ACQUA SANT'ANNA

What ACQUA SANT'ANNA does

ACQUA SANT'ANNA S.p.A. is a privately held Italian mineral water producer headquartered in Vinadio (Cuneo province, Piedmont), with a commercial and marketing office in Orbassano (Turin). Founded in 1996, the company draws its core product from natural Alpine springs at approximately 2,000 meters altitude and operates a highly automated, robotics-driven bottling facility described as a hi-tech site combining industrial automation with bio-architecture principles. Reported capacity exceeds 710,000 bottles per hour across more than 10 product formats and 350+ SKUs, with over 1.5 billion products sold per year. The portfolio has been deliberately extended beyond still mineral water into a multi-brand platform: the core Acqua Sant'Anna line, Bio Bottle (compostable plant-based PLA packaging), SanThè (iced tea), Beauty (collagen and hyaluronic-acid enhanced waters), Fruity Touch and Sanfruit (flavored waters), and Sant'Anna PRO (sports/performance hydration), plus the acquired regional brand Acqua Mia Vallestura.

The business model is CPG/consumer staples: revenue is generated through volume sales of bottled water and beverages into the Italian mass-market channel and through an owned e-commerce storefront (shop.santanna.it). The company holds a comprehensive compliance stack (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, BRC, IFS, EQM, Model 231) and is structured as an Italian S.p.A. without public listing. End customers are Italian households and consumers across a horizontal segmentation (health-conscious hydration, flavored beverage, beauty-functional, and sports use cases), reached via retail/wholesale distribution domestically with European-region reach implied by multi-language marketing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company's product depth (10+ formats, 350+ SKUs), brand portfolio breadth, and certified sustainability positioning are the principal levers for unit economics rather than disclosed pricing tiers.

Name

ACQUA SANT'ANNA

Legal name

ACQUA SANT'ANNA S.p.A.

Website

https://santanna.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ACQUA SANT'ANNA is a privately held Italian mineral water producer drawing from Alpine springs in Vinadio at roughly 2,000m altitude, selling a multi-brand bottled water and flavored/functional beverage portfolio to Italian consumers through mass retail and an owned e-commerce channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cuneo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bottled Water and Beverages Sales: Acqua Sant'Anna generates revenue through the production and sale of bottled mineral water and flavored beverages including SanThè, Fruity Touch, Beauty collagen drinks, and Sant'Anna PRO products. The company operates a high-capacity production facility producing over 710,000 bottles per hour.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Acqua Sant'Anna produces and sells natural mineral water sourced from Alpine springs at approximately 2,000 meters altitude in Vinadio, Italy. The company operates a high-capacity bottling facility (over 710,000 bottles per hour) and offers an extended beverage portfolio including still and sparkling mineral water, iced teas (SanThè), fruit-flavored waters (Fruity Touch, Sanfruit), collagen/hyaluronic acid enhanced waters (Beauty), and a sports/professional hydration line (Sant'Anna PRO), packaged partly in compostable Bio Bottle plant-based packaging.

Product overview

ACQUA SANT'ANNA is an Italian mineral water company offering a diversified beverage portfolio centered on its core natural mineral water product sourced from Alpine springs. The company operates as a platform of brands including its flagship Acqua Sant'Anna mineral water, supplemented by multiple sub-brands and extensions: Bio Bottle (compostable packaging line), SanThè (iced tea beverages), Beauty (collagen/hyaluronic acid enhanced waters), Fruity Touch (flavored waters), Sant'Anna PRO (sports performance hydration), and Sanfruit (fruit beverages). The portfolio also includes regional brand Acqua Mia Vallestura. The company emphasizes innovation in sustainable packaging with its Bio Bottle line while maintaining core mineral water production at its high-tech facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bio bottle: Compostable plant-based bottle packaging for mineral water products
• Sant'Anna Eco
• SanThè
• Fruity Touch
• Beauty
• Sant'Anna PRO
• Acqua Mia Vallestura

Products and services

• Acqua Sant'Anna Mineral Water Natural mineral water bottled from springs in Vinadio, Italy at approximately 2,000 meters altitude in the Alps. Sold in still and sparkling variants across multiple formats for everyday hydration.
• Bio Bottle Bottled mineral water packaged in compostable plant-based PLA bottles, certified compostable, marketed as the eco-friendly line.
• SanThè Ready-to-drink iced tea line offered in classic flavors for consumers seeking a tea-based soft drink alternative.
• Beauty Functional enhanced water line with added collagen and hyaluronic acid, marketed for beauty and wellness benefits.
• Fruity Touch Lightly fruit-flavored water with natural fruit flavors, positioned as a lighter soft-drink alternative.
• Sant'Anna PRO Hydration range targeted at athletes and active lifestyles, designed for sports and performance use.
• Sanfruit Fruit-flavored beverage line extending the company's portfolio beyond plain mineral water.
• Acqua Mia Vallestura Acquired regional mineral water brand wholly owned by Acqua Sant'Anna, sold through acquamiavallestura.it.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

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Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Gerolsteiner: German premium mineral water brand with strong mineralized sparkling water positioning and sports/functional extensions (Gerolsteiner Sport). Comparable European premium mineral water brand with functional/sport line extensions relevant to Sant'Anna PRO.

Direct peers

• Lurisia: Italian premium mineral water and beverage producer from Piedmont, offering still and sparkling water plus flavored sodas and chinotto. Comparable small-to-mid Italian mineral water brand with premium positioning and Piedmont/Alpine provenance.
• Ferrarelle: Italian mineral water company producing still and sparkling waters from Campania springs, with a broad portfolio including Ferrarelle, Natia, Vitasnella, and Boario. Directly comparable as an Italian natural mineral water brand competing on premium positioning and source provenance.
• Acqua Panna: Nestlé Waters-owned Tuscan mineral water brand sold globally through foodservice and retail. Comparable as an Italian Alpine/Tuscan mineral water with strong hospitality and premium positioning, though backed by a multinational parent.
• Rocchetta (Fonti di Rocchetta): Italian mineral water brand owned by Nestlé Waters, sourced from springs in Umbria/Tuscany. Comparable natural mineral water product in the Italian market, sold through similar retail and foodservice channels.
• Perrier: Iconic French sparkling natural mineral water brand owned by Nestlé Waters, distributed globally through retail and foodservice. Comparable premium sparkling mineral water positioning and broader flavor extensions (Perrier Flavors), with multinational scale.
• Sanpellegrino (S.Pellegrino): Nestlé Waters-owned Italian sparkling mineral water brand with global foodservice and retail distribution, plus an extensive flavored water (Chinò, Limonata, Aranciata) range. Comparable Italian mineral water platform with broader international reach and corporate backing.
• San Benedetto: Italian mineral water and beverage producer headquartered in Veneto, directly competing with Acqua Sant'Anna across still water, flavored waters, iced teas (Chinò, Energreen), and PET/eco packaging. Closest comparable in scale, channel mix, and product portfolio within Italy.

Broad incumbents

• Evian: Global premium still mineral water brand owned by Danone, sourced from the French Alps. Comparable Alpine-sourced premium positioning and natural mineral water claims, though operating at vastly larger multinational scale.
• FIJI Water: Premium imported still mineral water brand with strong storytelling around source provenance and luxury positioning. Comparable premium mineral water narrative, though Pacific-sourced and US-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AcquaSantAnna
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FontiDiVinadio
• Facebookfacebook.com/acquasantanna
• LinkedInit.linkedin.com/company/acqua-sant'anna
• Instagraminstagram.com/acqua_santanna
• TikToktiktok.com/@santanna.official

Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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