RoastMaster Capital (RMC) has signed an agreement with Milan-based roaster Caffè Ottolina, becoming the first partner in RMC’s aggregation project aimed at enhancing and consolidating the Italian coffee industry.

The deal involves RMC acquiring a stake in Caffè Ottolina through a dedicated holding company. The Ottolina family, which has also reinvested in RMC, will continue to lead the business with support from the new group.

Emanuele Musini, CEO of RoastMaster Capital, said: “With RMC, we aim to inject new energy into a sector that has always represented Italian excellence but now requires greater scale, investment capacity and international reach. Thanks to the support of our financial and strategic partner Harcos Capital Partners (HCP), we can accompany high-quality roasters on a shared growth path."

"We work alongside existing teams to strengthen brands and grow businesses, optimising key processes – from procurement to logistics to financial control – while investing in technology and commercial development to accelerate international expansion. Our goal is to create industrial synergies in strategic areas such as green coffee, professional machines and distribution, providing roasters with the tools of large enterprises.”

Caffè Ottolina joined the project as part of its strategy to expand internationally and contribute to a unified Italian coffee group. The company reported 20% growth compared to 2024 and aims to leverage RMC’s industrial and financial network for further development.

Remo Ottolina, president of Caffè Ottolina, added: “We are proud and honoured to be the first to join this project. We have worked closely with RoastMaster Capital to build an initiative aimed not only at the growth of our company – which we will continue to manage with the same attention to product and clients – but also at the development of the entire sector, which I have represented for many years within trade associations."

"We will bring our experience into RMC to offer roasters who seize this opportunity a proven business model and new prospects for growth.”