ANDALO VALTELLINO, Sondrio, Italy – Gruppo Gimoka, one of the main roasters in Italy, and Caffè Mauro, a historic high-end Calabrian roaster with a history of over 70 years, announce the achievement of an agreement that gives rise to an important business collaboration between two Italian key players in the sector.
This combination was created with the aim of creating new synergies and putting the two businesses in the best conditions to face the new phase of their path of consolidation and growth: on the one hand, Gruppo Gimoka enriches and completes its portfolio of brands with a high-end brand such as Caffè Mauro, on the other hand Caffè Mauro, thanks to Gruppo Gimoka will be able to strengthen and consolidate its presence in the target markets, integrating and enhancing the skills and assets of different companies.
“This agreement is part of the wider strategy of the Group – said Ivan Padelli, President of Gruppo Gimoka – which aims to reach the final consumer with a view to expanding the production chain. Our skills and dimension, combined with Caffè Mauro valuable experience, can bring added value and support the sector’s recovery, consolidating and expanding our positioning. With Fabrizio Capua our Group has decided to undertake with enthusiasm this journey together, in full respect of the tradition and values that have always distinguished us and for which both Gruppo Gimoka and Caffè Mauro are recognized ambassadors of the Made in Italy”.
The entry of Caffè Mauro into Gimoka Group, through Holding Capua Investments, will take place in the name of continuity and integration, with Fabrizio Capua remaining Chairman of the Board of Directors of Caffè Mauro and, at the same time, entering the Board of Directors of the Gimoka Group.
“I am particularly proud of the agreement announced today because it establishes the first real aggregation between two Italian coffee specialists as well as entrepreneurial families who share the same values, the same passion for the sector and the same entrepreneurial vision of the future – said Fabrizio Capua, President and CEO of Caffè Mauro – I believe these are the ingredients that are really essential to successfully face the consolidation and growth phase that awaits us and to continue serving customers in Italy and abroad with the best possible product and service.”
Gruppo Gimoka
Gruppo Gimoka continues to represent a successful business, confirming itself as a key player at domestic level. With a turnover of approximately 120 million euros in 2021, the Group is active in Italy and in 50 countries worldwide. Thanks to a modernization plan for production, roasting and packaging plants, the result of an investment of almost 50 million euros over the last five years, the company stands out for its high efficiency and organization according to a “4.0 industry” model.
With two product categories, coffee and soluble, the Group is now able to meet all the needs that market demands, offering solutions for both the Home and Out-of-Home channels, with three business models (Co-packing, Private Label and own Brands) and a multi-channel approach.
It is also recognized in the sector as a partner of Private Label solutions with high quality and innovative standards, placing it among the main incubators of the largest roasters in the world. This is the result of the strategic choice to maximize control of the supply chain, enabling it to face international competitive challenges and gain greater control over all stages of the chain of value.
Caffè Mauro
Caffè Mauro is a historic Italian roastery, founded by Demetrio Mauro in 1949 in Reggio Calabria, which today produces and exports its coffee to over 60 countries in the world where it is a symbol of the great culture of Italian blends. In 2009 the holding company “Capua Investments” founded by Fabrizio Capua, took over Caffè Mauro with the aim of supporting it, both with financial resources and in strategic terms, in the process of growth and consolidation of the brand.
The company entered a reorganization phase necessary to acquire a more adequate competitive positioning and a more correct enhancement – on the national and international market – of its heritage of experience and quality of over 70 years of activity. Today that the renovation has been completed, Caffè Mauro is once again an Italian entrepreneurial reality recognized worldwide for quality and tradition, with a structure operating on all distribution channels, Home and Out-of-Home, and a widespread sales network organized in Italy and abroad.
The company is located on a total area of 35,000 square meters and is active with a plant of 6,000 square meters in Villa San Giovanni (RC), combining the technological avant-garde and the automation of processes, the experience of a team of managers and technicians who follow and control every single phase of the production process. A laboratory dedicated to quality control constantly verifies that the strictest national and international quality standards are respected.
The passion for coffee and the spread of its culture are an integral part of the philosophy of Caffè Mauro. From these principles, the Academy named Coffee Beyond the Cup has been conceived. A place of training and sharing that provides customers and coffee shop operators with valuable know-how through dedicated courses, exclusive recipes and all the secrets to get a perfect coffee and cappuccino. Its managers, certified Master Bar Tenders, transfer the experience of roasting with the aim of updating the extraction techniques and the professionalism of the employees in the sector.
