Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l

What Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l does

Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l (trading as Egeria) is a privately held, family-owned Italian mineral water producer founded in 1948 and headquartered in Rome. The company extracts and bottles medium-mineral-content water (fixed residue 646 mg/L, with calcium, magnesium, potassium, and fluorine) from a single protected volcanic-origin spring in the Caffarella Valley within Parco dell'Appia Antica, where the source has been documented since ancient Roman times. Core product lines comprise Glass formats (50/75/100cl, including returnable options for HORECA), PET formats (50/100/150cl for household use), and the 2021-launched R-PET eco-friendly line (30% recycled PET, 50cl). The company distributes through three primary channels: 400 public fountains at the spring enabling direct-to-consumer fill-ups, GDO retail chains (Carrefour, Conad, Coop, Esselunga, Metro, Auchan, and regional chains), and HORECA accounts using glass formats across central Italy and abroad.

The business model is straightforward product revenue from bottled water and ancillary Italian food/beverage items, sold through retail and foodservice channels without subscription or licensing mechanics. Operations leverage a modern, source-adjacent bottling plant, a photovoltaic system covering 25% of facility consumption, and 24/7 bottling to support a 'fresh-bottled' positioning. Beyond water, since roughly 2020-2021 the company has added soft drinks (Aranciata, Chinotto, Spuma, Gassosa), aperitifs (Non-Alcoholic Aperitif, Red Bitter), and an Egeria Box assortment of organic honey, artisan pasta, craft beer (Egeria Keller), prosecco, and extra virgin olive oil produced in partnership with five named artisan partners. Marketing emphasizes the 2000-year heritage, the unique mineral profile, and sustainability credentials, supported by ISO 9001:2015 certification, the 2017 iTQi Superior Taste Award (3 Gold Stars), and an academic quality-validation partnership with Sapienza University of Rome. The company remains under Mari-family control with no external funding, no M&A history, and a small headcount footprint relative to its distribution scale.

Name

Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l

Legal name

Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l

Website

https://egeria.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l (Egeria) is a family-owned Italian mineral water producer founded in 1948, extracting medium-mineral volcanic-origin water from a protected spring in Rome's Parco dell'Appia Antica and distributing it through 400 on-site fountains, major Italian GDO retailers, and HORECA accounts across central Italy and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bottled Mineral Water

NAICS

Bottled Water Manufacturing (312112), Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing (31211)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAFACAB

Mineral Water Bottling (Naturally Mineral)

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Bottled Water & Mineral Water Production

Keywords

• Bottled mineral water
• Natural effervescent water
• Glass bottled water
• Recycled PET packaging
• Italian mineral water

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome, Lazio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mineral Water Sales: Bottled still, natural effervescent, and sparkling mineral water sold through retail (PET and glass formats), HORECA (glass formats), and direct-to-consumer at source. Core revenue stream from water products in multiple formats: 50cl, 75cl, 100cl glass; 50cl, 100cl, 150cl PET; R-PET 50cl eco-friendly line.
2. Soft Drinks and Beverages: Soft drinks line including Aranciata, Chinotto, Spuma, and Gassosa in 20cl glass format. Aperitif line including Non-Alcoholic Aperitif and Red Bitter in 10cl glass format, sold in 6-bottle clusters.
3. Ancillary Food Products: Additional products including organic honey from park bees, craft beer brewed with Egeria water, pasta made from durum wheat and Egeria spring water, prosecco from partner winery, and olive oil. Sold through Egeria Box collections.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l produces and bottles mineral water from the volcanic-origin Egeria Spring in Rome's Caffarella Valley, offering still, natural effervescent, and sparkling variants in glass (50/75/100 cl), PET (50/100/150 cl), and eco-friendly R-PET (50 cl) formats. Beyond water, the company sells a complementary line of Italian food and beverages including traditional soft drinks (Aranciata, Chinotto, Spuma, Gassosa), aperitifs, organic honey, pasta made with Egeria water, craft beer, Prosecco, and extra virgin olive oil through the Egeria Box collection.

Product overview

Acqua Santa di Roma S.r.l operates as a mineral water and beverage company producing Egeria-branded products. The core offerings consist of mineral water in three packaging lines: Glass Line (premium for food service), PET Line (for everyday household use), and R-PET Line (eco-friendly recycled packaging). The water is classified as medium mineral water sourced from the Egeria Spring in Rome's Caffarella Valley. Beyond water, the company has expanded into complementary Italian food and beverage products including soft drinks (Aranciata, Chinotto, Spuma, Gassosa), aperitifs, organic honey, artisan pasta made with Egeria water, craft beer (Egeria Keller), Prosecco, and extra virgin olive oil. The company distributes through retail chains across central Italy and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Egeria Glass Line Premium Egeria mineral water in glass bottles designed for fine dining and food service establishments. Available in 50 cl, 75 cl, and 100 cl formats, featuring white glass for maximum transparency and original labels with screw caps. Sold in both disposable and returnable formats through HORECA channels.
• Egeria PET Line Lightweight, resistant, and practical plastic water bottles of Egeria mineral water for everyday household use and informal food service. Available in 50 cl, 100 cl, and 150 cl formats, designed for office, gym, and daily household consumption, sold through GDO retail chains.
• Egeria R-PET Green Line Eco-friendly Egeria mineral water bottles made from 30% recycled polyethylene terephthalate, representing the company's environmental sustainability initiative. Available in 50 cl format for still and natural effervescent varieties, packaged in clusters of 24 bottles with paper labels.
• Egeria Soft Drinks Line Traditional Italian soft drinks made with Egeria water, including Aranciata, Chinotto, Spuma, and Gassosa, prepared with natural ingredients and authentic flavors. Available in 20 cl glass bottles.
• Egeria Aperitif Line Classic non-alcoholic aperitif beverages including Non-Alcoholic Aperitif and Red Bitter, designed for sharing during relaxation moments at home or at the bar. Packaged in 10 cl glass bottles in clusters of 6.
• Miele Biologico Egeria (Organic Honey) Biological multi-floral honey produced from approximately 300,000 bees hosted on the hills of Parco Egeria, in collaboration with Azienda Agricola Melissa Montis. Sold through Egeria Box collections.
• Pasta Egeria Premium pasta crafted from highly selected durum wheat semolina, mixed with water from the Egeria spring, processed by Pastificio Lagano using exclusively artisanal methods. Marketed as the pasta of Rome.
• Birra Artigianale Egeria Keller Artisanal Keller-style craft beer produced exclusively using Egeria spring water as it flows from the source, combining the spring's mineral salts with malt and hops.
• Prosecco Egeria Doc Treviso Extra Dry Doc Treviso Extra Dry prosecco produced in collaboration with Azienda Agricola Moletto, with delicate and elegant perlage and a dry finish. Suitable as an aperitif or throughout a meal.
• Olio EVO Egeria (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) Extra virgin olive oil produced in collaboration with Cepparotti company, featuring fresh, intense, and fruity characteristics. Decanted until complete maturation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30%+ energy consumption reduction since 2016
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ColdiretticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for organizing Campagna Amica farmers markets at Parco Egeria. Local producers and conscious consumers meet to buy/sell local organic and km0 products.
• Azienda Agricola Melissa MontisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for organic honey production using approximately 300,000 bees hosted on the hills of Parco Egeria.
• Pastificio LaganominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for producing Egeria Pasta made from selected durum wheat semolina, worked with Egeria spring water using exclusively artisanal methods.
• Azienda Agricola MolettominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Egeria Prosecco, a Doc Treviso Extra Dry produced in partnership with the Moletto winery.
• CepparottiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Egeria Extra Virgin Olive Oil, selecting the best local olives for fresh, intense, fruity oil.
• La Sapienza University of RomecoreTechnology or IntegrationWater quality analysis conducted by the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases at Sapienza University of Rome, demonstrating transparency and quality of Egeria mineral water.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lurisia: Italian mineral water producer founded in 1941 in Piedmont, family-owned (Bono family). Highly comparable to Egeria: small-scale, heritage-branded premium mineral water with a parallel line of traditional Italian soft drinks (Aranciata, Chinotto, Gassosa) and an artisanal food/gift portfolio. Closest direct peer in concept and scale.
• Galvanina: Italian mineral water and organic soft drink producer from Rimini with deep heritage (founded 1900). Directly comparable business model: natural mineral water, traditional Italian soft drinks (organic certified), and premium HORECA positioning with similar sustainability commitments.
• Ferrarelle: Italian natural mineral water from Campania, family-controlled and the largest independent Italian mineral water producer. Directly comparable as a traditional Italian sparkler with heritage brand equity, multi-format distribution, and HORECA focus - just at substantially larger scale than Egeria.
• Uliveto: Italian natural sparkling mineral water from Monte Pisano in Tuscany, marketed for digestive health benefits. Directly comparable as a traditional Italian sparkling mineral water competing in the same HORECA and retail channels with a heritage health claim comparable to Egeria's mineral profile messaging.

Broad incumbents

• Bisleri: Italy's most iconic bottled water brand, originally founded in 1881 and currently owned by the Italian Salina Group. Although Bisleri targets a mass-market still water position, its brand heritage, national distribution dominance, and Italian provenance positioning make it a structural incumbent competitor for Egeria's central-Italy distribution territory.
• San Pellegrino (Nestlé Waters): Iconic premium Italian sparkling mineral water, now owned by Nestlé Waters Italy. Operates in the same premium HORECA and retail channel that Egeria targets, but with global distribution, marketing budgets orders of magnitude larger, and the supporting Nestlé portfolio of water, soft drinks, and food brands.
• Perrier (Nestlé Waters): Premium French sparkling mineral water owned by Nestlé Waters. Targets the same premium HORECA and natural sparkling water consumer as Egeria's natural effervescent offering, and competes in the international import segment that Egeria's foreign-market distribution ambitions aim at.
• Rocchetta (Nestlé Waters): Italian still mineral water from Umbria, owned by Nestlé Waters Italy. Directly competing mid-tier Italian mineral water with national retail distribution that Egeria must displace or differentiate against in central-Italy supermarket listings.
• Acqua Panna (Nestlé Waters): Italian still spring water from Tuscany, also part of the Nestlé Waters Italy portfolio. Comparable provenance-led premium positioning (Tuscan estate heritage), national and international HORECA presence, and competes directly for retail shelf and restaurant accounts with Egeria in Italy.
• Levissima (Nestlé Waters): Italian still mineral water from Valtellina, owned by Nestlé Waters Italy. Comparable alpine-source provenance marketing, broad national distribution, and competes in the same retail and HORECA channels as Egeria with substantially greater scale and marketing investment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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