Enrico Giotti

What Enrico Giotti does

Enrico Giotti S.p.A. is an Italian flavour house founded in 1928 in Florence, manufacturing natural and organic flavours, aromatic herbal extracts, and concentrated fruit juices for the food and beverage industry. The company operates as a B2B supplier to enterprise and mid-market manufacturers across nine application segments: spirits and liquors, beverages and syrups (its primary segment), dairy, bakery and confectionery, meat and sausages, sauces and broths, savoury snacks, pharma healthcare, and sport nutrition. It runs three production sites — the Scandicci (Florence) headquarters, the Fidenza-based GioCan canning division with capacity of up to 400 million cans per year, and a plant in North Macedonia — and is recognised for category leadership in citrus extracts. Since December 2016 the company has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), operating under McCormick Italy Holdings S.r.l.

The company's technology base rests on proprietary process and formulation capabilities rather than software. Core differentiators include ultrasonic cold extraction (preserving volatile and freshness components), proprietary encapsulation for high-temperature and shelf-life stability, clean-label emulsions replacing E445 (Glycerol Ester of Wood Rosin) in carbonated soft drinks, and time-released / time-intensity flavour systems used in sport nutrition and pharma applications. A standardised functional extract line, including a granulated fermented papaya produced with Saccharomyces Boulardii, supports nutraceutical customers. Giotti holds ISO 9001 (since 1999), BIO (Organic, 2009 — first in Italy and second in Europe for a wide range of flavours), BRC, IFS, ISO 45001, Kosher, and Halal certifications, and operates a three-year Flavour Academy training programme to develop flavourists internally.

The business model is exclusively B2B: Giotti generates revenue through tailored flavour and extract sales, contract manufacturing via GioCan, and embedded application laboratory and technical support services. Pricing is negotiated per project and per customer based on volume, formulation complexity, and certification requirements; no public list pricing exists. Commercial delivery is through dedicated technical sales teams (BU Application Specialists) that combine product and production expertise with customer-side application support, from laboratory formulation through industrial scale-up. Marketing demand-generation is partly provided by McCormick's Flavour Forecast publication and participation in industry events such as Drinktec, and the company benefits from McCormick's global flavour distribution infrastructure for international accounts.

Name

Enrico Giotti

Legal name

Enrico Giotti S.p.A.

Website

https://enrico-giotti.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Enrico Giotti S.p.A. is an Italian flavour house, founded in 1928 and owned by McCormick & Company since 2016, that manufactures natural flavours, aromatic extracts, and concentrated fruit juices for B2B food and beverage manufacturers across beverage, dairy, bakery, meat, spirits, snack, sport nutrition, and pharma applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flavour and Extract Manufacturing

NAICS

Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (31193), Food Manufacturing (311), Soft Drink Manufacturing (312111), Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAFABAM

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Concentrates, Syrups & Bases Manufacturing

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Non-Alcoholic Beverage Production (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD)

SECONDARYAFAFAGAB

Juice Concentrates & Fruit Bases

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Concentrates, Syrups & Flavor Bases Manufacturing

SECONDARYAFAFAGAH

Cocktail Mixes & Alcoholic Beverage Bases (non-alcoholic mixers, RTD spirit bases)

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Concentrates, Syrups & Flavor Bases Manufacturing

Keywords

• Natural flavor extracts
• Citrus flavor manufacturing
• Beverage flavor solutions
• Food and beverage ingredients
• Aromatic herbal extracts

Headquarters

HQ city

Scandicci

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flavours and Extracts B2B Sales: Giotti manufactures and sells natural and organic flavours, aromatic herbal extracts, and concentrated fruit juices to food and beverage manufacturers. Revenue is generated through long-term B2B contracts and project-based engagements across multiple industry verticals (spirits, beverages, dairy, bakery, meat, pharma, sport nutrition). The company provides tailored formulations, technical application support, and product development services as part of the commercial relationship.
2. Contract Manufacturing - Canning Division: Through its GioCan branded Beverage Division acquired in 2009, Giotti operates industrial-scale beverage canning contract manufacturing with capacity of up to 400 million cans per year, serving as a full-service co-packer for canned drinks.
3. Application and Technical Development Services: Giotti provides application laboratory services, sensory analysis, technical assistance from formulation through industrial scale-up, and ongoing personalized technical and commercial support, embedded within the overall B2B commercial engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Enrico Giotti S.p.A. manufactures and sells natural and organic flavours, aromatic herbal extracts, and concentrated fruit juices to industrial food and beverage manufacturers. The company provides tailored flavour formulations, technical application support from lab through industrial scale-up, sensory analysis, and standardized functional extracts across multiple verticals including spirits, beverages, dairy, bakery, meat, pharma/healthcare, and sport nutrition. It also operates the GioCan Beverage Division offering contract beverage canning with capacity up to 400 million cans per year.

Product overview

Enrico Giotti S.p.A. is a leading Italian flavour house founded in 1928, specializing in natural and organic flavours, aromatic extracts, and concentrated fruit juices for the food and beverage industry. The company operates a modular product portfolio organized into two main categories: (1) Core flavour solutions including Citrus Extracts and Natural Flavours, Authentic Italian Tradition Flavours, Truffle Notes, Functional Drinks, Spices Extracts, Vanilla Notes, Yogurt Notes, Functional Extracts, Flavour Solutions for Amino Acids and Proteins, Organic Solutions, and Clean Flavouring Emulsions; and (2) Application sectors covering Beverages and Syrups, Liquors and Spirits, Meat and Sausages, Sauces and Broths, Savoury Snacks, Dairy Products, Bakery and Confectionery, Sport Nutrition, and Pharma Healthcare. Additionally, the company operates the GioCan Canning Division offering third-party beverage production with capacity up to 400 million cans annually. Giotti also provides sensory analysis services and technical application support through its application labs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Citrus Extracts and Natural Flavours Wide range of natural citrus extracts and flavours including lemon, chinotto from Savona, bergamot, blood orange, sweet orange, grapefruit, citron, and mandarin, sourced from traced farms in specific geographical areas with full chain traceability. Used by beverage manufacturers for natural citrus flavour solutions.
• Authentic Italian Tradition Flavours Italian flavour solutions sourced from certified Italian farmers, including Tuscan juniper berries, Mediterranean citrus fruits, and myrtle from Sardinia, supporting the company's Made in Italy brand positioning.
• Truffle Notes Wide portfolio of truffle flavour profiles created through years of studies on real truffles, suitable for various food applications including sauces, oils, and savoury products.
• Functional Drinks Flavours Functional beverage flavour solutions enriched with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, botanical extracts and natural nootropics including ginkgo, ashwagandha and green tea for functional drink manufacturers.
• Spices Extracts Spice extract solutions produced using ultrasonic cold extraction technology, preserving freshness of fruits and spices with water and fat soluble options for food manufacturers.
• Vanilla Notes Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla extracts available as soft, liquid, and powder extracts, using proprietary technology to preserve flavour integrity during manufacturing for use in dairy, bakery and confectionery.
• Yogurt Notes Yogurt flavour solutions including acidulous, fresh, creamy, milky, fat, sweet, fruity and floral notes for ice creams, desserts, drinks, and fermented milk products like kefir and buttermilk.
• Functional Extracts Standardized functional extracts using ultrasonic technology for food supplements and medical devices, including granulated fermented papaya produced using a selected strain of Saccharomyces Boulardii, delivered as fluid extracts, tinctures, soft extracts, dried and granulated forms.
• Flavour Solutions for Amino Acids and Proteins Flavours for whey and plant-based proteins covering bitter and salty tastes of amino acids including sulfurated amino acids, used in sport nutrition and medical applications.
• Organic Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Canning capacity of up to 400 million cans per year through GioCan Beverage Division
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SIDAC (Società Italiana Derivati Agrumari)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Giotti entered the shareholding of SIDAC, a citrus processing company located in Southern Italy near citrus plantations. This strategic partnership ensured supply chain control and guaranteed traceability for Giotti's core citrus-based products, supporting the company's core business in juice-based drinks.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kerry Group: Irish taste and nutrition company with deep presence in beverage, dairy, and savoury flavours serving global FMCG. Comparable as a B2B flavour and functional-ingredient supplier with similar end-markets and McCormick-adjacent positioning.
• Robertet: French natural flavour and fragrance company with strong expertise in botanical extracts, citrus, and savoury applications — directly comparable to Giotti's citrus and Italian-tradition positioning. Similar mid-sized European flavour-house profile with strong natural-ingredient heritage.
• Mane: France-headquartered privately held flavour and fragrance house serving the same food and beverage segments (beverages, dairy, bakery, savoury, confectionery). Closely comparable as a privately held, family-influenced European flavour specialist with strong natural-extract heritage.
• Sensient Technologies: US-listed global supplier of flavours, colours, and natural ingredients serving food, beverage, and personal-care manufacturers. Comparable as a publicly listed B2B flavour specialist with overlapping beverage, savoury, and natural-ingredient portfolios.
• Döhler: German family-owned natural ingredients, flavour, and beverage-base company with strong citrus and beverage-platform capabilities — directly comparable to Giotti's beverage concentrates, syrups, and natural-extract focus. Similar mid-sized European private flavour house profile.
• Treatt: UK-listed natural ingredient and flavour specialist focused on citrus, botanical, and beverage flavours. Highly comparable as a mid-sized European flavour house with strong citrus and natural-extract credentials serving the same B2B beverage accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Symrise: German flavour and fragrance company with strong positions in beverages, savoury, and dairy flavours — directly overlapping with Giotti's core segments. Comparable as a B2B flavour supplier to FMCG accounts but at significantly larger scale with broader global reach.
• Firmenich: Swiss private flavour and fragrance house with comparable expertise in natural citrus extracts, beverage flavours, and functional ingredients. Directly comparable as a privately held flavour supplier serving multinational FMCG, though materially larger and more globally distributed.
• Givaudan: World's largest flavour and fragrance company headquartered in Switzerland, serving the same global FMCG food and beverage manufacturers with flavours, extracts, and functional ingredients. Directly comparable as a B2B flavour house, but materially larger and broader in portfolio.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): US-headquartered global flavour and fragrance major with deep presence across beverages, dairy, bakery, and savoury — the same application sectors Giotti serves. Comparable as a B2B ingredient supplier to multinational food and beverage brands, but at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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