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Gruppo VéGé Partners With Metro Italia

By Branislav Pekic
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Gruppo VéGé Partners With Metro Italia

Italian retail distributor Gruppo VéGé and Metro Italia have announced the formation of an alliance focused on the away-from-home consumer market.

The three-year alliance with Metro Italia will enable Gruppo VéGé to finally establish a presence in all regions of Italy and across all retail formats.

The agreement follows the recent arrival of two new members to the distribution group – supermarket operator Gruppo Bennet (with a presence in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions) and cash & carry Multicash (Abruzzo, Marche and Molise).

As a result, Gruppo VéGé started 2020 with 35 associated member and a projected turnover of around €10.9 billion, generated by a strong multi-channel and multi-brand sales network of 3,528 businesses.

Over the last five years, according to GNLC-Nielsen data, Gruppo VéGé has grown into the fifth largest player in the Italian market, with a 7% market share and a 2019 turnover of €7.5 billion. It is the market leader in Sicily, Campania and Basilicata.

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Metro Italia operates 49 outlets in 16 Italian regions, and generated sales of €1.73 billion in 2018/19, with a 1.4% growth in HoReCa sales compared to the previous year.

According to Tradelab data, Italy is the European leader for out-of-home consumption, which represents 34.3% of total food consumption, with a value of €84.3 billion in 2018.

The market comprises 320,000 consumption points including restaurants, bars, take-aways and a variety of other food outlets/

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