that the “style Italia” is a winner in the field and, through our company, we trust we have made our contribution. Today we are leaders in settings for food related environments, comprising furnishings, management and developing concepts which are always innovative and original. So we are very pleased that our company has been invited to exhibit its work on this occasion, since we also represent a segment of the Italian industry that does not aim for numbers but for quality, producing prototypes of unique environments and expressions of extreme craftsmanship.”

The person speaking is Franco Costa who, with his brother Sandro, have been working in the Food Entertainment field for 25 years, designing and creating environments and stores in many parts of the world. The two brothers work together and agree on all of the guidelines for the company’s activities
including design, production, new materials, equipment research, concept development as well as marketing strategies and communication. Sandro manages the operational and financial structure of the company guaranteeing the economic, patrimonial and financial aspects of the company.

Franco leads the trade relations and marketing operations, looks after the most important clients, personally coordinates and controls the area managers; he is supported by an internal Press department and he makes use of his Commercial
Department’s four Area Managers who represent Italy, Spain, France and the foreign market in general. Moreover, he coordinates the fitting, design and execution of decorative graphics.

“We study new material solutions in an ever-changing world with the idea of developing and turning contemporary again what already existed in the past, paying great attention on how it is blended. We have our own workshops dedicated to processing wood, marble, resin, glass, iron, all of them located
within our area. We work on raw materials to produce custom-made fittings. Each environment that we create is unique in form, color, smell and music. We would like to make it clear that we also work together with important outside
architectural studios, trying to design the ideal situation according to the customer’s requirements. A “sui generis” reality in a universe of companies that merely execute, produce fittings by the pound, and in a universe of architectural
studios that merely draw, plan spaces and fittings more or less in accordance to the real world. Well, we succeeded in becoming the epitome of these two areas of knowledge, theoretical and practical”.

Costa group was born in 1980 and the Srl company was established in 1986 by Franco and Sandro Costa. At the beginning it was a small firm that operated in the field of sales and assistance of equipment for bakeries and confectioneries as well as the development of furniture for bakery retail, as a continuity of
the activity of Franco and Sandro’s father. Costa started with a work force of 25 employees and developed its own production range, starting with fitted bars. In the beginning of the 90’s it developed a production range that is available today: fittings for , grocery stores, coffee houses, restaurants, tea rooms, wine tasting,
pizzerias, bars, hotels etc...

The market of reference changed from a local/regional identity to a national identity (1990), and today, foreign markets represent 60% of their sales. at the same time the production area increased from 2000 square meters to 11.000 square meters; and the employees from 25 in 1986 to 100 employees today; the turnover is 14 millions Euros. Among their clients, Fiat, Heineken, Mallorca, leader company in Spain for pastry production, Areas Group specialized
in restoration for big crowded public areas with shops in Mexico, Morocco and Spain, the Spanish Fripan Group, with the chain of shops “El Moli Vell”, innovative formulas of bakery and coffee, Abades Group, handling food and beverages services for the Congress Palace in Seville and Malaga; Banette Group, French
franchising for bakeries and gourmet tasting, the English chain of pastry shops “A piece of cake” Compass Group in the underground station in London, Giraudi Group in Monaco, specialized in food industry, the “maître chocolatier” Christian Chéreau, the Europe Hotels International Group with its luxury hotel Villa Cortes in Tenerife, Lizarran Group, one of the most important Spanish companies
specialized in franchising of typical Spanish restaurants, Eric Kayser and Alain Ducasse, master baker and worldwide reputation chef respectively. Future projects: with ATA Hotels (study and design Hotel Fiera Due in Milan), Gruppo Boscolo Hotel (study and design Hotel Atlantic in Nizza and Hotel New York Palace in Budapest), Mc Donald’s (new shop in Moscow),Autogrill (study and
design for the chain Spizzico), Ducati (new format for brand storecafè).

Leading company in the field of store fitting, Costa Group Italy is characterized by technological innovation, collaborates with an in-house press office, makes projects for unique creation and design, considering quality as the most important concept of its creations. Costa Group fittings develop from an accurate craft made process that encloses style, arts and functionality, with a specific care for details: each creation by Costa Group is a unique product, designed and custom-made with a special touch for each customer. Each store by Costa Group is without any doubt an harmonious and appealing mix of design, lights, colours, shapes, decorations specifically developed and based on the characteristics of
the store and on its location; it is a multifunctional and changing space, open to various activities.

Design and implementation are supported by the professional touch and the creativity of a team of architects, designers and decorators, striving for unique solutions and based on the ability of applying in different ways new materials as well as traditional ones, but with an innovative application.
In order to be always abreast of modern trends in design and fitting, the managers and the designers attend the most important international exhibitions scouting new style solutions, new materials, new inputs. The company has his own specialized workshops with skillful artisans for wood, steel, marble, glass and plasticfiberglass manufacturing.