Cibo Di Marghi Signature Caterer

What Cibo Di Marghi Signature Caterer does

Cibo Di Marghi Signature Caterer is a privately held, founder-controlled Philippine culinary group founded in 1987 by Chef Margarita Forés and headquartered in Makati, Metro Manila. The company operates a multi-format portfolio spanning premium event catering (the original Cibo di M signature service), the Cibo Italian café chain with 10-plus branches across Metro Manila, and a constellation of distinct restaurant concepts including Grace Park, Lusso, Pepato, Café Bola, and Casa di M. Beyond on-premise dining, the group has extended into consumer-direct channels via the M Healthline subscription meal-delivery service and Gastroteca di M retail/food products, with Providore as a related brand.

The company's commercial footprint is anchored in high-prestige institutional catering — including the Philippine Office of the President, the APEC Leaders Summit, and a state dinner for the King and Queen of Spain at the Palacio Real de El Pardo — alongside its mass-affluent and consumer-facing restaurant and retail operations. Strategic partnerships include Casa Artusi Philippines (an Italian culinary education tie-up leveraging Forés' recognition as a non-Italian recipient of the Marietta Award and Asia's Best Female Chef in 2016). Revenue is generated through per-cover restaurant sales, event-based catering contracts, recurring subscription fees (M Healthline), and retail product sales; no franchise, licensing, or technology-licensing model is in evidence. The company is privately held with no disclosed capital structure, funding history, or revenue figures.

Operational technology appears limited to standard hospitality POS, commissary, and event-logistics systems; no proprietary software, AI/ML systems, or platform architecture is described. The entire brand equity is concentrated in the named chef-founder, which functions both as the company's principal asset and its principal concentration risk.

Name

Cibo Di Marghi Signature Caterer

Website

https://margaritafores.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cibo Di Marghi is a privately held Philippine culinary group founded in 1987 by Chef Margarita Forés, operating premium event catering, the Cibo Italian café chain, multiple distinct restaurants, a subscription meal service (M Healthline), and retail food brands from Makati, Metro Manila.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering and Hospitality Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant) (HSACAAAH)

Keywords

• Premium event catering
• Italian fine dining
• Meal delivery service
• Gourmet retail products
• Culinary education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Manila

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Premium catering for private events, weddings, and state functions. Cibo di M began as a catering business in 1987 and remains the gold standard for event catering in Manila.
2. Restaurant Operations: Multiple restaurant concepts including Cibo (Italian café with 10+ branches), Grace Park, Lusso, and other dining establishments throughout Manila.
3. M Healthline Meal Delivery: Diet meal delivery service providing full-day meals featuring fresh organic ingredients to customers in Manila.
4. Gastroteca di M Products: Gourmet snack products including baked chicharon, organic peanuts, and squid ink flatbreads sold at restaurants and retail locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cibo di M Signature Caterer provides premium customized catering services for high-profile events, weddings, corporate functions, and state dinners, and has been regarded as Manila's gold standard for banquet design since 1987. The company also operates a diversified hospitality portfolio including Italian bistro chain Cibo (10+ branches), farm-to-table restaurant Grace Park, champagne and gastro bar Lusso, diet meal delivery service M Healthline, gourmet snack retail brand Gastroteca di M, floral design division Fiori di M, home furnishings Casa di M, and culinary education center Casa Artusi Philippines.

Product overview

Cibo di M Signature Caterer is the flagship catering business of chef Margarita Forés, established in 1987. It has grown into a diversified hospitality portfolio spanning catering services, Italian café chains (Cibo with 10+ branches), fine dining (Grace Park, Pepato, Lusso), specialty food products (Gastroteca di M snacks, Providore artisanal deli), meal delivery (M Healthline), lifestyle concepts (Fiori di M floralscapes, Casa di M tableware), and culinary education (Casa Artusi Philippines). The company integrates Philippine exoticism with Italian culinary techniques, emphasizing local ingredients and sustainable practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cibo di M Signature Caterer Premium customized catering service offering incomparable creativity and quality in cuisine and dining accouterments for events, weddings, state functions, and corporate occasions across the Philippines.
• Cibo Chain of Italian bistros introducing more authentic home-style Italian dishes to Filipino diners, with over 10 branches throughout Metro Manila.
• Grace Park

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• Casa ArtusiflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa Artusi, the famed Italian culinary institution from Forlimpopoli, Northern Italy, partnered with Margarita Forés to establish Casa Artusi Philippines as its first and only Asian offshore campus. Margarita serves at the helm, providing culinary knowledge that hones the art and science of home-style Italian cooking for Filipino and international food lovers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Max's Group of Companies: Largest Filipino casual-dining chain group, broader incumbent comparable to Cibo's 10+ branch Metro Manila presence but operating at significantly larger scale and lower price points.
• Tim Ho Wan: Michelin-recognized Asian dining chain originated from Hong Kong, comparable as a globally recognizable Asian chef-led brand that scaled from a single venue into an international chain.
• Din Tai Fung: Globally scaled Asian fine-dining chain with cult brand recognition, comparable as an international benchmark for what a chef-led Asian concept could become with regional expansion.

Direct peers

• The Moment Group: Manila-based multi-concept restaurant group (8 Cuts, Manam, Your Local, etc.) operating multiple branded dining concepts across the Philippines, directly comparable to the multi-brand strategy at Cibo di M / Margarita Forés portfolio.
• Antonio's Restaurant: Iconic Philippine fine-dining destination run by chef Tony Boy Escalante, comparable to Grace Park and Lusso in offering chef-led, premium Filipino and continental cuisine in a destination format.
• LJC Group: Philippine restaurant group behind legacy brands like Lydia's Lechon and Abbacasa, comparable as a multi-decade, founder-led Manila hospitality group operating multiple dining concepts.
• Bistro Group: Manila-headquartered restaurant operator managing multiple domestic and international casual-dining brands, comparable to the Cibo chain in scaling a branded restaurant portfolio across Metro Manila.
• Via Mare: Long-established Filipino catering and restaurant company, explicitly cited in the source material as a collaborator on the APEC Leaders welcome dinner alongside Cibo di M. Closest direct peer in Manila premium catering.
• Wildflour Cafe + Bakery: Manila-based restaurant group founded by chef-owner duo, operating upscale casual concepts comparable in positioning and Metro Manila footprint to Grace Park and Lusso.

Others

• Casa Artusi: The Italian culinary institution in Forlimpopoli that formally partnered with Margarita Forés to establish Casa Artusi Philippines; not a competitor but a strategic partner and IP licensor relevant to the education business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

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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