Over the last 5 years, Pac 2000A Conad has had an average annual growth of 11,6%, reaching a turnover of over 7 billion euros in 2023, with a significant impact on the national GDP, equal to 0,4 percent. A performance that has allowed the cooperative to climb the rankings of Italian companies by turnover, reaching 37th place in Italy. In all five regions in which it operates – Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Calabria and Sicily – Pac 2000A Conad enters the top 10 of local companies.
Pac 2000A Conad: what it represents for the country
The results of the study were presented in the Sala Capitolare of the Senate of the Republic, with an audience of 150 participants. The discussion took place in round tables composed of the most representative stakeholders of the Pac 2000A Conad ecosystem. In the first table, the impact of the company was discussed through the Teha methodology of the 4 capitals. Pac 2000A was evaluated for its impact on economic, social, cognitive and environmental capital. It emerged that Pac 2000A represents "a phenomenon of extraordinary growth which goes beyond the cooperative and involves the entire national territory, with positive impacts on sustainable and inclusive development in Italy”.
The company plays a crucial role in the development of national and local agri-food supply chains. In 2023 alone, purchases from the “Pac 2000A system” (the cooperative and its members) activated supply chains for 5,4 billion euros. “Focusing on innovation and training, we have created value for the territories, remaining faithful to our mission of shared and sustainable growth,” says Danilo Toppetti, CEO of Pac 2000A Conad, who attributes the cooperative’s success to its deep bond with its members.
An engine of employment and economic growth
Francesco Cigognola, general manager of the cooperative, adds that Pac 2000A has activated over 25.000 suppliers in Italy, with a focus on the five regions in which they operate, contributing to the valorization of Italian excellence and strengthening the local production fabric. In 2023 alone, Pac 2000A Conad created 91 thousand direct, indirect and induced jobs, equal to 0,4% of Italian employment. Of these, over 46 thousand were activated in the regions where it operates.
In the first round table iCigognola spoke with Massimo Catizone, representative of Unicredit, financial partner of Pac 2000A that supports the transition towards ESG investments of the cooperative. The president of Farchioni Olii also participated, with whom the cooperative has established a solid multi-year collaboration relationship, aiming at shared growth. Also present Food Bank, a non-profit organization committed to fighting food waste and ensuring the right to food for people in difficulty.
The event concluded with the speech of the Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Valentino Valentini, who underlined the crucial role of Pac 2000A Conad in the large-scale retail trade (GDO) sector in Italy, which, particularly in the Centre-South, is facing multiple challenges to maintain its attractiveness and competitiveness.
