Pellegrini

Pellegrini S.p.A. is an Italian business services group headquartered in Milan that operates across the corporate catering, food supply, employee welfare and facility services markets. Founded in 1965, the company provides catering for corporate clients, healthcare facilities and schools, complemented by vending solutions and foodservice supply and meat-processing activities serving professional kitchens. Bloomberg notes that Pellegrini also delivers sanitation and industrial cleaning services, and the group describes a broader offer of integrated cleaning and facility services alongside its food-related operations. Tracxn characterises its market focus as corporate catering services, food supplies, meal vouchers and corporate welfare, reflecting a portfolio that also includes welfare solutions and employee benefit schemes. Pellegrini positions its activities around supporting people’s wellbeing in a sustainable way, with all major service lines framed within a long-term commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability. The group has issued a sustainability report since 2019 and has obtained EcoVadis Platinum recognition from 2023, placing it among the top 1% of assessed companies globally on environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Operational indicators disclosed by the company include 2,510 new hires, universal access to training for employees, a 66% female employment rate, and the conversion of 28,310 kilograms of used cooking oil into biodiesel. Social initiatives are channelled through the Fondazione Ernesto Pellegrini ONLUS, which runs the Ristorante Solidale Ruben and the Futuro Prossimo welfare project, together serving tens of thousands of meals and food portions to people in need. The Pellegrini Academy underpins these activities by combining research and continuous training to improve technical and operational solutions and to develop professional skills across the group’s service areas.