“Aniti,” a Community Beer that Tastes Good and Does Good

It is called Aniti Beer, and it is the first collaborativecollaborativeBirrificio Reggino beer ever produced in Calabria. The product was launched in cooperation between the company Impronte a Sud – Welfare Lab projectBirrificio Reggino and Impronte a Sud – Welfare Lab project supported by the CON IL SUD Foundation and Fondazione Peppino Vismara, and aims to help people who are facing economic and social difficulties. In fact, when purchasing this beer, you contribute to the mutual fund established by the 16 partner associations. The fund acts on health and education poverty issues and reaches both those who are unable to access healthcare and social welfare services and children or minors who are unable to freely pursue their educational abilities and aspirations.Birrificio RegginoCoincidentally, Aniti’s mission statement is already inscribed in its name. In the dialect of Reggio Calabria (the Reggino dialect), the city where the beer is brewed, “Aniti” means “united”. United as the associations that have established this fund through a series of meetings and discussions, and united as the people who choose to make a purchase which will help those most in need within the community. Since Aniti Beer is produced by a for-profit company in the Reggio Calabria community, it is also an example of good practice of unity and collaboration between the third sector and the for-profit sector.But the special flavour of this beer also lies in its ingredients. Aniti is a pumpkin beer made with pumpkins that are harvested from the mafia confiscated lands in Placanica (Reggio Calabria). The beer production is managed by the social cooperativeImpronte a Sud – Welfare Lab project Demetramafia confiscated lands