MILAN, Italy – Vea, parent to companies that develop coffee technologies, and Gruppo Gimoka Srl, one of the main Italian roasters in terms of raw coffee volume processed annually, are excited to announce the partnership with Manea Vending on a capital raise. Manea Vending is a manufacturer dedicated to building robust and elegant spiral vending machines with a high customizability level.
The new partnership will be essential in building and marketing the next generation of vending machines. Vea will be a technology partner sharing Carimali’s extensive know-how of coffee and hot beverages.
At the same time, Gimoka Group will share its expertise and its know-how that guarantees the product quality.
“Thanks to our role and our skills regarding coffee, we think this a key partnership, but it also important to have promoted this initiative together with two entrepreneurs who are known for their inclination for innovation” comments Ivan Padelli, President of Gruppo Gimoka. He also added “We want to share our expertise to complete a project able to ensure a high-quality standard of the final product”.
Andrea Doglioni Majer, Vea CEO, comments: “When I first met Manea founder Antonio Nicolini, I was impressed by his charisma, energy, and entrepreneurial drive. I am excited to reconnect and partner with him and his team as they innovate on great products. Thanks to our other partner Gimoka Group, I am confident that the impact of this project will be felt for long.”
“We have been thrilled by the decision to gather different experiences around an innovative project” Antonio Nicolini, CEO Manea Vending CEO added. “The shared vision to use different experiences to guarantee growth, will be the guideline for the future. Thank you to everyone who participated on this project.”
Vea
Vea was founded by Andrea Doglioni Majer with the aim to be the heart of coffee technology. Vea backs founders and companies that are transforming the coffee industry by providing long-term capital, technology as well as strategic and operational support.
Gruppo Gimoka
Established at the beginning of the 1980s, thanks to the insight of its founder Ivan Padelli, Gruppo Gimoka is now one of the leading coffee roasting companies in Italy. The Group controls the entire value chain: from raw material supplies to carrying out delicate roasting and grinding phases, followed by filling and packaging.
The core business is divided into two business units: a ground and beans coffee unit and a single-pack unit. This enables the company to continually develop specific expertise, in terms of technology and quality, whereby it has become a privileged partner in developing private label projects with leading international, roasting and retail firms and to be present ̶ in Italy and abroad ̶ both in the professional sector (Ho.Re.Ca., OCS and Vending) and home sector with its own brands.
Thanks to the acquisition of Univerciok in 2019, the Group has integrated its offer in the traditional At-Home and Out-of-Home sectors by developing and producing soluble products and beverages.
Manea Vending
Since 20 years, Manea Vending has been one of the companies with the highest product innovation in the sector. The family-run company has achieved a prominent position on the Vending market, thanks also to its flexibility and speed of reaction to customer needs and the continuous search for constructive solutions for its lines of refrigerated vending machines, in particular for realizations in public environments.
The continuous expansion of the last few years, with growing turnover, has allowed the company to start new and interesting projects, which bring the company, in the coming years, to achieve a very competitive position in the Vending market.
