Mediterranean cuisine Audience in Italy

Mediterranean cuisine has an estimated audience of 9,714,455 people in Italy. 57.1% are female, 42.9% are male, average age 46.4. Top regions: Campania, Liguria, Lazio. Top brand affinities: Pasta, Local food, Dinner, Diners, Lunch.

The average Mediterranean cuisine fan in Italy is 46.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Campania. The audience is concentrated in Campania, Liguria, Lazio. Top brand affinities include Pasta, Local food, Dinner, with strongest over-indexing on Pasta (1.52× the country average). Demographically, the Mediterranean cuisine audience skews more female with an average age of 46.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Travelling. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 20 regions tracked by Rascasse.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic · Subtype: Cuisine

Demographics of Mediterranean cuisine fans

Demographic split for Mediterranean cuisine audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female57.1%
Male42.9%
Average age46.4
Estimated audience size9,714,455

Audience persona

The typical Mediterranean cuisine fan in Italy is more female, around 46.4 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Pasta.

Top regions in Italy

Top regions ranked by reach for Mediterranean cuisine in Italy
RegionReachAffinity
Campania1,561,7761.43×
Liguria1,237,5005.1×
Lazio1,147,2020.96×
Lombardy959,6370.56×
Tuscany698,7511.08×
Sicilia638,6660.76×
Veneto569,3170.74×
Puglia478,3820.71×
Calabria437,2421.47×
Emilia-Romagna248,8620.31×
Piedmont238,0910.33×
Sardinia150,0850.55×
Friuli-Venezia Giulia122,0840.67×
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol121,1930.66×
Abruzzo108,0390.5×
Basilicata100,1641.13×
Marche97,4250.4×
Umbria87,7980.56×
Molise33,6870.73×
Aosta Valley32,7751.33×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mediterranean cuisine audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Pasta1.52×Food & Beverages
Local food1.5×Food & Beverages
Dinner1.59×Food & Beverages
Diners1.62×Food & Beverages
Lunch1.53×Food & Beverages
Foodservice1.61×Food & Beverages
Gourmet Foods1.6×Food & Beverages
Cooking show1.69×Food & Beverages
Fast casual restaurants1.67×Food & Beverages
Online food ordering1.91×Food & Beverages
Kitchenware1.65×Home & Garden
Flatbread1.5×Food & Beverages
Home Delivery1.86×Food & Beverages
Mobile payment1.67×Business & Career
Brunch1.56×Food & Beverages
Noodle1.62×Food & Beverages
Delivery order1.85×Food & Beverages
Thai cuisine1.58×Food & Beverages
La Cucina Italiana1.59×Food & Beverages
Chicken (food)1.93×Food & Beverages

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by Mediterranean cuisine audience
TraitClusterScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.35
TravellingTHRILL1.32
IndulgenceJOY1.29
Community OrientationOPEN1.17
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.16
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.15

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mediterranean cuisine
CountryShare
United States22.5%
Italy11.8%
United Kingdom5.5%

See Mediterranean cuisine audiences in other countries

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does Mediterranean cuisine have in Italy?

Mediterranean cuisine has an estimated audience of 9,714,455 people in Italy, concentrated in Campania and Liguria.

What is the gender split and age of Mediterranean cuisine fans?

57.1% of Mediterranean cuisine fans are female, 42.9% are male, with an average age of 46.4 years.

Which brands do Mediterranean cuisine fans like most?

Mediterranean cuisine fans show strongest brand affinity for Pasta (1.52×), Local food (1.5×), and Dinner (1.59×) over the country average.

Where do Mediterranean cuisine fans live in Italy?

Mediterranean cuisine fans in Italy are most concentrated in Campania (reach 1,561,776), Liguria (reach 1,237,500), and Lazio (reach 1,147,202). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do Mediterranean cuisine fans also like?

Beyond Mediterranean cuisine itself, the audience over-indexes on Local food (1.5×), Dinner (1.59×), Diners (1.62×), and Lunch (1.53×) compared to the Italy average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Italy who actively search for Mediterranean cuisine. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.