Private company

Grom

Logo: Gromart S.p.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Italian ice cream company

Gromart S.p.A., traded as Grom, is an Italian gelato company based in Turin. Grom's first Italian store was established in 2003 by Federico Grom and Guido Martinetti. It had further expanded internationally and established branches in several regions, namely New York City, Los Angeles, Malibu, Paris, Jakarta, Osaka, Dubai and London.2 It is part of Unilever.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1
Grom - piazza Galimberti Cuneo
Photo: Betty&Giò, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Gromart S.p.A., traded as Grom, is an Italian gelato company based in Turin. Grom's first Italian store was established in 2003 by Federico Grom and Guido Martinetti.2

Corporate structure

Grom is part of a group headed by Unilever. 185 entities, 55 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded from an initial investment of 32,500 euros per shareholder, in 2009 the company achieved a turnover of 16 million euros. In 2011, revenues reached 23 million.

On 1 October 2015, the consumer goods international Unilever acquired the company for an undisclosed price.

Grom has slowly closed a number of stores, including New York, Los Angeles, Century City, Modena and Hong Kong, while opening a new one in Prague. All US, Middle East and Hong Kong shops have been shut.

From Wikipedia’s article on Grom (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • ice cream

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2015Acquired Acquired by Unilever1
  2. 2003Founded Founded in Torino1

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