GINOS

What GINOS does

Ginos S.r.l. is an Italian B2B specialty food producer founded in 1997 and headquartered in Rovereto, Trentino, with a dedicated production facility in Puglia for vegetable processing. The company manufactures and distributes over 500 specialty food products organized across 16 product lines, including artichokes, forest mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, olives, ragùs, pestos, seafood, mustards, desserts, soups, and the premium Cuor d'Orto handcrafted glass jar sub-brand. Products are packaged in cans, glass jars, pouches, and portion-controlled formats designed for professional kitchen workflows.

The company operates a dedicated R&D center, in-house quality control laboratory, and automated logistics infrastructure housed within a 10,000 m² headquarters, supported by a Gastronomic Academy training facility and a permanent showroom restaurant for client demonstrations. Core technology consists of food processing and preservation techniques for canned goods, glass jar preparations, and pre-portioned packages rather than software or AI-driven systems. Quality is certified under UNI EN ISO 22000.

Ginos generates revenue exclusively through B2B sales of specialty food products to professional food service operators, with no retail or consumer channel. Distribution is executed through a network of 48 sales agents and 18 distributors across Italy, supplemented by export distribution to 17 international markets. The customer base of over 3,000 operators spans restaurants, pizzerias, hotels, caterers, gastronomy shops, butcher shops, bakeries, food wholesalers, franchise chains, breweries/bars, and mountain refuges. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on standard B2B terms within the Italian food service channel.

Name

GINOS

Legal name

Ginos S.r.l.

Website

https://ginos.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ginos S.r.l. is an Italian B2B specialty food producer manufacturing over 500 Italian food products across 16 lines for 3,000+ professional food service operators in 17 countries via a 48-agent and 18-distributor domestic channel plus export distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Manufacturing (Food Service Ingredients)

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Pesto, Cooking Pastes & Concentrated Flavor Bases Manufacturing (AFAKADAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spreads, Sweeteners & Syrups (Jam, Honey, Nut Butters, Maple) (CRADAAAC), Salad Dressings & Vinaigrettes Manufacturing (AFAKADAC)

Keywords

• Italian specialty foods
• Food service ingredients
• B2B food distribution
• Specialty food manufacturer
• Restaurant ready-to-use products

Headquarters

HQ city

Rovereto

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Food Service Product Sales: Sale of over 500 specialty food products to professional food service operators including restaurants, hotels, pizzerias, catering companies, and food wholesalers. Products include ready-to-use preparations, semi-finished ingredients, and finished dishes in various packaging formats (cans, glass jars, pouches).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ginos S.r.l. manufactures and distributes over 500 specialty Italian food products — including canned goods, glass-jar preparations, portion-controlled packages, ready-to-use sauces, ragùs, pestos, seafood, vegetables, mushrooms, and desserts — exclusively to professional food service operators (restaurants, pizzerias, hotels, caterers, butchers, bakeries, food wholesalers, franchises, breweries/bars, and mountain refuges). The company sells through 48 agents and 18 distributors throughout Italy and via international export channels reaching 17 countries, supported by an in-house R&D center, quality control laboratory, automated logistics, and a showroom restaurant.

Product overview

GINOS is an Italian food service company offering over 500 specialty food products for professional restaurants and hospitality businesses. The product portfolio is organized into 16 product lines: Il dolce momento (desserts and sweet preparations), La mostarda artigianale (artisan mustards), Il mare in tavola (seafood), Le grancreme-Pesti-Patè (gourmet spreads), I ragù speciali (slow-cooked sauces), I funghi del bosco (forest mushrooms), I carciofi pugliesi (artichokes), I pomodori rossa passione (tomato specialties), Le cipolle da campo (onion products), I peperoni dal fresco (peppers), Le olive sfiziose (olives), Le verdure dell'orto (vegetables), Salse & Snacks, In cucina (kitchen essentials), Zuppe e pietanze (soups and dishes), and Cuor d'Orto (premium handcrafted line). The company operates primarily in Italy's Trentino region with facilities spanning 10,000 m², serving 3,000 clients across 17 countries through 48 agents and 18 distributors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cuor d'Orto: A line of glass jar products for authentic handmade specialties featuring traditional recipes, genuine ingredients, and innovative preparations dedicated to gourmet lovers of good food and great Italian cuisine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplying over 3,000 food service operators with 500+ product references
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Barilla: Global Italian food giant with a substantial food service business (Barilla Professional) covering pasta, sauces, pestos, and bakery. Sets the competitive ceiling for Italian food service specialty manufacturers like GINOS.
• Rana (Giovanni Rana): Italian food manufacturer best known for fresh pasta, with broader sauces, gnocchi, and ready-meal offerings for retail and food service. Competes in B2B Italian specialties and benefits from similar food service channels.
• Cirio: Iconic Italian food brand with broad portfolio of canned tomatoes, sauces, vegetables, and ready meals. Cirio is a much larger incumbent in the same canned/preserved Italian food service category that GINOS operates in.
• De Cecco: Large Italian pasta and food manufacturer with a growing food service division. Overlaps with GINOS in the Italian HoReCa specialty channel and complements GINOS's pasta-adjacent offerings (sauces, pestos, olive oils).

Direct peers

• Conserve Italia: Italian agricultural cooperative producing canned vegetables, sauces, juices, and ready meals under brands like Cirio, Valfrutta, and Yoga. A direct competitor in B2B canned/preserved Italian food service.
• Mutti: Italian premium tomato-based product manufacturer (sauces, passata, ketchup) serving both retail and food service across Europe. Mutti is a direct comparator in preserved vegetable and Italian sauce categories that GINOS competes in.
• Saclà: Italian manufacturer of pestos, sauces, antipasti, and ready-to-use preparations for retail and food service. Saclà directly competes in the pesto/spread/sauce subcategories that anchor GINOS's grancreme and sauces lines.

Emerging players

• Valley (Valley Italia / Valle Agricola): Italian producer of preserved vegetables, legumes, and ready-to-use vegetable preparations for food service. Comparable as a B2B-focused specialty Italian preserved-vegetable manufacturer with overlapping customer segments.
• Calve (F.lli De Cecco / Italiaso): Smaller Italian food manufacturer specializing in pesto, sauces, and condiments for HoReCa and retail. Direct overlap with GINOS in pestos and pesto/cooking paste categories, smaller scale but similarly consumer-trend focused.

Regional players

• Auricchio: Italian producer of provolone and other cheeses with related specialty food lines (cream cheeses, sauces). Comparable as an Italian food manufacturer with food service penetration and similar product line structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ginossrlIT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ginossrl
• Instagraminstagram.com/ginossrl
• Xx.com/Ginos_es

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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