Milano , 14 October 2002 - It has been a successful summer for Autogrill Italia, whose “concession” channels have closed the season with a rising sales trend that is continuing in the first weeks of October. Sales by Autogrill’s concession channels improved 2.6% from last year. The more than 350 travel plazas on Italian motorways reported an aggregate increase of 2.6% in net sales, set against a largely stable market scenario for the food industry as a whole.