Bolton Group

Name

Bolton Group

Legal name

Bolton Group S.r.l.

Website

https://boltongroup.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consumer Packaged Goods (Food): Bolton Food business unit oversees the entire food supply chain including fishing vessels, offering well-known brands such as Rio Mare, Saupiquet, Cuca, and Isabel through retail channels worldwide.
2. Consumer Packaged Goods (Adhesives): Bolton Adhesives produces and sells gluing, bonding and sealing products through five leading brands: Bison, UHU, Griffon, Unipak and Air Max. Distribution through supermarkets, office supply stores, DIY stores and professional market.
3. Consumer Packaged Goods (Home & Personal Care): Bolton Home & Personal Care offers well-known brands such as Winni's and Chilly, with focus on sustainable development particularly circularity and sourcing raw materials.
4. Consumer Packaged Goods (Beauty): Bolton Beauty offers premium beauty brands including Collistar, Cavaillès, and Botot.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bolton Group is an Italian family-owned multinational FMCG company that produces and distributes branded consumer goods across five business units: Food (seafood/tuna brands such as Rio Mare, Saupiquet, Isabel, Cuca), Home Care (cleaning brands including Winni's, WC Net, Smac), Personal Care (Chilly, Borotalco, Neutro Roberts), Beauty (Collistar, Cavaillès, Botot), and Adhesives (UHU, Bison, Griffon, Bostik). The company operates 17 production facilities, manages its own fishing fleet of 14 vessels, and runs 10 R&D laboratories, distributing over 60 quality brands to more than 150 countries.

Product overview

Bolton Group is a multinational Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company organized into five Business Units: Food (seafood/tuna brands including Rio Mare, Wild Planet, Saupiquet, Isabel, Cuca), Home Care (cleaning products including Winni's, Wc Net, Smac), Adhesives (UHU, Bison, Griffon, Bostik, Unipak), Personal Care (Chilly, Borotalco, Neutro Roberts, Omnia), and Beauty (Collistar, Cavaillès, Botot). The company operates across 60+ quality brands serving 150+ countries with 10,500 employees, 17 production facilities, and 10 R&D laboratories. The portfolio spans consumer essentials across food preparation, home cleaning, adhesives/bonding, personal hygiene, and cosmetics categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bolton Food: Business unit overseeing food products including tuna and canned fish, managing fishing vessels and sustainable fisheries
• Bolton Home & Personal Care
• Bolton Adhesives
• Bolton Food Research & Innovation Center
• Be for Education Foundation
• Rio Mare
• Wild Planet
• Saupiquet
• Isabel
• Cuca
• Simmenthal
• Palmera
• Prima
• Soltuna
• UHU
• Bison
• Griffon
• Bostik
• Unipak
• Repair Care
• WC Net
• Smac
• Winni's
• Carolin
• Omino Bianco
• Argentil
• Citrosil
• Deox
• Dubro
• Gènie
• Meglio
• Merito
• Overlay
• Sipuro
• Vetril
• Borotalco
• Chilly
• Neutro Roberts
• Acqua Alle Rose
• Omia
• Bilboa
• Brioschi
• Bilba
• Galeffi
• Sanogyl
• Collistar
• Cavaillès
• Botot
• Citrosil Hygiene

Products and services

• Bolton Food (Rio Mare, Wild Planet, Saupiquet, Isabel, Cuca, Simmenthal, Palmera, Prima, Soltuna) Branded seafood and prepared-food portfolio including tuna, canned fish and meat products, with vertical integration through Bolton's own fleet of 14 fishing vessels and food production facilities. Brands include Rio Mare, Wild Planet, Saupiquet, Isabel, Cuca, Simmenthal, Palmera, Prima and Soltuna, sold globally through retail channels.
• Bolton Adhesives (UHU, Bison, Griffon, Bostik, Unipak, Repair Care) Gluing, bonding and sealing products distributed under five leading brands — UHU (office and home), Bison (DIY and professional), Griffon (pipe and plumbing), Bostik (industrial and consumer), Unipak (packaging) and Repair Care (repair). Sold via supermarkets, office supply stores, DIY stores and the professional market.
• Bolton Home Care (Winni's, WC Net, Smac, Carolin, Omino Bianco, Argentil, Citrosil, Deox, Dubro, Gènie, Meglio, Merito, Overlay, Sipuro, Vetril) Home cleaning and surface-care brands covering toilet care, laundry, dish care, surface protection and specialty cleaning, with a focus on sustainable development and circular sourcing of raw materials. Distributed through retail supermarkets and DIY stores.
• Bolton Personal Care (Borotalco, Chilly, Neutro Roberts, Acqua Alle Rose, Omia, Bilboa, Brioschi, Bilba, Galeffi, Sanogyl) Personal hygiene, body care and oral care brands including talcum powders, intimate hygiene, soaps, rose water, oral hygiene and effervescent products, sold globally through retail channels.
• Bolton Beauty (Collistar, Cavaillès, Botot, Citrosil Hygiene) Premium beauty and cosmetics portfolio including Italian cosmetics, intimate care and oral-care brands such as Collistar, Cavaillès, Botot and Citrosil Hygiene, distributed via retail and selective channels.
• Bolton Food Research & Innovation Center (Singapore) Non-profit R&D center dedicated to sustainable seafood innovation, addressing malnutrition, food security, resource optimization and marine ecosystem conservation in collaboration with universities and NGOs including WWF and OXFAM.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Enterprise SingaporecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2026Enterprise Singapore supported the inauguration of Bolton's first Food Research & Innovation Center in Singapore, marking a strategic investment in science-driven innovation for sustainable seafood.
• Local Universities and Research InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bolton Food Research & Innovation Center collaborates with local universities and research institutions on fish-value valorization, seafood consumption and human health, and plastic reduction research.
• WWFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBolton Food promotes sustainable fisheries in collaboration with WWF, ensuring responsible sourcing practices across its seafood supply chain.
• OXFAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBolton Food collaborates with OXFAM on sustainable fisheries initiatives and responsible supply chain practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Henkel: Henkel is the global leader in adhesives (Loctite, Pattex, Pritt) and a major personal/home care player. Bolton Adhesives (UHU, Bison, Griffon) directly competes in the same DIY and professional adhesive categories Henkel dominates.
• Thai Union Group: Thai Union is the world's largest canned tuna producer (Chicken of the Sea, John West, King Oscar), directly competing with Bolton Food's Rio Mare, Saupiquet, Cuca, and Isabel brands in global tuna markets.
• Dongwon Industries (StarKist): Dongwon owns StarKist, the leading U.S. tuna brand and a major canned seafood competitor. Dongwon's vertically integrated seafood model mirrors Bolton's fishing-fleet-to-finished-product approach.
• Bumble Bee Seafoods: Bumble Bee is a North American canned tuna and seafood competitor (Bumble Bee, Clover Leaf) directly comparable to Bolton Food's canned seafood portfolio and seafood supply chain operations.

Broad incumbents

• Reckitt Benckiser: Reckitt is a global FMCG leader in hygiene, health, and home care, overlapping with Bolton's Home & Personal Care portfolio (Winni's, Chilly, WC Net) and competing for similar retail shelf space.
• Unilever: Unilever is a diversified FMCG giant spanning food, home care, personal care, and beauty — directly overlapping all five of Bolton's business units with significantly larger scale and marketing power.
• Church & Dwight: Church & Dwight operates in home care and personal care with a multi-brand portfolio (Arm & Hammer, OxiClean, Trojan), paralleling Bolton's brand-stewardship approach in Home & Personal Care categories.
• Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a global personal care and home care leader, overlapping with Bolton's Personal Care brands (Neutro Roberts, Borotalco, Chilly) in similar hygiene and oral care categories.
• 3M: 3M is a diversified industrial and consumer adhesives leader (Scotch, Command) competing with Bolton Adhesives in professional and consumer bonding solutions, with vastly larger R&D resources.

Regional players

• McBride plc: McBride is a European private-label home and personal care manufacturer. While primarily B2B private label versus Bolton's branded model, it competes in overlapping European home care product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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