OC&C advises a specialist high quality food distributor on strategy ahead of its sale

We’re pleased to congratulate Fine Food Group S.p.A. on their recent agreement with Taste of Italy 2 fund, managed by DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR, which has acquired a majority interest in the company. Fine Food Group is a leading food distributor for tex-mex, american and fusion restaurants.

OC&C supported on the business plan definition for Fine Food Group and the selling shareholder, Europe Capital Partners VII.

Fine Food serves a highly diversified customer base of restaurants, bars, pubs and street-food chains across Italy. Operating with a distinctive in-house team of trained professionals, many with prior chef or restaurant-operator experience, Fine Food’s product portfolio includes both proprietary products and third-party brands. Servicing covers core categories such as burgers, fries, appetizers, sauces, tortillas, chicken and meat products, as well as plant-based alternatives, consistently anticipating evolving customer needs and keeping pace with the latest food trends.

The Company’s business model stands out for its strategic advisory role to customers, who are assisted in menu design and product mix choices, and for its curated selection of premium products aligned with clients’ positioning rather than a broad, undifferentiated catalogue. The Company combines product excellence with a digitally integrated ordering system and personalized customer service, ensuring long-term client relationships.

Fine Food operates five warehouses in Milan, Rome, Bari, Treviso and The Netherlands, providing proximity and reliability to clients and securing procurement through a network of trusted suppliers and streamlined logistics flows.

Taste of Italy will support Fine Food in consolidating its market leadership and accelerating its next growth phase, which could include selective M&A initiatives in Italy and abroad.

For more information contact Marco Occhetta, or email [email protected]

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