Bottarga Dell'Isola

What Bottarga Dell'Isola does

Bottarga Dell'Isola is a New York-based, founder-owned specialty food company (legally Dell'Isola Foods LLC) that produces artisanal bottarga — the Italian term for the salted, pressed, and dried sac of fish roe — made exclusively from Gray Mullet (Mugil Cephalus) sourced from the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast. Founded in 2014 by Marc Slakmon, who learned the craft from his Tunisian grandmothers, the company hand-prepares each piece in small batches in New York following traditional methods that adhere to HACCP and FDA guidelines. The technology is fundamentally artisanal: each piece is meticulously examined, prepared, and dried by hand, with no disclosed mechanization beyond a Shopify-powered direct-to-consumer storefront.

The company sells three core SKUs through bottargadellisola.com: Whole Bottarga in 4–5 oz ($42) and 5–6 oz ($50) sizes for slicing or grating at home, and a pre-grated Bottarga Zest in a 2 oz jar ($25) intended as a direct seasoning alternative to salt or cheese. Distribution channels are direct-to-consumer e-commerce (US domestic shipping only), wholesale to five premium New York City specialty food retailers (Russ & Daughters, Eataly NYC, Di Palo's, Marlow & Daughters, Japan Premium Beef), and informal restaurant marketing relationships with chefs at The Crimson Sparrow, Hirohisa, Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria, and Vintage 59. International and larger wholesale orders are handled via direct email and phone contact with the founder.

Commercial momentum has been driven primarily by earned media and chef-led content rather than paid acquisition: features in the New York Times (2016, Florence Fabricant "Front Burner"), Food & Wine (2016, "Our New Umami Obsession"), Financial Times "How to Spend It" (2016), Saveur, Tasting Table, and a sold-out Eataly Flatiron tasting event in March 2017. The customer base spans food enthusiast home cooks, professional chefs, and specialty retailers, with no disclosed revenue, no institutional funding, no headcount data, and no M&A or restructuring activity in the source material.

Name

Bottarga Dell'Isola

Legal name

Dell'Isola Foods LLC

Website

https://bottargadellisola.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bottarga Dell'Isola is a founder-owned, New York-based specialty food company producing hand-crafted, small-batch bottarga from Gulf of Mexico-sourced Gray Mullet roe, sold direct-to-consumer and through select NYC specialty retailers and chef-led restaurant accounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Foods

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Pesto, Cooking Pastes & Concentrated Flavor Bases Manufacturing (AFAKADAN)

Keywords

• Artisanal bottarga production
• Specialty seafood products
• Cured mullet roe
• Small-batch food manufacturing
• Premium specialty foods

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: E-commerce sales of Whole Bottarga and Grated Bottarga products directly to consumers through their Shopify-powered website, with US domestic shipping.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale orders sold to specialty food retailers and restaurants, available via email or phone inquiry for international or wholesale orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bottarga Dell'Isola produces and sells artisanal bottarga, the Italian salted, pressed, and dried roe of Gray Mullet (Mugil Cephalus), sourced exclusively from the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast. The company hand-prepares and dries each piece in small batches in New York following traditional Tunisian methods, offering Whole Bottarga (4-6 oz) and Grated Bottarga (2 oz) products direct-to-consumer via its Shopify website and through specialty retailers and restaurants in NYC.

Product overview

Bottarga Dell'Isola is a specialty food company producing artisanal bottarga (Italian salted, pressed and dried Gray Mullet roe) sourced from the Gulf of Mexico. The company offers two core products: Whole Bottarga (4-6oz, sold in two size variants) for slicing or grating, and Grated Bottarga (2oz) as a convenient pre-grated seasoning alternative. All products are hand-prepared in New York following traditional methods learned from Tunisian heritage, adhering to HACCP and FDA guidelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whole Bottarga Hand-prepared whole Gray Mullet roe (4-6 oz), sourced from the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast. Can be freshly grated on pastas, over eggs, or on seafood such as scallops to enrich flavor, or sliced in fresh salads, with grilled vegetables, on toast, or served on its own with olive oil. Sold in two size variants: 4-5 oz at $42.00 and 5-6 oz at $50.00, targeting individual home cooks and food enthusiasts.
• Grated Bottarga (Bottarga Zest) Extra dry, pre-grated 2 oz container of bottarga (Bottarga Zest), designed to be used as a seasoning or flavor enhancer in place of salt or cheese to add umami taste to any dish. Reintroduced for online purchase in March 2017. Priced at $25.00 per unit.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eataly FlatironcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 March 2017Eataly Flatiron hosted a sold-out bottarga tasting event featuring live performances, cooking demonstrations, sommelier wine pairings, and canapés including sliced Bottarga Dell'Isola with EVOO, endive, and fava bean puree.
• Russ & DaughterscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBottarga Dell'Isola is sold at Russ & Daughters, the renowned New York specialty food shop.
• Japan Premium BeefcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBottarga Dell'Isola is sold at Japan Premium Beef, a specialty food retailer in New York.
• Di Palo'scoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBottarga Dell'Isola is sold at Di Palo's, a New York specialty food shop.
• Marlow & DaughterscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBottarga Dell'Isola is sold at Marlow & Daughters, a specialty food retailer in New York.
• The Crimson Sparrow / Chef Ryan TateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChef Ryan Tate contributed a recipe for 'Hard Boiled Eggs with Herbs and Bottarga' featured on the Bottarga Dell'Isola website.
• Hirohisa / Chef Hirohisa HayashiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChef Hirohisa Hayashi contributed a recipe for 'Daikon and Karasumi' featuring Bottarga Dell'Isola, featured on the company website.
• Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria / Chef Garrison PriceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChef Garrison Price contributed a recipe for 'Spaghetti with Bottarga' featuring Bottarga Dell'Isola, featured on the company website.
• Vintage 59 / Sommelier Nat DavisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSommelier Nat Davis contributed wine pairing recommendations for Bottarga Dell'Isola, featured on the company website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Petrossian: Premium French/American purveyor of caviar, smoked salmon, and preserved fish roe (boutargue/bottarga). Comparable to Bottarga Dell'Isola as a high-end preserved-fish-roe brand with retail and foodservice channels, though much larger and broader in assortment.

Emerging players

• Salumeria Biellese: NYC-based artisanal Italian cured meats and specialty foods maker with wholesale and retail distribution. Comparable as a small-batch, NYC-rooted Italian specialty food producer with chef-driven credibility.
• American Caviar Company: US-based producer and distributor of domestically sourced caviar and specialty seafood. Comparable as a US-domestic, DTC-friendly premium seafood/roe brand positioning itself against European imports.

Others

• Murray's Cheese: Iconic NYC specialty cheese retailer/DTC brand with strong wholesale and e-commerce presence. Comparable as an NYC artisanal specialty food brand that has scaled DTC and retail distribution while preserving craft positioning.
• Burlap & Barrel: NYC-based DTC artisanal spice and specialty food brand. Comparable as a founder-led, direct-to-consumer artisanal food brand built on single-origin sourcing and storytelling, though in a different category.
• Eataly: Global Italian specialty food retailer and marketplace. Comparable as a channel partner and category-defining Italian-specialty-food brand; also serves as one of Bottarga Dell'Isola's existing retail partners (Eataly NYC).

Direct peers

• Calvisius: Italian producer of premium caviar and bottarga from sustainably farmed fish. Directly comparable to Bottarga Dell'Isola as a Mediterranean bottarga specialist selling into gourmet retail and foodservice at premium prices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bottargadellisola
• Facebookfacebook.com/bottargadellisola

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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