Soil

What Soil does

SOIL SPA (Soil) is an Italian seed oil processing company headquartered in Vailate, Italy, operating as a Sustainable & Organic Ingredients Lab. Founded in 2020 and structured as an Italian public limited company (Società Per Azioni), the company specializes in oleaginous seed crushing (lavorazione oleaginose), producing 100% organic crude oils from sunflower (girasole), rapeseed (colza), and soybean (soia), along with lecithin extracted as a byproduct. Its customer base is described as organic food ingredient buyers—primarily food manufacturers and processors seeking certified organic, sustainable raw materials—with a horizontal segmentation approach across these use cases. The business model is a straightforward B2B commodity processing operation, though pricing, distribution channels, customer agreements, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

The company's core technology is physical seed processing and crushing—no proprietary software, automation, or digital systems are documented, and the public-facing web presence is minimal, with the company website listed as "Under Construction" and presenting only a single page with a product list and contact details. SOIL SPA has secured a single disclosed capital injection of approximately $1.8 million from La Finanziaria Trentina in January 2020, and the company operates with 11-50 employees. No management team, named customers, distribution partnerships, awards, patents, or certifications beyond the self-asserted 100% organic claim are documented in available sources. The overall profile is that of an early-stage, capital-light, organic-certified commodity processor with limited commercial footprint signals since founding.

Name

Soil

Legal name

SOIL SPA

Website

https://soilbio.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SOIL SPA is an Italian seed oil processor founded in 2020 that produces 100% organic crude oils (sunflower, rapeseed, soybean) and lecithin for organic food ingredient buyers, primarily food manufacturers and processors in Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Edible Oils Processing

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Vegetable Oil Crushing & Refining (Soy, Canola/Rapeseed, Sunflower, Corn, Cottonseed) (AFAKAEAA)

Keywords

• Organic seed oils
• Crude oil production
• Lecithin extraction
• Sunflower oil processing
• Rapeseed oil crushing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vailate

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

SOIL SPA (Sustainable & Organic Ingredients Lab) processes oleaginous seeds — including sunflower, rapeseed, and soybean — into crude organic oils and lecithin. The company operates seed oil crushing and processing operations in Italy, marketing all output as 100% organic for use as food ingredients.

Product overview

SOIL SPA operates as a single unified offering — a Sustainable & Organic Ingredients Lab specializing in seed oil processing (lavorazione oleaginose/seed oil crushing). The company produces crude oils including sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, and lecithin, all certified 100% organic. The product portfolio is a straightforward processing operation without modular architecture or add-on services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunflower Oil (Girasole) Crude sunflower oil produced from seed oil processing and crushing operations, intended for food ingredient buyers and food manufacturers.
• Rapeseed Oil (Colza) Crude rapeseed oil produced from seed oil processing and crushing operations, intended for food ingredient buyers and food manufacturers.
• Soybean Oil (Soia) Crude soybean oil produced from seed oil processing and crushing operations, intended for food ingredient buyers and food manufacturers.
• Lecithin (Lecitina) Lecithin extracted as a byproduct from the company's seed oil processing operations, intended for food ingredient buyers and food manufacturers seeking certified organic lecithin.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Global agribusiness and one of the world's largest oilseed processors, producing refined and crude vegetable oils including organic sunflower, rapeseed, and soybean oils. A broad incumbent competing with Soil across multiple seed types and ingredient categories.
• Bunge: Global oilseed processor and grain trader with extensive European crushing capacity for sunflower, rapeseed, and soybeans. A broad incumbent in the same value chain as Soil, though serving much larger commodity and ingredient markets.
• Deoleo: Spain-based global olive oil and seed oil bottler/processor (owns Carapelli, Bertolli brands). Comparable as a European oilseed product company, though more focused on bottled retail and olive oil rather than crude organic B2B ingredients.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global agribusiness with major European oilseed crushing operations producing crude and refined vegetable oils. A broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in the same organic and conventional oilseed processing space.

Direct peers

• Olitalia: Italian oils and fats company producing seed oils (sunflower, grapeseed, peanut) for foodservice and food manufacturers. A direct regional peer competing in the Italian market with similar seed oil product ranges.
• Bunge Loders Croklaan: Specialty oils and fats supplier (Bunge-owned) producing organic and specialty seed oils for food manufacturers globally. Comparable as a direct competitor in organic and specialty vegetable oil processing for B2B ingredient markets.
• Pietro Coricelli: Italian olive and seed oil producer (over 80 years operating) with branded and bulk seed oils including sunflower. A direct regional peer with comparable Italian seed oil processing activities.
• AAK (AarhusKarlshamn): Swedish-listed specialty oils and fats company producing vegetable oils, including organic and identity-preserved seed oils for food manufacturers across Europe. Highly comparable as a value-added oilseed processor serving similar B2B food ingredient customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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