Costa d’Oro

Name

Costa d’Oro

Website

https://oliocostadoro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Costa d'Oro is a privately held Italian olive oil producer founded in 1968, headquartered in Spoleto, Italy. The company manufactures and markets olive oil products to consumer and retail customers, operating as a mid-sized specialty producer in the branded Italian food category.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edible Oils (Olive Oil)

NAICS

Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122), Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Olive Oil Production & Bottling (AFAKAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virgin & Cold-Pressed Culinary Oils (AFAJALAB)

Keywords

• Olive oil production
• Italian extra virgin oil
• Cooking oils
• Food manufacturing
• Culinary condiments

Headquarters

HQ city

Spoleto

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Costa d'Oro is an Italian producer of olive oil, founded in 1968 and headquartered in Spoleto, Italy. The company manufactures and sells olive oil products, with its headcount of 51–100 employees supporting production and distribution of its olive oil range.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Olive Oil

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Monini: Monini is a privately held Italian extra-virgin olive oil producer founded in 1920 and headquartered in Spoleto, Italy, making it a directly comparable co-region, co-scale peer focused on branded bottled olive oil for retail and foodservice.
• Lucini Italia: Lucini Italia is an Italian-origin extra-virgin olive oil brand focused on premium and gourmet retail as well as foodservice in the US and select international markets. Directly comparable to Costa d'Oro in provenance-led, premium-tier positioning.
• Carapelli: Carapelli is an Italian olive oil brand (also under Deoleo) selling extra-virgin and flavored olive oils through international retail channels. Comparable to Costa d'Oro in product mix (bottled EVOO and culinary oils), brand positioning, and target consumer.
• Colavita: Colavita is a family-owned Italian olive oil producer based in Pomezia that bottles and distributes olive oil globally under its own brand and private label. Similar in scale, family ownership, and product portfolio to Costa d'Oro, with comparable export-oriented go-to-market.
• Bertolli: Bertolli is one of the most recognizable Italian-origin olive oil brands, owned by Deoleo and sold globally through mainstream grocery. It directly competes with Costa d'Oro in the branded extra-virgin and pure olive oil segments across multiple price tiers.
• Fratelli Carli: Fratelli Carli is an Italian olive oil company selling directly to consumers through subscription/club and retail channels. Overlaps with Costa d'Oro in branded EVOO, gift-pack and family-size formats, and Italian-origin positioning.
• Pompeian: Pompeian is a US-based olive oil producer (blending and bottling in Baltimore) selling across mass and specialty grocery. It competes head-to-head with Costa d'Oro for branded olive oil shelf space, particularly in North American retail.

Broad incumbents

• Deoleo: Deoleo is the world's largest bottled olive oil company, owning Bertolli and Carapelli and operating across multiple geographies. It is not a direct competitor at brand level only but is the dominant incumbent shaping category pricing, retail listings, and trade terms that Costa d'Oro must navigate.

Regional players

• Sovena (Gaea): Gaea is a Greek olive oil producer backed by Sovena, focused on premium EVOO and Mediterranean-origin retail brands. Comparable to Costa d'Oro in packaged extra-virgin olive oil but operating primarily from Greece rather than Italy, and is therefore a regional rather than direct overlap.

Emerging players

• California Olive Ranch: California Olive Ranch is the largest US-grown extra-virgin olive oil producer, scaling estate-grown production and modern retail brands. It is not Italian-provenance but competes in the same premium EVOO category globally.

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Investors

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