Miscellaneous food products market in Italy: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 89 supply contracts for miscellaneous food products through award notices on TED; the 49 of them that state a value (55.1%) add up to €41.2 million. Italy imported €8.16 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous food products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901 and 19 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 22.9% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 117 companies have won 476 public supply contracts for miscellaneous food products in Italy, in 100 award notices from 67 public buyers.
- 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Italy.
- The five companies that win most often hold 43.7% of all awards.
- 45.6% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Italy — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €274 billion in 2025, 12.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Miscellaneous food products market in Italy", https://cresques.com/markets/it/158-miscellaneous-food-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 117
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 100
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 67
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €8.2B
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Italy: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 476
- in 100 award notices
- Awarded value
- €172.5M
- from 90% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 117
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 67
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 89 |
| 2026 | 336 |
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| 2024 | €9.7M |
| 2025 | €41.2M |
| 2026 | €121.6M |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 221 |
| Hospitals and health services | 196 |
| Universities, schools and research | 31 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 18 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 5 |
| Railway operators | 3 |
| Environment and waste | 1 |
| Airports | 1 |
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen100ITH1
- Puglia80ITF4
- Piemonte55ITC1
- Lombardia53ITC4
- Toscana40ITI1
- Sicilia30ITG1
- Campania28ITF3
- Veneto15ITH3
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| Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 100 |
| Puglia | 80 |
| Piemonte | 55 |
| Lombardia | 53 |
| Toscana | 40 |
| Sicilia | 30 |
| Campania | 28 |
| Veneto | 15 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 7 · 1.5% |
| Medium-sized | 9 · 1.9% |
| Small | 4 · 0.8% |
| SME (size not stated) | 19 · 4% |
| Size not stated | 437 · 91.8% |
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| 2023 | €6.6B |
| 2024 | €7.2B |
| 2025 | €8.2B |
- Bozen88
- BARI79
- ALESSANDRIA50
- Brescia26
- Salerno23
- Firenze21
- Milano21
- Agrigento20
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| Bozen | 88 |
| BARI | 79 |
| ALESSANDRIA | 50 |
| Brescia | 26 |
| Salerno | 23 |
| Firenze | 21 |
| Milano | 21 |
| Agrigento | 20 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901, 2103, 1803, 1704, 1902, 1701, 2101, 1805, 2104, 0904, 0910, 0902, 2102, 2209, 1703, 0909, 0908, 0906, 0907, 0903 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Italy
100%
0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
43.7%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
45.6%
Among 428 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- Ricci srl Forniture Alimentari21 public contracts in total
- DAC spa13 public contracts in total
- Danone Nutricia SpA Società Benefit34 public contracts in total
- DMF PHARMA FoodAR srl20 public contracts in total
- Piam Farmaceutici SpA13 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Italy
- CibusTrade fair · Parma, Italy
- TUTTOFOODTrade fair · Milan, Italy
- MacfrutTrade fair · Rimini, Italy
- Fi EuropeTrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World CupTrade fair · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Sirha LyonTrade fair · Lyon, France
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous food products in Italy?
- 117 companies won 100 contract award notices for these categories from 67 public buyers in Italy since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Ricci srl Forniture Alimentari, DAC spa, Danone Nutricia SpA Società Benefit, DMF PHARMA FoodAR srl, Piam Farmaceutici SpA.
- How big is the miscellaneous food products market in Italy?
- In 2025, public buyers in Italy awarded 89 supply contracts for miscellaneous food products through award notices on TED; the 49 of them that state a value (55.1%) add up to €41.2 million. Italy imported €8.16 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous food products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901 and 19 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 22.9% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of miscellaneous food products meet buyers and distributors in Italy?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Cibus, TUTTOFOOD, Macfrut, Fi Europe, EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World Cup, Sirha Lyon — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for miscellaneous food products in Italy?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Italy and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.