Food and Drink

DIAGEO - world leader in the production, marketing and distribution of spirits - operates in Italy through two companies: DIAGEO ITALIA SpA - Based in Turin - which deals with the marketing and distribution of the brands in the portfolio and DIAGEO OPERATIONS ITALY - based in Santa Vittoria d'Alba (province of Cuneo) - among the most important production centers in Europe. Overall DIAGEO employs more than 550 people in Italy. Diageo Italia S.p.A. The commercial and marketing organization of DIAGEO ITALIA SpA is responsible for marketing and distribution to Italian customers of international brands, mainly from Ireland, Venezuela, Mexico and Scotland. With sales of EUR 159 million (fiscal year ended 30.06.2013) and 112 employees, DIAGEO ITALIA is the second Italian player in the alcoholic beverage industry with a portfolio of over 50 brands, including BAILEYS and GORDON'S - respectively leaders in the market of creams and gin - PAMPERO and SMIRNOFF – at the top levels in the segments of rum and vodka - JOHNNIE WALKER, J & B and Classic Malts, among the best-selling whiskies. Diageo Operations Italy The production and packaging activities of DIAGEO in the historic factory of Santa Vittoria d'Alba (CN), inherit the centuries-old experience of master winemaker family Cinzano - which began production in 1757 - with the most modern production systems and bottling. With sales of € 228 million (fiscal year ended 30.06.2013), a product volume of 15.7 million boxes of 9 liters and 437 employees, DIAGEO OPERATIONS ITALY is today one of the largest bottling plants in Italy, and the most important production site of DIAGEO in Continental Europe.

Functional Srl is a young and dynamic company founded in 2013 specialized in the production, development, marketing of medical devices, food supplements and functional food.Thanks to the commitment and experience of the founding partners, as well as international investors who believed in a winning project, the company was immediately characterized by a very high degree of innovation and quality; in 2018 it moved its headquarters to the NOI Techpark in Bolzano, the South Tyrolean science and technology park recognized as a center of entrepreneurial excellence at European level.

Thanks to the highly qualified local staff, we are able to produce over 1 million surgical masks weekly in compliance with the UNI EN 14683: 2019 and UNI EN ISO 10993-1: 2010 standards. Only certified raw materials are selected with extreme care in order to guarantee very high quality standards for a line of products totally MADE IN ITALY.

In addition to the production of medical devices, our core business is based on the commercialization of products in the medical field ranging from patient care products to diagnostic products.