Pellegrin Gourmet

What Pellegrin Gourmet does

Pellegrin Gourmet, operating through the Uruguayan LLC MARLIS LTDA, is a Montevideo-based artisanal gourmet food retailer and producer founded on December 20, 2002 by Eduardo Iturralde and Cecilia Pellegrin. The company operates a single production facility at its Punta Carretas headquarters (Gral. Gregorio Suárez 2734) where approximately 40 staff organized across six sectors — Administration, Catering, Kitchen, Bakery, Patisserie, and Boutique — handcraft a broad portfolio of fresh pastries, chocolates, macarons, cocktail sandwiches, appetizer platters, frozen prepared dishes, savory and sweet tarts, croissants, gourmet pantry items (tapenades, spices, condiments), wines and sparkling wines, and gift items.

The company sells through two physical boutique locations in Montevideo's affluent neighborhoods of Punta Carretas and Carrasco, complemented by an e-commerce website with integrated shopping cart, Mercado Pago payment processing, and home delivery across a defined set of city zones (Ciudad Vieja, Centro, Cordón, Pocitos, Punta Carretas, and from Av. Italia Sur to Carrasco), subject to a UYU 2,000 minimum order. Fresh products are not shipped to Uruguay's interior. Pricing is per-unit in Uruguayan pesos including IVA, with Scotiabank cardholders receiving 15-25% discounts; gift cards are offered at UYU 2,500 and UYU 4,000 denominations.

The business is privately held by its co-founders with no external investment, no parent company, and no disclosed M&A activity. Revenue comes from three streams: direct product sales (one-time purchases), pre-paid gift cards, and corporate/event catering. Customer segments center on individual food enthusiast consumers in Montevideo, supplemented by corporate and event catering clients. The company has no AI/ML capabilities, no disclosed patents, no certifications, and no awards; its competitive positioning rests on 20+ years of artisanal recipe development, French-inspired craft techniques, and brand recognition within Montevideo's premium gourmet segment.

Name

Pellegrin Gourmet

Legal name

MARLIS LTDA

Website

https://pellegringourmet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pellegrin Gourmet is a Montevideo-based artisanal gourmet food retailer and producer, founded in 2002, that handcrafts pastries, chocolates, sandwiches, frozen dishes, and pantry items at its Punta Carretas facility and sells through two boutique locations plus e-commerce with home delivery to Montevideo consumers and corporate catering clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Gourmet Foods

NAICS

Specialty Food Retailers (4452), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAHAGAB

Patisseries & Dessert Boutiques

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Specialty Food Stores (Deli, Cheese, Gourmet, Bakery)

SECONDARYTHAFAFAB

Patisseries & Viennoiserie (French-Style)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYCRAHAGAG

Gourmet & Fine Food Stores

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Specialty Food Stores (Deli, Cheese, Gourmet, Bakery)

SECONDARYTHAFAFAL

Chocolate & Confectionery Patisseries (Bonbons, Truffles, Macarons)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

Keywords

• Artisanal gourmet foods
• Handcrafted pastries
• Gourmet catering services
• Specialty chocolates
• Frozen prepared dishes

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: One-time purchase model for artisanal gourmet products including pastries, chocolates, sandwiches, frozen dishes, and pantry items. Products are handmade daily at the Punta Carretas production facility.
2. Gift Cards: Pre-paid gift cards available in denominations of UYU 2,500 and UYU 4,000, valid for one year from issuance for a single purchase.
3. Catering Services: Corporate and event catering services organized through the dedicated Catering sector of the business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pellegrin Gourmet produces and sells artisanal gourmet food products made fresh daily at its Punta Carretas production facility in Montevideo, Uruguay. The product range includes handcrafted pastries, chocolates, macarons, cocktail sandwiches, appetizer platters (picadas), desserts, frozen dishes, gourmet pantry specialties, and a selection of wines and sparkling beverages. Products are sold through two physical boutique stores and an e-commerce website with home delivery across select Montevideo neighborhoods.

Product overview

Pellegrin Gourmet is a Montevideo-based gourmet food company founded in 2002, inspired by French patisseries and rotisseries. The company operates with approximately 40 employees across six sectors (Administration, Catering, Kitchen, Bakery, Patisserie, and Boutique) and produces artisanal products at their Punta Carretas facility. The product portfolio includes: Sándwiches de Copetín (cocktail sandwiches in 27-unit boxes), Chocolates (tablets, discs, mendiants, lajas), Macarons, Picadas Pellegrin (assembled appetizer platters for 5 persons), Postres (cakes, mousses, cheesecakes), Masitas Surtidas (assorted pastries), Budines (cakes), Tartas (savory and sweet pies), Medialunas (croissants), Platos Congelados (frozen prepared dishes), Almacén specialties (tapenades, chutneys, spices), Cava (wine and sparkling wine selection), Empanadas, and Gift items. Products are available for online ordering with home delivery in select Montevideo neighborhoods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sándwiches de Copetín

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.

• ScotiabankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerScotiabank credit card holders receive 15% to 25% discount on purchases at Pellegrin Gourmet. This promotional partnership drives customer acquisition through the banking partner's cardholder base.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dean & DeLuca: Multi-category gourmet food retailer known for specialty pantry items, confections, and curated gift sets. Comparable on the breadth of gourmet SKUs (chocolates, pantry, gift baskets) under a single boutique banner, even though it operates at far larger scale.
• Le Pain Quotidien: International bakery-pâtisserie chain with neighborhood restaurants and a retail/grocery line. Operates at much larger scale than Pellegrin Gourmet but shares the French-inspired bakery-and-table positioning and the combination of in-store consumption with packaged gourmet retail.
• Paul (Paul Bakery): Global French bakery-pâtisserie chain with retail boutiques focused on viennoiserie, sandwiches, and gift packaging. Directly relevant as a French-style patisserie retailer operating internationally, against which Pellegrin's local-scale execution can be benchmarked.
• Fauchon: Historic French gourmet maison combining pâtisseries, chocolates, and specialty pantry items in branded boutiques. Closely aligned with Pellegrin's French-patisserie inspiration, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Eataly: Global premium Italian gourmet marketplace combining retail, foodservice, and packaged specialty products under one roof. Relevant as a larger-scale reference point for the curated multi-category gourmet retail format that Pellegrin Gourmet operates in miniature.

Direct peers

• Mamá Bake: Argentine frozen prepared-meal brand built around a DTC ordering model with home delivery. Directly overlaps with Pellegrin Gourmet's Platos Congelados category and replicates its at-home, premium-meal value proposition for busy urban consumers.
• Freddo: Premium Argentine ice cream and dessert brand with company-owned boutique storefronts positioned as a high-end indulgence purchase. Comparable on premium pricing, urban boutique real estate strategy, and a French/European quality narrative in the same Montevideo-targeting foodie segment.
• Bonafide: Long-established Argentine gourmet coffee and food brand with a multi-location retail footprint across Argentina and selective international presence. Similar in combining an in-store experiential purchase with packaged gourmet SKUs (chocolates, pastries, pantry items) sold through branded boutiques.
• Café Martínez: Argentine gourmet café and food retailer with company-owned stores across Latin America selling pastries, sandwiches, and packaged gourmet items. Closely matches Pellegrin Gourmet's combination of eat-in/buy-to-go food plus packaged SKUs under a single branded retail banner.
• Havanna: Iconic Argentine gourmet brand operating a network of retail boutiques across Latin America, with a French-inspired product range (alfajores, chocolates, pastries) that closely parallels Pellegrin Gourmet's positioning. Same combination of own-production, branded retail stores, and gift/tourism-driven demand makes it the closest regional comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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