories that represent them.by Manuela Falchero by Manuela Falchero Buratti GmbH - Austria Offer and strengths The company has always looked to the past and to the future. Founded as a family business and still completely privately owned, Buratti GmbH can guarantee its customers reliability and stability. True to its origins, but always flexible and open to new developments, it reacts quickly to anticipate market changes and adapt to customer needs. This is its strength, together with its team spirit, which allows it to work together to offer the best service. Its distinguishing feature in relation to its competitors is its ability to choose its product range with particular care: customers know that they can find Manuel Murgia, Board member Nicola Levorato, Board member Silvestro Panconi, Board member