Cortelazzi Food Service

Cortelazzi is a food service which has been established in the year 1997 and is headquartered in Chrastany, Czech Republic. The company focuses on the consumer demands for Italian food items. Cortelazzi is known as the largest distributor of Italian food and drinks in the Czech market. The firm provides their services in the HoReCa sector and also operates as a cash & carry.

The firm collaborates with various clients from the following countries:

• Czech Republic
• Poland
• Austria
• Germany
• Luxembourg
• France

The food service provides a product range of more than 1400 products under the following categories:

• Chilled & fresh
• Grocery
• Frozen
• Drinks

The HoReCa specialist has presently 2000 customers in Prague solely and is the supplier to 3000 commercial businesses involving restaurants, pizzerias, hotels, catering as well as food distributors all with Italian goods. Following a research on the Czech market, the company got the result that the population are more and more interested in healthy food as well as Italian food items. It was that decisive point that motivated the company to have its own cash and carry. Indeed, the cash and carry are also both for HoReCa professionals and individual clients. The suppliers for the cash and carry include small local manufacturers as well as big companies like Consortia of Parmigiano Reggiano and Raw Ham of Parma etc.

In relation to the logistics solutions, the firm ensures that the deliveries are done within 24 hours across Prague. With the help of their distribution network, the company is able to deliver their goods throughout Europe in the minimal time.

More than a food service, Cortelazzi imports its products from Italy and distributes it in its cash and carry and retail stores. The import and distribution processes are tackled in the logistic platform in Badia Polesine where the Italian goods are checked and sent to Prague (2000 sqm warehouse).

Continuing in their expansion, in 2017 the company planned to have more logistic centres, distribution and degustation centres. These developments are dedicated to restaurant professionals as well as consumers. In 2016, the company put small points of sale (140 square meters) on trial under the name Italian style with the aim to establish a franchise system.