Antiche Fattorie Marchigiana

What Antiche Fattorie Marchigiana does

Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane S.r.l. is an Italian family-owned agricultural company, founded in 1947, that operates a fully integrated closed-cycle supply chain spanning animal feed production, laying hen breeding, egg collection, packaging, and distribution. The company maintains over 500,000 laying hens across 6 biological farms (approximately 75,000 free-range hens on certified vegetable feed) and 4 free-range barn facilities (approximately 50,000 hens added in 2002). Its core technology is an integrated quality and traceability system: HACCP since 1997, ISO 9001:2008 since 2004, an in-house laboratory conducting batch-level analysis, and a per-egg traceability code stamped on shells since 2004 indicating farming method, country, province, municipality, and farm address.

The company commercializes output through two distinct brands. Monaldi addresses the fresh egg consumer market across four sub-lines — Bio (organic), A Terra (cage-free free-range), Pasta Gialla (yellow-yolk eggs with marigold-fed hens), and KM Zero (100% Marche-region eggs). Maxim serves B2B professional users in pastry, ice cream, and restaurant segments with pasteurized ovoprodotti (whole egg, yolk, albumen, 50% sweetened yolk) in 1kg bottles, alongside pastry preparations including gluten-free products, powder preparations, alcohol-free batters, toppings, and ready-made creams. Eggs are collected daily and delivered within 48 hours.

The go-to-market is sales-led with nationwide Italian coverage delivered through five entities (one commercial company, two production companies, and two related companies) and approximately 70 employees plus sales agents. Distribution channels include large-scale retail (GDO), small-medium industry, catering and collective catering, and resellers/laboratories. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue is not reported; the company is privately held with no institutional investors, M&A activity, or capital raises identified in the available data. The company appears stable and operationally mature rather than in an expansion phase, with the most recent documented product news dated mid-2020.

Name

Antiche Fattorie Marchigiana

Legal name

Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane S.r.l.

Website

https://antichefattoriemarchigiane.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane is a family-owned Italian company founded in 1947 that produces fresh eggs (Monaldi) and professional pasteurized egg products (Maxim) from over 500,000 laying hens via a fully integrated closed-cycle supply chain. It serves Italian retail, catering, and B2B professional users in pastry, ice cream, and food service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Egg Production and Processing

NAICS

Chicken Egg Production (112310)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Egg ingredient manufacturing (albumen, yolk solids, egg protein isolates/hydrolysates) (AFANAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Liquid egg processing (pasteurized whole/yolk/white) (AFANAHAB), Refrigerated Dairy & Eggs Wholesale (AFAIAHAH)

Keywords

• Fresh egg production
• Egg processing products
• Poultry farming
• Pasteurized egg products
• Animal feed manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Maria In Fabriago

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Eggs: Production and sale of fresh eggs under the Monaldi brand, including various categories: Bio (organic), A Terra (free-range), Pasta Gialla (yellow pasta eggs), and KM Zero (local Marche eggs)
2. Egg Products (Ovoprodotti): Processed egg products under the Maxim brand including pasteurized albumen, yolk, egg mix, and sweetened yolk, sold primarily to professionals in pastry, ice cream, and restaurant sectors
3. Professional Products and Preparations: Professional preparations including pastry products without gluten, paste aromas, powder preparations, alcohol-free batters, toppings, and ready-made creams for pastry and ice cream professionals

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane is an Italian egg production and processing company founded in 1947, operating a vertically integrated closed-cycle supply chain from animal feed manufacturing and laying hen breeding to packaging and distribution of fresh eggs and pasteurized egg products. It commercializes its products under two main brands: Monaldi for fresh eggs (organic, free-range, specialty, and KM Zero) and Maxim for professional pasteurized egg products and preparations serving pastry, ice cream, and restaurant professionals.

Product overview

Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane operates as a dual-brand egg and egg products company. The Monaldi brand focuses on fresh eggs with sub-categories including Bio (organic), A Terra (free-range), Pasta Gialla (specialty eggs with Marigold pigments for bright yellow yolks), and KM Zero (100% Marche regional eggs). The Maxim brand serves professionals in pastry, ice cream, and restaurant industries with pasteurized egg products including whole egg mixtures, egg yolk, sweetened yolk, and albumen, all in practical 1kg bottles. The company maintains a closed production cycle with integrated facilities under direct company control across Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Monaldi: Brand for fresh eggs, including sub-lines: Pasta Gialla (for pasta and sweets with natural pigmented feed), Bio (organic eggs from free-range farming), A Terra (free-range eggs from cage-free Italian farms), and KM Zero (100% Marche region eggs with reduced environmental impact).
• Maxim

Products and services

• Misto d'uovo (Maxim)

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily collection with delivery within 48 hours guarantees product freshness
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Combattenti & C. Italian egg and poultry producer with comparable product breadth across shell eggs and egg products for retail and foodservice channels — a direct domestic competitor in the Italian mid-market.
• Michelotti: Italian specialist in pasteurized egg products and ovoprodotti serving the same professional pastry, ice cream and foodservice customer base as the Maxim brand.
• Fattoria Roberti: Italian family-owned egg producer with integrated farming, packaging and distribution — operating in the same fresh egg and free-range/organic segments as Monaldi, with comparable scale and mid-sized producer positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Eurovo Group: Eurovo is the largest Italian egg producer and one of Europe's leading ovoprodotti manufacturers (owning brands Ovopel, Eurovo, etc.). The official contact email for Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane's GDPR notice is hosted on eurovo.com, indicating a likely group affiliation; even absent formal parent ownership, Eurovo is the most directly comparable national peer in shell eggs, pasteurized egg products and professional foodservice supply.
• Colussi Group: Italian packaged food major (Agnesi, Misura, Flora) active in adjacent bakery and professional pastry categories; an important indirect customer/partner for Maxim-style pasteurized egg ingredients.
• Veronesi Holding (AIA): Italian integrated poultry group producing shell eggs and prepared egg products under the AIA and Negroni brands; competes with both Monaldi retail eggs and Maxim professional products at scale.
• Granarolo: Italy's leading dairy group with a growing presence in adjacent categories including eggs and prepared/professional food products. Overlaps with Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane in HoReCa and B2B distribution relationships in Italy.
• Cargill (ovoprodotti / egg products division): Global food ingredients major with a sizeable pasteurized egg products and ovalbumin business. Competes with the Maxim line for industrial pastry and ice cream customers across Europe.

Regional players

• Avicola Berloni: Italian poultry and egg producer focused on central Italy, overlapping with Antiche Fattorie Marchigiane's Marche/Emilia-Romagna operational base and serving similar GDO and foodservice customers.

Emerging players

• Emmegi (ovoprodotti): Smaller Italian specialist in pasteurized egg products for foodservice and artisan producers — competes with Maxim in the same niche segment but at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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