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- Carlo Petrini was born on June 22, 1949 in Bra, Piedmont, Italy. He was a writer, known for Terra madre (2009), Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (2010) and Slow Food Story (2013). He died on May 21, 2026 in Bra, Piedmont, Italy.
- ParentsGiuseppe PetriniMaria Garombo
- RelativesChiaretta Petrini(Sibling)
- Spent four decades promoting sustainable food production and traditional cooking. He founded the Slow Food movement with a small group of friends in the countryside following protests against the opening of Italy's first McDonald's in 1986.
- Named a "European hero" by Time magazine in 2004, and in January 2008, he was the only Italian included in the Guardian's list of 50 people who could save the world.
- Led Slow Food, which since 1986 has campaigned against fast-food culture by promoting sustainability and local cuisine, as president until 2022.
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