(Sixth Power) – Forlì, 22 May 2024 – New headquarters for Coap, the supply cooperative between bakers and pastry chefs of Forlì. The inauguration took place this morning during the shareholders’ meeting which approved the 2023 budget.
The president was present Maurizio Montanarithe director Fabrizio Fabbrithe Mayor of Forlì, Gianluca Zattini, the councilor Vittorio Cicognani, the Mayor of Forlimpopoli, Milena Garavini and the representatives of Legacoop Romagna, Confartigianato and CNA.
The new offices, covering approximately 400 square metres, are still located in via Sacco, a few meters from the previous address and the warehouses that supply over 700 customers in Romagna, Bologna and Emilia.
On the occasion, the expansion of the logistics surface was also presented, which by July will go from the current 1,800 to over 3,500 square meters. Coap has 2,200 items in the catalog and 150 references in frozen foods
Founded in 1959 by a group of artisans, with the aim of reducing the cost of raw materials used for production, Coap is today a point of reference in professional “food service”.
In recent years the cooperative – associated with Legacoop Romagna – has experienced significant growth, which took it from a turnover of 10 million in 2018 to over 16 in 2023, with a profit of around half a million euros. Employment has also grown from 29 workers in 2018 to the current 40.
«Since birth – he declares Maurizio Montanari, president of Coap — the cooperative’s commitment was to have tidy balance sheets and invest profits in the business. The new offices and the expansion of the warehouses will allow us to improve the quality of service to members and customers. It is an important step, after the acquisition of Silema of Maranello, which further strengthens us in our expansion objectives.”
«The new offices – says the director Fabrizio Fabbri — they will give us the opportunity to provide new services to members and strengthen existing ones, including the Sirpa Academy, on which we are focusing a lot. Thanks to the new equipped room, in particular, we will be able to achieve show cooking, demonstrations of new products and meetings dedicated to training. Finally, the new warehouse spaces will allow us to face new challenges and new possible development scenarios.”
«Thanks to the investments, the innovation, the ability of the management group and the quality of the services it has always guaranteed – comments the coordinator of Forlì-Cesena of Legacoop Romagna, Simona Benedetti —, COAP is still a point of reference for the entrepreneurial growth of its members. It is a long success story, which confirms how the cooperative model is truly an integral part of the economic growth of our territory.”
