Davide Campari - Milano

Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A., trading as Gruppo Campari, is an Italian company active since 1860 in the branded beverage industry. It produces spirits, wines, and soft drinks. From its signature product, Campari Bitter, its portfolio has extended to include over 50 brands, including Aperol, Appleton, Campari, Dreher, Cinzano, SKYY Vodka and Wild Turkey.

Group profile

Founded in Milan by Gaspare Campari and currently headquartered in Sesto San Giovanni, the Group is now a global company (sixth-largest player worldwide) marketing and distributing its products in over 190 countries around the world. Production is concentrated in fourteen manufacturing plants: four of which are located in Italy, one in Greece, one in Scotland, one in Ukraine, one in the United States, one in Argentina, two in Brazil and Jamaica, and one in Mexico. Gruppo Campari also owns four wineries: three in Italy (Sella&Mosca, Teruzzi&Puthod and Enrico Serafino) and one in France (Lamargue).

Gruppo Campari employs over 4,000 people and has its own distribution network in Italy, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Russia, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, Jamaica, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Brazil, Australia and China. Local distributors are additionally used in over 180 other markets. Gruppo Campari improved its performance over the years, doubling its size since the year of its listing on Piazza Affari in 2001, combining organic and external growth. Sales for 2012 amounted to € 1,340.8 million, 76.7% of which in spirits, 14.6% in wines and around 8% in soft drinks. The Garavoglia family owns 51% of the share capital of the company.