ITALFREDDO S.r.l.

What ITALFREDDO S.r.l. does

ITALFREDDO S.r.l. is a privately-held Italian cold chain logistics provider founded in 2011 and headquartered in Formignana (Ferrara). The company operates an integrated frozen-food logistics offering spanning three product lines: Trasporti Refrigerati (refrigerated transport maintaining temperatures below -18°C using refrigerated trucks monitored by thermo-recorders and GPS tele-surveillance), Magazzino/Stoccaggio (cold storage warehousing at -25°C to -30°C with voice-picking order preparation), and Logistica Industriale Alimentare (industrial food logistics including transport document management and inventory accounting across the national territory). Service quality is supported by IFS Logistics certification (since October 2018) and BIO organic facility certification (since February 2020), with compliance to ATP international food transport regulations.

The company's primary customer base is the Italian Grande Distribuzione Organizzata (Large Retail Chains), with secondary exposure to food producers and manufacturers. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts; lead capture occurs through a website quote request form and direct phone/email outreach. Distribution and marketing rely on educational content marketing via the company blog and news sections rather than paid digital campaigns. The company is affiliated with Cofritrans Service Srl, a related entity in the same business group specializing in broader low-temperature transport, and is a member of the FAI Service transport operators' association.

Revenue is generated through four streams: refrigerated transport (transaction-fee per shipment), warehouse and storage services (managed services), picking and order preparation (managed services), and logistics administration (professional services for documentation and inventory accounting). Technology differentiation rests on multi-temperature refrigerated cells, eutectic plates for energy-efficient cold retention, voice-picking for warehouse productivity, and continuous temperature/position monitoring — none of which are AI-based. The company operates with a lean headcount of 5 employees, suggesting an asset-light or owner-operated model, and has no public revenue disclosure, no funding rounds, and no public listing.

Name

ITALFREDDO S.r.l.

Legal name

Italfreddo Srl

Website

https://italfreddo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Italfreddo S.r.l., founded 2011 in Formignana, Italy, provides integrated cold chain logistics for frozen foods — refrigerated transport below -18°C, cold storage warehousing, and order picking — primarily serving Italy's Grande Distribuzione (Large Retail Chains).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics for Frozen Foods

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (424420), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Goods Transport (Deep-Frozen) (TLADAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Food Cold Storage (TLALABAB), Cold Chain Fulfillment & Pick-Pack (E-grocery/D2C) (TLALABAL), Frozen Foods Distribution (CRAOABAI)

Keywords

• Cold chain logistics
• Refrigerated transport
• Frozen food storage
• Temperature-controlled distribution
• Food logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Formignana

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Refrigerated Transport Services: Transportation of frozen food products using refrigerated trucks that maintain temperatures below -18°C, monitored through thermo-recorders and GPS tracking.
2. Warehouse and Storage Services: Storage and inventory management of frozen foods in refrigerated warehouses, including stock management and administrative handling.
3. Picking and Order Preparation: Order picking services for frozen food products with voice-guided picking technology, integrated with warehouse management.
4. Logistics Administration: Administrative services including issuance and management of transport documents, delivery notes, and warehouse inventory accounting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Italfreddo provides end-to-end cold chain logistics for frozen foods in Italy, combining temperature-controlled transport (trucks maintained below -18°C), refrigerated warehousing (storage at -25°C to -30°C with order picking), and industrial food logistics administration (transport document management and inventory accounting). Services are delivered to large retail distribution customers nationwide using thermo-recorders and GPS tracking to ensure cold chain integrity.

Product overview

Italfreddo S.r.l. is a frozen food logistics and transport company founded in 2011, operating a unified service offering centered on three integrated capabilities: Refrigerated Transport (Trasporti Refrigerati), Cold Storage Warehousing (Magazzino/Stoccaggio), and Industrial Food Logistics (Logistica Industriale Alimentare). The company operates state-of-the-art refrigerated trucks maintaining temperatures below -18°C, temperature-controlled storage facilities at -25°C to -30°C, and offers comprehensive logistics management including picking operations. Services are delivered through thermo-recording monitoring and GPS tele-surveillance technology to ensure cold chain integrity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trasporti Refrigerati (Refrigerated Transport) Refrigerated transport service for frozen foods using state-of-the-art refrigerated trucks (camion frigoriferi) that maintain temperatures consistently below -18°C, ensuring full cold chain compliance. Transport is monitored through thermo-recorders and GPS tele-surveillance systems. Targeted at large retail chains and food producers requiring nationwide Italy delivery.
• Magazzino/Stoccaggio (Cold Storage Warehousing) Complete cold storage and warehousing services for frozen foods, including specialized storage and order picking operations. Storage temperatures maintained between -25°C and -30°C. Designed for food producers and retailers requiring frozen product inventory management with voice-guided picking for order preparation.
• Logistica Industriale Alimentare (Industrial Food Logistics) Industrial food logistics services managing distribution across the national territory, including administrative and accounting management of warehouse inventory, handling of transport documents, delivery notes, and accompanying documentation. Targeted at food producers and large retail chains requiring end-to-end logistics administration alongside transport and storage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Temperature consistently maintained below -18°C throughout transport
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FAI ServiceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2016FAI Service is the partner association for auto-transport operators. Italfreddo S.r.l. and Cofritrans Service Srl are members of the FAI Service association. This partnership provides networking and representation within the Italian transport and logistics industry.
• Cofritrans Service SrlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Cofritrans Service Srl is a related company also specializing in frozen food logistics. Founded in 2004 by the Mazzullo brothers in Fiscaglia (FE), it operates in low-temperature controlled transport (-20°C and fresh), with experience spanning generations. The company provides logistics, storage, and distribution of frozen food products nationwide and internationally. Both Italfreddo and Cofritrans Service are part of the same business group.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics: European specialist in automated, energy-efficient cold storage with sites serving major food retailers and producers. Competes for the same GDO and frozen-food producer accounts as Italfreddo but with highly automated, larger-scale facilities.
• STEF Italia: Italian arm of French-listed STEF Group, one of Europe's largest temperature-controlled logistics specialists. Competes with Italfreddo for Italian GDO cold-chain contracts, but operates a much wider European network and broader service portfolio.
• Lineage Logistics: World's largest temperature-controlled warehousing REIT with European operations including Italy. Overlaps with Italfreddo on cold storage for frozen food, but operates at vastly greater scale and across multiple geographies.
• XPO Logistics / GXO Logistics (Cold Chain): Large global contract logistics operators with temperature-controlled food distribution capabilities in Italy and Europe. Compete for the same Italian GDO and food manufacturer accounts as Italfreddo but with a much broader contract logistics offering.
• DHL Cold Chain (Life Sciences & Food): Global integrator offering temperature-controlled transport and warehousing for food and pharma in Italy and globally. Overlaps with Italfreddo on frozen food cold-chain services as part of a much broader 3PL portfolio.

Regional players

• Frigoscandia: Northern European cold-chain logistics provider serving food retailers and producers across Scandinavia and northern Europe. Similar integrated frozen transport + storage model to Italfreddo, but geographically focused on Nordic markets rather than Italy.

Direct peers

• Brivio & Viganò: Long-established Italian refrigerated transport and logistics provider specialising in temperature-controlled distribution for retail and food-service channels. Comparable in serving Italian large retail chains with multi-temperature refrigerated transport and warehousing.
• Cofritrans Service Srl: Sister company within the same Mazzullo family group, founded 2004 in Fiscaglia, providing low-temperature controlled transport (-20°C) and frozen food logistics nationwide. Operates in the same product category, target customer base (Italian GDO and food producers), and business model as Italfreddo, making it the closest directly comparable peer.
• Eurofrigo: Italian refrigerated transport and cold storage operator serving the food retail and food manufacturing sectors with national coverage. Directly comparable in product offering (frozen transport + storage), customer type (Italian GDO and food producers), and temperature-controlled logistics model.

Emerging players

• Number 1 Logistics Group: Italian third-party logistics provider with refrigerated transport capabilities serving food retail and producers. Comparable mid-sized Italian peer with overlapping cold-chain service portfolio and similar GDO customer focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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