La Via Lattea Societa Cooperativa

Name

La Via Lattea Societa Cooperativa

Legal name

La Via Lattea

Website

https://lavialattea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Ice Cream Manufacturing

NAICS

Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (311520), Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (31152)

SIC

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024)

akta.pro primary industry

Gelato Manufacturing (AFAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food & Beverage DTC (CRAFACAD)

Keywords

• Artisan ice cream
• Private label manufacturing
• Organic frozen desserts
• Vegan gelato
• Italian gelato production

Headquarters

HQ city

Casperia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Label Manufacturing: B2B manufacturing service where La Via Lattea produces artisanal ice cream under client brands. Offers conventional, organic, vegan options with flexible production capabilities and comprehensive packaging solutions. Core business focused on premium metal tin packaging for gourmet retailers.
2. Own Brand Product Sales: Sales of company's own branded premium ice cream products through retail channels including gourmet supermarkets across Europe. Product lines include Premium, Naturice, Veganice, Cremeria dei Monti Sabini, and Fantastick.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Via Lattea Societa Cooperativa is an Italian cooperative based in Casperia, founded in 1989, that manufactures artisanal organic ice cream and gelato products. It is the first producer of packaged organic ice cream in Italy and operates both private label manufacturing for European gourmet retailers and its own brand product lines including organic, vegan, and premium variants.

Product overview

La Via Lattea is an artisanal Italian ice cream company established in 1989, recognized as the pioneers of organic packaged ice cream in Italy. The company operates as a cooperative (Società Cooperativa) and offers a portfolio of five distinct sub-brands: Premium (luxury tin-packaged premium ingredients), Naturice (the first organic ice cream since 1989 with biodegradable packaging), Veganice (almond-based vegan organic ice cream), Cremeria dei Monti Sabini (km0 organic ice cream from Lazio milk), and Fantastick (handmade fruit sorbets on sticks). Additionally, the company offers Private Label manufacturing services for third-party brands. All products emphasize organic certification, high-quality DOP/IGP ingredients, and Italian artisanal traditions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Premium: Premium quality ice cream dressed in luxury metal tin packaging, featuring ingredients such as Piemonte IGP hazelnuts, DOP Bronte pistachio, Madagascar vanilla, and buffalo milk from Amaseno.
• Naturice
• Veganice
• Cremeria dei Monti Sabini
• Fantastick

Products and services

• Premium Premium artisanal ice cream line offered by La Via Lattea for gourmet retail and own-brand distribution.
• Naturice Organic ice cream line from La Via Lattea, certified organic and aligned with the company's heritage as the first producer of packaged organic ice cream in Italy.
• Veganice Plant-based/vegan ice cream line from La Via Lattea, targeting consumers seeking dairy-free frozen desserts with Italian artisanal quality.
• Cremeria dei Monti Sabini Regional artisanal ice cream line tied to the Monti Sabini area in Italy, sold under the La Via Lattea portfolio.
• Fantastick Named branded ice cream product offered by La Via Lattea as part of its wider assortment.
• Private Label Ice Cream Manufacturing Contract manufacturing service in which La Via Lattea produces organic, vegan, and premium ice cream under retailer-owned brands for European gourmet retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• First packaged organic ice cream producer in Italy since 1989

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GROM: Premium Italian gelato brand and chain founded in Turin, now part of Unilever. Directly comparable as a premium artisanal Italian gelato player with own-brand retail and gourmet positioning; La Via Lattea competes in the same category at smaller scale.
• Antica Gelateria del Corso: Italian artisanal gelato producer with retail and private-label operations. Direct comparable as a small-to-mid Italian artisanal gelato manufacturer targeting similar gourmet retail and private-label customers with similar product positioning.
• Italgel: Italian ice cream and gelato manufacturer producing both own-brand and private-label products. Direct comparable in product category, private-label manufacturing focus, and Italian artisanal heritage.
• Menù (CSM Ingredients / Menù brand): Italian gelato and ice cream brand with a long heritage in the Italian market. Comparable as a premium Italian gelato manufacturer selling through retail and foodservice channels with similar artisanal positioning.
• Sammontana: Italian industrial ice cream manufacturer producing branded and private-label products for the Italian and European market. Comparable as a fellow Italian ice cream manufacturer with private-label capabilities serving retailers, though at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Froneri: Global ice cream manufacturer (Nestlé-R&R joint venture) producing both branded and private-label products across Europe. Comparable as a major European private-label and branded ice cream manufacturer competing for the same retailer shelf and contract manufacturing wins.
• Carte D'Or: Unilever-owned premium ice cream brand sold across European retail. Comparable as a premium-positioned European ice cream brand competing for gourmet retailer shelf space and consumer occasions.
• Häagen-Dazs: Global premium ice cream brand owned by General Mills. Comparable as a premium-positioned ice cream brand distributed through gourmet and premium retail channels; serves as the mass-premium benchmark La Via Lattea competes against on shelf.

Regional players

• Valio: Finnish dairy cooperative producing ice cream, frozen desserts, and dairy products across Northern Europe. Comparable as a dairy cooperative with ice cream manufacturing and premium positioning, though primarily serving Nordic rather than Southern European markets.

Emerging players

• PreGel: Italian company specializing in gelato ingredients, bases, and semi-finished products for artisanal gelato makers and foodservice. Adjacent peer operating in the Italian artisanal gelato ecosystem with overlap in semi-finished and recipe IP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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