Pellegrini S.p.A.

What Pellegrini S.p.A. does

Pellegrini S.p.A. is a privately held, family-controlled Italian integrated food and facility services group founded in 1965 and headquartered in Milan. The company operates a platform-plus-modules model comprising five core service lines delivered to large corporate, industrial, healthcare, and educational clients across Italy: Servizi di Ristorazione (corporate catering), Vending (smart vending via the Gleater platform and a Starbucks We Proudly Serve partnership with Nestlé Professional), Forniture Alimentari (proprietary Sceltissimi and Gran Taglio food product lines leveraging Skin Pack packaging), Welfare Solutions (corporate meal-voucher and flexible-benefits platform distributed through UniCredit Selfi and Unipol/Welbee), and Pulizia e Servizi Integrati (cleaning and integrated facility services including the EU Ecolabel-certified Pellegrini Green System). Supporting operations are the Central Food production platform in Peschiera Borromeo (30,000 sqm, 7,000 meals/day capacity) and the Accademia Pellegrini R&D and training center founded in 2015.

The business is B2B enterprise with managed-services revenue mechanics — quote-based multi-year on-site contracts with large organizations — layered with a two-sided digital welfare distribution channel. The company reports serving over 400,000 people daily and operating 400 cleaning sites cleaned at a rate of 130 million square meters per month. A diversified sustainability credential stack (EcoVadis Platinum 87/100 top 1% globally, UNI ISO 37001, UNI PdR 125, ISO 14064-1, AGCM Rating di Legalità three-star, EU Ecolabel, Modello 231 since 2002) functions as a procurement-grade differentiator in Italian institutional tenders. The Vatican Giubileo 2025 exclusive partnership distributed over 1 million meal vouchers through a custom WebApp across 1,200+ establishments. Pellegrini remains family-controlled with Valentina Pellegrini as President and CEO since July 2025; no external PE/VC investors are disclosed.

Name

Pellegrini S.p.A.

Legal name

Pellegrini S.p.A.

Website

https://gruppopellegrini.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Pellegrini S.p.A. is a privately held, family-owned Italian integrated food and facility services group founded in 1965, delivering corporate catering, vending, food supplies, welfare platforms, and cleaning services to large enterprises, schools, and healthcare institutions across Italy, serving over 400,000 people daily.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Catering (Schools, Hospitals, Government) (THAFAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Restaurants, Bars & Food Service BOP (FSAJAFAG), Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA), Institutional Foodservice Distribution (Education, Healthcare, Government) (CRAOABAM)

Keywords

• Contract catering services
• Corporate welfare solutions
• Corporate vending services
• Food supplies and processing
• Facility management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Catering and Food Services: On-site restaurant and catering services for corporate, industrial, healthcare, and school clients. Revenue is generated through service contracts, meal fees, and institutional agreements.
2. Vending and Coffee Services: Vending machine and coffee service provision, including the Gleater platform and partnerships such as Nestlé Professional / Starbucks We Proudly Serve.
3. Food Supplies and Product Sales: Supply of proprietary food product lines (Sceltissimi, Gran Taglio) to professional catering operators and clients.
4. Welfare Solutions: Corporate welfare platforms and meal voucher management services for enterprise clients, including partnerships with Unipol/Welbee and UniCredit Selfi.
5. Cleaning and Integrated Services: Professional cleaning, sanitation, portering, green maintenance, laundry, and other integrated facility services for industrial, healthcare, hotel, and commercial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pellegrini S.p.A. is a diversified Italian food services and facility management group that delivers integrated solutions across five core lines: corporate and institutional catering (Servizi di Ristorazione), vending (including its proprietary Gleater platform and Nestlé Professional/Starbucks We Proudly Serve coffee), professional food supplies and meat processing (Forniture Alimentari with Sceltissimi and Gran Taglio product lines), digital corporate welfare platforms (Welfare Solutions including meal vouchers, flexible benefits, and gift cards), and cleaning and integrated facility services (Pulizia e Servizi Integrati with the Pellegrini Green System). These offerings are bundled under multi-year B2B contracts with corporate, industrial, healthcare, and educational clients throughout Italy.

Product overview

Pellegrini S.p.A. is a diversified Italian hospitality and facility management group operating since 1965. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services centered on corporate wellbeing: Servizi di Ristorazione (catering), Vending (smart vending including Gleater technology), Forniture Alimentari (food supplies including Sceltissimi and Gran Taglio product lines), Welfare Solutions (employee benefits platform), Pulizia e Servizi Integrati (cleaning and facility services with Pellegrini Green System), and Accademia Pellegrini (R&D and training hub). Supporting these operations is the Fondazione Ernesto Pellegrini ETS (social foundation). The architecture is a platform-plus-modules model where core catering and facility services are enhanced by specialized offerings including welfare technology platforms, proprietary food product lines, and educational programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Accademia Pellegrini: Research, development, and training center for food innovation and sustainability.
• Welfare Solutions
• Gleater
• Pellegrini Green System
• Ristorante Solidale Ruben
• Fondazione Ernesto Pellegrini ETS

Products and services

• Servizi di Ristorazione Corporate and institutional catering and food service management, providing daily meals for workplaces, schools, healthcare facilities, and industrial sites across Italy. Pellegrini operates on-site corporate restaurants, manages school meal programs, and delivers specialized clinical nutrition such as dysphagia- and ASD-friendly menus.
• Vending Automated vending solutions for workplace environments, including smart fridges, beverage dispensing systems, and the Gleater next-generation connected vending technology with digital ordering, payment, and Skin Pack packaging. Pellegrini also offers the Nestlé Professional/Starbucks We Proudly Serve coffee service as part of workplace welfare.
• Forniture Alimentari Professional food supplies and meat processing services for institutional and commercial catering. Includes Pellegrini's proprietary Sceltissimi product line (certified quality validated by Università degli Studi di Pavia) and Gran Taglio premium meat cuts using Skin Pack technology for extended shelf life.
• Welfare Solutions Corporate welfare platform providing employee benefits including meal vouchers, flexible benefits, and digital gift cards. Built on the proprietary portale.welfarepellegrini.it platform and supported by partnerships with UniCredit Selfi (for SMEs) and Unipol/Welbee, plus the Buoni Pasto Pellegrini Card. Distributed over 1 million meal vouchers across 1,200+ establishments during Jubilee 2025.
• Pulizia e Servizi Integrati Professional cleaning and integrated facility services for industrial, commercial, healthcare, and hospitality settings. Covers sanitation, porterage, green maintenance, laundry, and disinfection across 400 sites with 3,000 cleaning operators and 130 million sqm cleaned monthly. Includes the EU Ecolabel-certified Pellegrini Green System for 100% green cleaning.
• Gleater Standalone smart fridge and vending technology platform by Pellegrini S.p.A., revolutionizing corporate vending with connected appliances, digital ordering and payment, and Skin Pack packaging that extends shelf life and reduces food waste. Marketed via app.gleater.it.
• Buoni Pasto Pellegrini Card Digital and physical meal voucher system accepted at partner establishments, including the Amici del Pellegrino network for Jubilee 2025. Core distribution vehicle for Pellegrini's Welfare Solutions division.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 400,000 people daily with meals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondazione Ernesto Pellegrini ETScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Founded by the Pellegrini family in 2013, the foundation operates the Ristorante Solidale Ruben serving solidarity meals and runs the 'Futuro Prossimo' welfare project that regenerates capabilities rather than merely providing aid. The foundation organizes annual events like #cisiamo to address social issues.
• Fondazione Italiana per l'Educazione Alimentare (FEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific partner for the 'La Squadra del Gusto' educational program, developed following MIUR guidelines for food education in Italian schools. FEI supports nutritional content and educational methodology for the program serving thousands of students.
• Nestlé Professional (Starbucks We Proudly Serve)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPellegrini partnered with Nestlé Professional to bring the Starbucks We Proudly Serve coffee format into corporate environments, offering premium coffee service as part of workplace welfare and catering offerings.
• Università di Pavia (Laboratorio di Dietetica e Nutrizione Clinica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Prof. Hellas Cena's laboratory for the FOOD>AUT project developing nutritional programs for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Also collaborated on Sceltissimi product line nutritional claims validation and gender-specific nutrition booklets.
• Fondazione Sacra Famiglia ONLUScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the FOOD>AUT project, providing catering services at the Cesano Boscone facility and hosting the research program for ASD nutritional programs.
• Istituto dei Ciechi di MilanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for inclusive dining experiences including 'Cene al buio' (dinner in the dark) events, creating culinary experiences that raise awareness of visual impairment while promoting social inclusion.
• Valore DcoreOthersFrom 2026, Pellegrini became a member of Valore D, Italy's first business association promoting gender balance and inclusive culture for over 15 years, with more than 400 member companies. The association supports leadership development, inclusion initiatives, and best practice sharing.
• PARI - Insieme contro la violenza di generecoreOthersFrom May 2025, Pellegrini became a Socio Sostenitore (Supporting Member) of PARI association, working alongside enterprises and organizations to actively combat gender-based violence. Participated in events with Fondazione Giulia Cecchettin.
• NomismaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPellegrini participated in the presentation of the Osservatorio Reciprocità e Commercio Locale, created by Nomisma in collaboration with Percorsi di Secondo Welfare, analyzing local commerce transformations.
• UniCreditcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with UniCredit to create the Selfi platform for welfare services targeting SMEs, expanding Pellegrini's welfare solutions reach to smaller businesses.
• Unipol / WelbeecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWelbee (Unipol) entered the meal voucher market in partnership with Pellegrini, expanding distribution of Pellegrini's meal voucher services.
• Fipe ConfcommerciocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for the Giubileo 2025 'Amici del Pellegrino' project, creating a network of food establishments offering subsidized meals to pilgrims, coordinated with the Dicastero per l'Evangelizzazione.
• Dicastero per l'Evangelizzazione (Vatican)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive agreement for the Giubileo 2025, creating the 'Amici del Pellegrino' meal voucher network and developing a custom WebApp for digital voucher activation. Over 1 million vouchers distributed at over 1,200 establishments.
• Giorgio and Cinzia Myriam CalabreseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical doctors and nutrition researchers who co-authored gender-specific nutrition booklets ('Nutrizione al femminile' and 'Nutrizione al maschile') with Accademia Pellegrini.
• Fondazione Valter LongominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on educational booklets about longevity, the immune system, and oncology prevention, with Romina Ineś Cervigni as scientific director.
• Triennale MilanocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPellegrini was partner of the 24th International Exhibition at Triennale Milano and co-organized the conference 'Cibo, salute e sana longevità' with Professor Valter Longo, hosting the #cisiamo11 event of Fondazione Ernesto Pellegrini.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Broad incumbents

• Elior Group: Elior is a French-listed contract catering and services group operating in Italy through legacy Gemeaz and other brands. Competes with Pellegrini on corporate, education, and healthcare catering contracts across Italy and continental Europe.
• ISS A/S: ISS is a Danish-listed global facility services provider with significant food services and cleaning operations. Comparable to Pellegrini's integrated facility and catering offering for institutional and corporate clients across multiple geographies.
• Sodexo (Italy): Sodexo is a global French-listed contract catering and facilities services group with a substantial Italian subsidiary. Competes with Pellegrini for large corporate, public-sector, and healthcare catering contracts in Italy and brings global scale advantages.
• Aramark: Aramark is a US-listed global provider of food, facilities, and uniform services with European operations. Comparable to Pellegrini as a diversified contract services provider serving large institutional and corporate clients.
• Compass Group (Italia): Compass Group is the world's largest contract catering company with a meaningful Italian presence across corporate, education, and healthcare catering. Overlaps directly with Pellegrini's institutional catering business while operating at global scale.

Direct peers

• Camst Group: Camst is a major Italian cooperative offering catering, facility management, and welfare services to schools, companies, healthcare, and public administration. Headquartered in Bologna, it is one of Pellegrini's closest Italian competitors across integrated B2B food and facility services.
• Markas: Markas is an Italian family-owned integrated facility services company headquartered in Bolzano, offering cleaning, catering, and related services to public and private clients. Directly comparable to Pellegrini's Pulizia e Servizi Integrati division and Italian B2B contract catering model.
• CIR Food: CIR Food is one of Italy's largest cooperative contract caterers, serving schools, healthcare, and corporate clients with integrated food and facility services. Directly competes with Pellegrini across the same institutional catering verticals in Italy.

Emerging players

• Serenis: Serenis is an Italian corporate welfare platform offering flexible benefits, meal vouchers, and wellness programs. Comparable to Pellegrini Welfare Solutions in the digital corporate welfare and meal-voucher administration space in Italy.
• Edenred (Italia): Edenred is the global leader in meal voucher and employee benefit solutions, with Ticket Restaurant as the dominant Italian product. Comparable to Pellegrini's Welfare Solutions and Buoni Pasto Pellegrini Card offerings in the meal voucher and corporate welfare market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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