Our History

Lekkerland, which literally means the "land of sweets", is the leading company in the field of trade and distribution of confectionary products, drinks and impulse products.
Ever since 1980, which was the year in which the group started operating on the initiative of a number of experts in the wholesale market, Lekkerland witnessed an exponential growth of its structure, until it acquired a leading role at a national level.

Ever since the beginning of its adventure, Lekkerland Italia contributed to the development and spreading of international trading policies as a member of the most important group specialising in the convenience sector, Lekkerland International Gmbh, which was especially active in Germany and in other European countries.

The year 2000 represented a milestone in the history of the company: thanks to the experience it had acquired and to its constant expansion, Lekkerland embarked on a broader penetration policy, which led it over a very brief period to coordinate the activity of over 30 distribution centres and of a few direct points of sale throughout the country.

Today Lekkerland is a solid reality which is acknowledged all over Italy.

It has over 50,000 points of sale, ranging from grocery stores to small chains of superettes, coffee bars/tobacconists, street traders, bakeries, pastry shops and petrol stations.

The Milan Head Office is the heart of the organization and a reference point for each distribution centre belonging to the group.

The Lekkerland family in Italy is made up of 300 people including employees and logistics operators, as well as relying on a network of over 250 agents and area managers.

Again in terms of numbers, the company’s invoiced sales for the year 2009 were over 200 million Euros, a major result which was also attained thanks to the cooperation with the most prestigious domestic and international confectionary companies, capable of offering high quality products at an industrial level.

The group’s success is the result of a sound and mindful corporate policy; these are qualities which allow Lekkerland to be the most important and renowned company in the field of the distribution of food and impulse products.