Farmacentro Servizi e Logistica

What Farmacentro Servizi e Logistica does

Farmacentro Servizi e Logistica Società Cooperativa is an Italian pharmaceutical wholesaler-distributor organized as a cooperative (Società Cooperativa), headquartered in Perugia with its main administrative/logistics hub in Jesi (Ancona). Founded in 2009 through the paritarian merger of two historic regional cooperatives — SAF Jesi and UMBRAFARM Perugia — the company supplies medicines and parapharmaceuticals to approximately 1,400 retail points of sale across 8 Italian regions (Abruzzo, Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Umbria, Toscana, Veneto, Lombardia). The customer base comprises 1,208 member pharmacies (Farmacie Socie), 325 network pharmacies (Farmacie Rete), plus dispensaries, para-pharmacies, and health stores. Daily operations include roughly 2,000 deliveries covering 40,000+ kilometers, drawing from an assortment of approximately 40,000 product references on daily order and 90,000 homeopathy and phytotherapy references.

The operating model is built around three logistics hubs (Bologna, Jesi, Perugia), a fleet of approximately 142 delivery personnel, a customer service front office handling over 1,500 contacts per day, and the PharmaWeb online portal providing real-time visibility of orders, offers, price lists, and documents. Specialized logistics capabilities include narcotics distribution, gluten-free product handling, festive-day service, and a double daily-delivery cycle. Quality is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (renewed 17 May 2019). Product adjacencies include in-pharmacy services — Servizi in Farmacia — delivered through partnerships such as Caresmed (bone densitometry ultrasound for osteoporosis prevention) and educational campaigns on chronic pain awareness.

As a cooperative, Farmacentro operates without a profit motive, reinvesting surplus into member services and pricing. Revenue is generated through pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical distribution; no external pricing data is publicly disclosed. The company distributes products from major pharmaceutical principals including Zentiva, Sandoz, Teva, Mylan (Viatris), DOC Generici, EG (Egilab), and Towa/Pensapharma. Leadership is provided by President Stefano Golinelli (since June 2018), Vice President Vicario Claudio Falini, and Vice President Ruggero Golinelli. Owned entirely by member pharmacies with no parent company or external investors, the cooperative is structurally constrained in growth by member recruitment and throughput per member, favoring stability and incremental service expansion over aggressive scaling.

Name

Farmacentro Servizi e Logistica

Legal name

Farmacentro Servizi e Logistica Società Cooperativa

Website

https://farmacentro.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Farmacentro Servizi e Logistica is an Italian pharmaceutical distribution cooperative serving roughly 1,400 member and network pharmacies across 8 regions via three logistics hubs, offering double daily delivery, ~40,000 SKUs, and the PharmaWeb ordering portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Perugia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Distribution: Distribution of medicines and parapharmaceuticals to approximately 1,400 pharmacy points of sale including member pharmacies, dispensaries, para-pharmacies and health stores. Operates as a cooperative without profit motive with all surplus reinvested into member services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Farmacentro Servizi e Logistica is a cooperative pharmacy wholesaler-distributor serving central Italy. Founded in 2009 from the merger of SAF Jesi and UMBRAFARM Perugia, it operates a core logistics and distribution platform (Logistics and Distribution Services) that supplies approximately 1,400 retail points across 8 regions. The offering is supplemented by PharmaWeb — a web portal for real-time order and document visibility — and a suite of in-pharmacy services (Servizi in Farmacia) including bone densitometry screening (M.O.C. ultrasound) and chronic pain awareness programs. A Customer Service front office handles over 1,500 daily contacts. The company operates three logistics hubs (Bologna, Jesi, Perugia) and a network of 1,208 member pharmacies plus 325 network pharmacies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PharmaWeb: Online portal providing complete visibility of orders, offers, price lists, and all documents for pharmacy members.
• Sandy
• Pilastri
• Piattaforma Accademy

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 product references available on daily order
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ZentivacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPharmaceutical company partner featured in Farmacentro's partner logo section. Zentiva specializes in generic pharmaceuticals distributed through pharmacy networks.
• Towa (Pensapharma)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPharmaceutical partner through Pensapharma, featuring Towa brand products in Farmacentro's distribution network.
• CodificoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner through Codifi initiative, featured in Farmacentro's partner ecosystem section.
• SandozcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor pharmaceutical company specializing in generic and biosimilar medicines. Sandoz products featured in educational materials and marketing campaigns on Farmacentro's platform.
• DOCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDOC Generici pharmaceutical company partner, part of Farmacentro's pharmaceutical distribution network.
• NetcommminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsorzio Netcomm member - Italian e-commerce consortium. Farmacentro listed as a member, indicating digital commerce and technology collaboration.
• TevacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal pharmaceutical company specializing in generic medicines, partner in Farmacentro's distribution network.
• EG (Egilab)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian pharmaceutical company (Egilab) partner in Farmacentro's distribution ecosystem.
• MylancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPharmaceutical company (now part of Viatris) partner in Farmacentro's distribution network.
• CaresmedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner company providing diagnostic and screening services. Farmacentro collaborates with Caresmed to offer bone densitometry ultrasound services in member pharmacies for osteoporosis prevention.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen): Global pharmaceutical distribution and services leader (rebranded from AmerisourceBergen in 2024). Comparable as a broad incumbent offering wholesale distribution, specialty distribution and manufacturer services — a benchmark for what scaled pharmaceutical distribution looks like.
• McKesson Corporation: Global pharmaceutical distribution and healthcare services leader, one of the largest pharma wholesalers in the world. Comparable as a broad incumbent in pharmaceutical distribution with extensive value-added services for pharmacies and manufacturers.
• Alliance Healthcare (Walgreens Boots Alliance): Pan-European pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor, parent of Comifar in Italy, part of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Operates wholesale, retail-pharmacy and pre-wholesale services across Europe — relevant as both a competitor and potential consolidation counterpart for Farmacentro.
• Cardinal Health: US-based global pharmaceutical and medical products distributor. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating large-scale pharma distribution with manufacturer, pharmacy and provider services.
• Phoenix Group: Europe's leading pharmaceutical distributor headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, operating across 27 countries. Comparable as a broad pharmaceutical distribution incumbent applying scale, manufacturer partnerships and pharmacy services at pan-European scope.

Emerging players

• Shop Apotheke Europe: European online pharmacy and pharmaceutical e-commerce platform operating across multiple EU markets. Comparable in the sense that it represents the digital channel shift that pressures Farmacentro's independent pharmacy customers' OTC and parapharmaceutical revenues.
• DocMorris (Zur Rose Group): European online pharmacy and mail-order pharmaceutical delivery operator with a growing Italian presence. Adjacent rather than direct — DocMorris competes for retail customer OTC/Rx demand, indirectly threatening the volumes of independent pharmacies that Farmacentro serves.

Direct peers

• SOFAR Distribuzione: Italian pharmaceutical distribution and retail-services company supplying independent pharmacies across Italy. Comparable to Farmacentro on B2B pharma distribution to independent pharmacy customers and supplementary in-pharmacy services.
• Comifar Distribuzione: Major Italian pharmaceutical distributor, part of the Alliance Healthcare Italy network, supplying pharmacies with broad pharma assortments and logistics services. Directly comparable on distribution scale, customer base (Italian pharmacies) and product breadth.
• Unico S.p.A. (Treviso): Italian pharmacy cooperative based in Treviso operating a pharmacy wholesaling and services network closely mirroring Farmacentro's member-owned distribution model across Northern Italy. Highly comparable on cooperative governance, member-pharmacy structure and Italian regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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