Who owns 100% of CPF, the initial Amorino concept developer?
Amorino Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Two Italians, Cristiano Sereni and Paolo Benassi, founded the Amorino concept in 2002 in Paris, France, through our affiliate CPF, SAS, a French company ("CPF"), which is now owned 100% by our affiliate holding company, CPH, SAS, a French company ("CPH"), with a desire to make gelato and sorbet the way it was traditionally supposed to be made, with natural high quality ingredients and no artificial colors or flavors. CPF opened its first company-owned store in 2002 in Paris, France and franchised its first store in 2006 in Paris, France. CPF franchises about two hundred fifty Amorino Stores in eighteen different countries including France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Qatar, Luxemburg, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, through CPF or its affiliates.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Amorino Franchise Disclosure Document, CPF, SAS, the initial developer of the Amorino concept, is owned 100% by CPH, SAS, a French company. CPF was responsible for the initial Amorino concept in 2002, opening its first company-owned store that same year in Paris, France. It began franchising in 2006, also in Paris.
CPF and CPH's principal business address is 4 rue Buci, Paris, France, and they do not maintain an office in the United States. CPF franchises approximately 250 Amorino stores across 18 countries, including the United States, either directly or through its affiliates.
CPH also owns 100% of CP INT Ltd, a UK based company focused on development of new international markets, incorporated July 2020, with a registered address of 5 Elstree Gate, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JD.