Il Tartufo

What Il Tartufo does

Il Tartufo is a family-owned Italian food business founded in 2000 and headquartered at Minderbroerstraat 2 in the historic center of Delft, Netherlands. It operates a single-location, multi-format concept that combines three core offerings under one brand: a delicatessen retail shop selling artisanal products (cheeses, cured meats, and other specialties) sourced from small Italian family businesses; a traiteur counter with freshly prepared pasta, vegetable, and meat dishes sold for takeaway; and an osteria providing dine-in service featuring Italian antipasti, panini, and pasta dishes. The business is a subsidiary of Qualitalia, the Italian food consultancy and quality mark established in 1999 by owner Fabio Cappellano, a recognized 'Italian Cuisine Master Chef' with 25+ years of experience promoting authentic Italian cuisine.

The company extends this core footprint through two commercial adjacencies: a catering service (Servizio di Gastronomia) for events ranging from 15-person private dinners to 1,000-guest celebrations, and a WooCommerce-based online webshop supporting daily fresh-meal ordering with store pickup or local delivery in the Delft region. A seasonal Kerstshop (Christmas Shop) and a year-round gift-package line (Cadeaupakketten at €50/€75/€100) provide additional revenue vectors, while organic social channels (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook) drive community engagement. Technology is conventional and off-the-shelf — WooCommerce for e-commerce, a Phoenix-based website, and IENS.nl integration for online reservations — with no proprietary AI, data assets, or custom platform components.

Il Tartufo generates revenue through transaction-fee-based streams: retail delicatessen sales, osteria dine-in, traiteur counter takeaway, webshop online orders, and quote-based catering services. Pricing is unit-based for menu items (€23.95–€94.95) and gift packages, while catering is quote-driven. The customer base is dominated by individual consumers in the Delft region, with event catering serving private and corporate clients on an ad-hoc basis. There is no disclosed external institutional investment, no funding rounds, and no public revenue disclosure; ownership remains concentrated with the Cappellano family and the Qualitalia parent structure.

Name

Il Tartufo

Legal name

Il Tartufo

Website

https://iltartufo.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Il Tartufo operates a single-location Italian delicatessen, traiteur, and osteria in Delft, Netherlands, serving individual consumers and event clients with artisanal products, freshly prepared meals, dine-in service, catering for 15–1,000 guests, and an online webshop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian delicatessen and osteria dining

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic Grocery + Butcher/Bakery/Hot Bar (Integrated Service Counters) (CRAHAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mediterranean/Greek/Italian/Spanish Grocery Stores (CRAHAFAJ)

Keywords

• Italian delicatessen
• Freshly prepared meals
• Italian catering services
• Artisanal cheese and meats
• Italian gift packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Delft

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail delicatessen sales: Sale of artisanal Italian products including cheeses, cured meats, and other delicatessen items sourced from small Italian family businesses through the physical storefront
2. Osteria dining service: Dine-in restaurant service offering Italian antipasti, panini, pasta dishes and other Italian meals at the restaurant location
3. Traiteur counter service: Freshly prepared meals including pasta, vegetable and meat dishes sold over the counter for takeaway
4. Webshop online ordering: Online ordering system for fresh meals, products and gift packages with store pickup or local delivery in the Delft region
5. Catering services: Custom Italian catering for events ranging from 15 to 1000 guests, including antipasti platters, pasta dishes, meat and fish dishes, and desserts

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Il Tartufo is a single-location Italian food business in Delft combining a delicatessen shop (artisanal cheeses, cured meats, and specialties from small Italian family businesses), a traiteur counter (freshly prepared daily pasta, vegetable and meat dishes), and an osteria (dine-in Italian antipasti, panini, pasta). It supplements these with catering for events of 15-1000 guests, an online webshop, a seasonal Christmas webshop, and curated Italian gift packages at €50, €75, and €100 price points.

Product overview

Il Tartufo operates as a single unified Italian food business combining three core offerings: a delicatessen (selling artisanal products from Italian family businesses), a traiteur (freshly prepared meals counter), and an osteria (dine-in restaurant). Supporting these are a catering service for events of 15-1000 guests, an online webshop for fresh meal orders, and a seasonal Christmas shop. The business is affiliated with the Qualitalia quality certification mark. Products include Italian foods across categories: antipasti, pasta, meat, fish, desserts, beverages, and gift packages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Delicatessen

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• QualitaliacoreOthers · 1 January 1999Qualitalia is a quality seal and Italian Food Consultancy founded by Fabio Cappellano, Il Tartufo's owner. It bundles more than 25 years of experience with a unique network of specialists and producers in Italy, Netherlands, Australia and Dubai. Fabio Cappellano is a recognized 'Italian Cuisine Master Chef' and advisor on Italian gastronomy. The partnership provides Il Tartufo with the Qualitalia quality certification for authentic Italian cuisine.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Dille & Kamille: Dutch specialty retail chain offering curated food and lifestyle goods, including Mediterranean and Italian-inspired pantry items. Comparable as a regional specialty retailer with a similar curated, provenance-focused merchandising approach.
• Meyer & Benoit Catering: Dutch premium catering company offering custom event catering across corporate and private occasions. Comparable to Il Tartufo's catering service in B2B event execution and Dutch-local delivery model.
• Le Perron: Dutch traiteur and catering provider serving the regional market with freshly prepared meals and event catering. Directly comparable to Il Tartufo's traiteur counter and event catering (15-1000 guest) operations.
• Stach: Dutch specialty food retail chain with locations offering fresh meals, deli items, and curated groceries. Comparable as a multi-channel Dutch specialty food retailer combining grab-and-go with premium product curation.

Broad incumbents

• Albert Heijn: Largest Dutch supermarket chain with a prominent premium and Italian private-label assortment. Represents the mainstream grocery competition that commoditizes artisanal Italian product categories Il Tartufo depends on for differentiation.
• Eataly: Global Italian marketplace combining retail, restaurant, and cooking school under one roof. While operating at much larger scale, its integrated retail-plus-dining Italian food concept mirrors Il Tartufo's combined delicatessen/osteria model.

Direct peers

• Italian Food Concepts: Netherlands-based operator of Italian-themed food retail and restaurant concepts. Comparable as a Dutch market peer running integrated Italian food retail and dining experiences.
• De Veldkeuken: Dutch meal-prep/traiteur concept offering freshly prepared daily meals over the counter. Closely comparable to Il Tartufo's traiteur service in format, customer use case, and Dutch-local market positioning.
• La Dolce Vita: Italian delicatessen and specialty food retailer operating in the Netherlands with a similar mix of artisanal Italian groceries, prepared meals, and dining. Directly comparable to Il Tartufo's integrated delicatessen/traiteur/osteria concept.
• Passato Delicatessen: Dutch-based Italian delicatessen offering artisanal cheeses, cured meats, and prepared Italian specialties. Closely comparable to Il Tartufo's delicatessen assortment and Italian artisanal product positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/iltartufodelft
• Instagraminstagram.com/iltartufodelft
• TikToktiktok.com/@iltartufodelft
• Xx.com/iltartufodelft
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iltartufodelft

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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