GEMOS

Name

GEMOS

Legal name

GEMOS SOC. COOP.

Website

https://gemos.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collective Catering Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232), Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets (722514), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFAIAE

Institutional Catering (Schools, Hospitals, Government)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Catering & Banquet Foodservice

SECONDARYHSACAGAC

Corporate Catering & Office Food Programs

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Catering Coordination & Food Service (Non-restaurant)

SECONDARYEDAEAEAA

In-House Cafeteria Operations & Meal Preparation

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/School Food Services & Catering (Cafeteria Operations)

SECONDARYEDAEALAG

Food Service & Dining Operations Management (Managed Cafeterias)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Outsourced Operations & Managed Services for Education (BPO/Contracted Support)

SECONDARYHSACAGAA

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise)

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Catering Coordination & Food Service (Non-restaurant)

SECONDARYTHAFACAI

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• Collective catering services
• School meal services
• Hospital catering
• Corporate dining
• Event catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Faenza

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Catering Contracts: Revenue from government contracts for school meals, healthcare facilities, and public institution dining services through competitive bidding processes. Major contracts include municipalities across Italy, Ministry of Defense, and healthcare facilities like IRST Meldola.
2. Corporate/Business Dining Services: Meal services for private companies and enterprises, including employee cafeterias and workplace dining solutions.
3. Retail and Commercial Dining: Revenue from owned restaurant concepts including Bontavola, Rirò, Rossini bistros, and catering/banqueting services for events.
4. Subsidiary Operations: Revenue from controlled subsidiaries including Tavole sul Naviglio (catering and self-service) and Gemos Balkans operations in Serbia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GEMOS is a cooperative that provides collective and commercial catering services across Italy, operating five core service lines: school catering (nursery through university), healthcare and socio-sanitary catering, corporate/employee dining, retail restaurant dining through its Bontavola, Rirò, and Bistrò Rossini brands, and event catering/banqueting. Meals are produced at centralized cooking centers (Centri Cottura) using advanced technologies such as vacuum cooking and modified atmosphere packaging, then distributed to schools, hospitals, companies, and public institutions, supported by food education and surplus-recovery programs.

Product overview

GEMOS is a cooperative offering collective and commercial catering services across Italy. The company operates five main service lines: School Catering (Scolastica), Healthcare Catering (Socio-Sanitaria), Corporate Catering (Aziendale), Retail/Commercial Dining (featuring Bontavola, Rirò, and Bistrò Rossini brands), and Catering & Banqueting for events. The portfolio includes subsidiary operations (Tavole sul Naviglio for catering, Gemos Balkans in Serbia) and is supported by centralized cooking centers (Centri Cottura) that produce meals for distributed service points. The company positions itself around food quality, sustainability, and employee welfare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rirò: Retail restaurant brand operated by GEMOS in various Italian cities including Imola, Castel Bolognese, and Faenza.
• Bontavola
• Rossini

Products and services

• Ristorazione Scolastica (School Catering)

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 million meals produced in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MokadorminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partnership with Mokador, a historic Manfreda roastery. Both companies share values of quality and sustainability in hospitality sector.
• Gruppo HeracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Circular economy partnership for HOVE project - collection and transformation of waste vegetable oils into biofuel (HVO). GEMOS contributes oils from food preparation sites; Hera collects and transforms via Eni biorefinery. Generates 83% lower CO2 emissions than fossil diesel. Partnership advances SDGs 2030 goals.
• Eni (Open-es Community)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGEMOS joined Eni's Open-es community for sustainable development, measuring sustainability performance with suppliers and partners.
• CCPB srlcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertification partner for FSSC 22000 and FSSC 24000 food safety certification schemes. CCPB enables GEMOS participation in FSSC Insights Day Italy 2026.
• Eni (Biorefinery Porto Marghera)coreTechnology or IntegrationEni's Porto Marghera biorefinery transforms collected waste vegetable oils into hydrogenated biofuel (HVO) through proprietary technology as part of HOVE circular economy project.
• Power EnergiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnergy supplier providing 100% renewable electricity to all GEMOS facilities. Won Think Green competition for GEMOS sustainable mobility initiatives.
• IRECOOPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for employee training programs including free computer courses for GEMOS workers.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Camst Group: Italy's largest cooperative catering company, directly comparable to GEMOS in structure, service mix (school, healthcare, corporate catering), and cooperative ownership model. Operates at significantly larger scale and is the natural benchmark competitor in Italian collective catering tenders.
• Pellegrini S.p.A. Historic Italian contract catering company serving schools, hospitals, businesses, and public institutions. Comparable service portfolio and customer mix, competing head-to-head in northern and central Italian tenders.
• Pasto Sano: Italian catering group active in school, corporate, and healthcare catering. Comparable mid-market service mix and competes with GEMOS particularly on regional public tenders in northern Italy.
• Markas: Italy- and Austria-based family-owned catering and facility services group serving schools, hospitals, and corporate clients. Comparable collective catering offer with broader geographic footprint into DACH region.
• Serenissima Ristorazione: Major Italian collective and commercial catering operator with strong presence in school, healthcare, and corporate dining. Directly competes with GEMOS for public tenders and corporate accounts, with similar nationwide reach.
• CIR Food: Italian cooperative catering group offering school, healthcare, corporate, and event catering. Closely comparable to GEMOS on cooperative structure, vertical service lines, and target customers, with a comparable geographic presence across Emilia-Romagna and northern/central Italy.

Broad incumbents

• Elior Group: French multinational contract caterer with significant Italian operations across B&I, education, and healthcare. Overlaps with GEMOS's core segments but competes from a broader multinational footprint.
• Compass Group Italia: Italian arm of global contract foodservice leader Compass Group, competing across school, healthcare, corporate, and B&I segments. Significantly larger and more international; competes with GEMOS on premium and multinational corporate tenders.
• Sodexo Italia: Italian subsidiary of global food services and facilities management major. Overlaps with GEMOS in school, healthcare, and corporate dining, but operates with a much wider portfolio and international procurement leverage.
• Gruppo Gemeaz (Elior): Historic Italian institutional catering brand now part of Elior Group, with strong legacy presence in school and corporate dining. Comparable collective catering heritage and overlaps with GEMOS in tender competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RistorazioneGemos
• Facebookfacebook.com/GemosRistorazione
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemos-soc-coop
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemos__ristorazione

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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