Elior leads contract catering market in Italy following acquisition of Germeaz Cusin
The Elior Group has acquired Gemeaz Cusin – one of Italy’s major contract catering players – from a fund managed by the private equity firm Faberstone.
Elior becomes leader in Italy’s contract catering market
Elior leads contract catering market in Italy following acquisition of Germeaz Cusin
The Elior Group has acquired Gemeaz Cusin – one of Italy’s major contract catering players – from a fund managed by the private equity firm Faberstone.
The acquisition is a seamless fit with the Group’s growth strategy and propels Elior to the leading position in Italy’s contract catering market, with annual revenue of some €650 million. Including its concession catering subsidiary, MyChef, Elior’s total annual revenue generated in Italy will amount to around €800 million.
Gemeaz Cusin generates annual revenue of around €300 million and has 6,000 employees who work in its 800 restaurants within the healthcare & seniors, education, business & industry and defence sectors.
Commenting on the acquisition, Gilles Petit, chief executive of the Elior Group said: “We are delighted to welcome Gemeaz Cusin’s teams into the Elior Group. This transaction is a perfect illustration of one of the key objectives of our strategy, namely to become a top-ranking player in all of the countries in which we operate”.


