Lavazza#Calendar

{{Short description|Italian coffee company}}

{{about|the coffee company|people named Lavazza|Lavazza (surname)}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.

| logo = Lavazza - logo (Italy, 1995).svg

| logo_size = 200px

| image = Lavazza Centro Direzionale.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| image_caption = Headquarters in Turin, Italy

| type = Private

| foundation = {{start date and age|1895|df=yes}}
Turin, Italy

| founder = Luigi Lavazza

| location = Turin, Italy

| key_people = Giuseppe Lavazza (President)
Antonio Baravalle (CEO)

| num_employees = 3,800

| num_employees_year = 2018{{cite web|title=Lavazza 2019 financials|url= https://www.lavazza.com/content/dam/lavazza/azienda/corporate/gruppo/bilancio-2018/Lavazza_Annual_Report_2018.pdf}}

| industry = Retail coffee

| products = Whole bean coffee
Merchandise

| subsid =

| homepage = {{URL|lavazza.com}}

}}

Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. ({{IPA|it|luˈiːdʒi laˈvattsa}}), shortened and stylized as LAVAZZA, is an Italian manufacturer of coffee products. Founded in Turin in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza, it was initially run from a small grocery store at Via San Tommaso 10. The business (Italian: S.p.A.) is currently administered by the third and fourth generations of the Lavazza family.

Coffee

Lavazza imports coffee from around the world, including Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Uganda, Indonesia, the United States and Mexico.

Branded as "Italy's Favourite Coffee," the company claims that 16 million out of the 20 million coffee-purchasing families in Italy choose Lavazza.{{cite web |title=2004-2006 |work=Lavazza History |publisher=Lavazza |url=http://www.lavazza.com/corporate/en/company/history/2004-2006.html |access-date=23 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071026034124/http://www.lavazza.com/corporate/en/company/history/2004-2006.html |archive-date=26 October 2007}} Among its offerings today are products such as Qualità Oro, Qualità Rossa, Club, Espresso Italiano, Espresso Barista Perfetto, Caffè Crema, Gran Aroma, Super Crema, Gran Crema, Crema e Gusto, Crema e Aroma, Top Class, Grand'Espresso, Dek (decaffeinated) and coffee capsules A Modo Mio, "Espresso Point" and Lavazza Blue.

Lavazza also produces Nespresso Compatible Capsules (NCC).

Fairtrade

Only one out of ten Lavazza production companies have the fairtrade certification according to their 2020 sustainability report.{{Cite web |title=2020 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT |url=https://www.lavazzagroup.com/content/dam/lavazza/lavazza-corporate/come-lavoriamo/BilancioSostenibile2020_ENG_def.pdf |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=www.lavazzagroup.com}}

Retail

The company operates a number of retail coffee shops ("Il Caffè di Roma" and "Espression"). The shops offer traditional coffee drinks as well as whole bean and ground coffee for home use.

Company

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Lavazza, established in Turin, Italy, in 1895, has been owned by the family of the same name for four generations. The world's seventh-ranking coffee roaster, Lavazza has a market share by sales of over 36% in Italy, 3,800 employees and revenue of €2.24 billion (2019).{{cite web|title=Lavazza posts record 2019 results and pledges €10m coronavirus relief for Italy - World Coffee Portal|url=https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/Latest/News/2020/Lavazza-posts-record-2019-results-and-pledges-%E2%82%AC10m|access-date=1 July 2020|website=www.worldcoffeeportal.com}} The company has six production sites, three in Italy and three abroad, and operates through associated companies and distributors in more than 90 countries. Lavazza exports 46% of its production. Lavazza credits itself with inventing the concept of blending, "the art of combining different types of coffee from different geographical areas", in its early years and claims this as a distinctive feature of all its products. The company also has 25 years of experience in the production and sale of portioned coffee systems. Today, through ongoing partnerships with an international network of universities and scientific research centres, Lavazza operates four platforms in this segment. In 1979 the company established the "Luigi Lavazza Centre for coffee research" which is "devoted to the study of espresso" and has evolved into the Lavazza Training Centre, a network of over 50 coffee schools worldwide, where 30,000 people receive training each year.

Among the activities promoted by the Lavazza Foundation, established in 2002, is the Tierra project which, in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance, performs research into achieving the "finest end product quality" with a focus on the living conditions of people in coffee producing countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.lavazza.us/us/about-lavazza/tierra/|title=Learn more about Lavazza's CSR initiative ¡Tierra!|website=www.lavazza.us|access-date=26 September 2016}}

Lavazza is the official coffee in the Italian Pavilion at the Expo 2015 in Milan.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Lavazza acquired the Carte Noire and Merrild brands from Jacobs Douwe Egberts in February 2016.

Lavazza purchased an 80% stake in Canadian-based Kicking Horse Coffee in May 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/italy-s-lavazza-group-buys-80-stake-in-b-c-based-kicking-horse-coffee-1.760284|title=Italy's Lavazza Group buys 80% stake in B.C.-based Kicking Horse Coffee - BNN Bloomberg|agency=The Canadian Press|date=24 May 2017|website=BNN|access-date=4 September 2019}}

Lavazza bought the drinks division of Mars UK in 2018 for $650m.{{Cite news|date=October 1, 2018|title=Lavazza swallows Mars Inc coffee business for around $650 million|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mars-drinks-m-a-lavazza-idUSKCN1MB2T4|access-date=June 17, 2020}}

In 2019, with PepsiCo, Lavazza launched canned ready-to-drink cappuccino in Europe.{{cite web|last=Selwood2019-07-03T11:38:00+01:00|first=Daniel|title=PepsiCo teams up with Lavazza for iced coffee RTD|url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/new-product-development/pepsico-teams-up-with-lavazza-for-iced-coffee-rtd/595062.article|access-date=1 July 2020|website=The Grocer|language=en}}

A lawsuit was filed in 2019 alleging Lavazza brought false intellectual property lawsuits against American resellers on Amazon.com in an attempt to prevent them from reselling products.{{Cite web|title=Online Reseller Accuses Lavazza Coffee of Bringing Phony IP Infringement Claims|url=https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2019/11/12/online-reseller-accuses-lavazza-coffee-of-bringing-phony-ip-infringement-claims/|access-date=15 November 2021|website=New Jersey Law Journal|language=en}}

In November 2022, it was announced Lavazza has acquired the French coffee roaster, distributor and services supplier, MaxiCoffee.{{Cite web |last=Portal |first=World Coffee |date=2022-11-28 |title=Lavazza to acquire France's MaxiCoffee for undisclosed sum |url=https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/Latest/News/2022/November/Lavazza-to-acquire-France-s-MaxiCoffee-for-undiscl |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=World Coffee Portal}}

Sponsorship

Lavazza became a sponsor of Liverpool F.C. in 2018.{{cite web|title=Liverpool FC and Lavazza announce new partnership|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/323017-liverpool-fc-lavazza-coffee-partnership|access-date=5 August 2020|website=www.liverpoolfc.com|date=30 October 2018 |language=en}} and the Williams Racing team in Formula One, as they are a personal sponsor with Canadian Nicholas Latifi.{{cite web|title=ROKiT Williams Racing Announces New Partnership with Lavazza|url=https://www.williamsf1.com/news/2020/01/rokit-williams-racing-announces-new-partnership-with-lavazza|access-date=1 July 2020|website=www.williamsf1.com|language=en}}{{cite web|date=9 January 2020|title=Williams Racing adds Lavazza to new-look sponsorship portfolio|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/williams-racing-adds-lavazza-to-new-look-sponsorship-portfolio/|access-date=1 July 2020|website=SportBusiness|language=en-US}} Also through the agreement reached in September 2020, Lavazza became the official coffee brand used by Juventus FC. {{Cite web |date=September 8, 2020 |title=Lavazza is Juventus' official coffee! |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/lavazza-is-juventus-official-coffee |website=Juventus FC}}

Offices and manufacturing plants

"Luigi Lavazza S.p.A." is present in over 90 countries with more than 20 offices and manufacturing plants in Italy and the rest of the world. In Turin, in Via Bologna, was recently inaugurated "Nuvola",{{cite web|url=https://www.lavazza.us/en_US/about-us/nuvola.html|title=Nuvola, the new Lavazza Headquarter in Turin|website=www.lavazza.us|access-date=28 February 2018}} the new Lavazza Headquarters. The "Nuvola" project is the work of Cino Zucchi Architetti and is at the heart of the recent qualification of the Aurora district. In addition to Turin, Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. has 12 other European offices and is also present in the United States,{{cite web|url=https://www.lavazza.us/en_US.html|title=Lavazza United States official website|website=www.lavazza.us|access-date=28 February 2018}} Australia,{{cite web|url=https://www.lavazza.com.au/en_AU.html|title=Lavazza Australia official website|website=www.lavazza.com.au|access-date=28 February 2018}} South America, India (with two locations) and Morocco.

Currently, the Lavazza Group includes 21 companies and international offices, including the Turinese Headquarter "Nuvola" and San Tommaso 10, the same old store in Via San Tommaso owned by Luigi Lavazza in late 1800.

class="wikitable sortable"
Country

! City

! Legal Name

Italy

| Turin

| LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.A.Lavazza Headquarter or "Nuvola" [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Luigi+Lavazza+S.p.A.+Sede/@45.0816897,7.6926238,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47886d8683ad6ad1:0x4ff73526aadb0a31!8m2!3d45.0801897!4d7.6920981 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Luigi+Lavazza+S.p.A.+Sede/@45.0816897,7.6926238,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47886d8683ad6ad1:0x4ff73526aadb0a31!8m2!3d45.0801897!4d7.6920981]

Argentina

| Buenos Aires

| Lavazza Argentina S.A.

Australia

| Melbourne

| Lavazza Australia Pty Ltd.Lavazza AU international office https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lavazza+Australia+Pty+Ltd/@-37.817085,145.0175623,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6ad6424c3a59dce3:0xf4075aa1061f5f3a!8m2!3d-37.817085!4d145.019751

Austria

| Wien

| Lavazza Kaffee GmbH

Brazil

| Rio de Janeiro

| Lavazza do Brasil Ind. E Com. Ltda

Bulgaria

| Sofia

| Onda Coffee Break AD

Denmark

| Fredericia

| Lavazza Denmark

France

| Noisy Le Grand - Cedex

| Lavazza France S.A.S.

Germany

| Frankfurt

| Luigi Lavazza Deutschland GmbH

India

| Chennai

| Fresh & Honest Cafe Ltd.

India

| New Delhi

| Barista Coffee Company Limited

Italy

| Turin

| Cofincaf

Italy

| Segrate (Milan)

| Ercom SPA

Italy

| Turin

| San Tommaso 10

Morocco

| Casablanca

| Lavazza Maroc (SARLAU)

Netherlands

| Oostzaan

| Bluespresso B.V.

Nepal

| Pokhara

| Coffee Culture Cafe Pvt Ltd

Portugal

| Porto Salvo

| Sogefran S.A.

Spain

| Barcelona

| LAVAZZA ESPAÑA

Sweden

| Stockholm

| Lavazza Sweden AB

United Kingdom

| Uxbridge

| Lavazza Coffee (UK) Ltd.Lavazza UK international office https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lavazza/@51.5451806,-0.4830477,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48760538b142600d:0x47ab4d03b7c6b7ff!8m2!3d51.5451806!4d-0.480859

United States

| New York

| Lavazza Premium Coffees Corp.Lavazza US international office https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lavazza+Premium+Coffees+Corporation/@-37.817085,145.0175623,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25907bcaf8f47:0x3ac77f1b17ab4067!8m2!3d40.704869!4d-74.005765

The Lavazza Group has three main manufacturing plants in Italy: Turin, the first historical manufacturing plant; Gattinara, where Lavazza A Modo Mio, Lavazza Espresso Point and Lavazza Blue capsules are produced; and in Pozzilli where decaffeinated coffee is made for worldwide distribution. Other manufacturing plants are located in France, India, and Brazil.{{cite web|title=Manufacturing Plants|url=https://www.lavazza.ca/en_CA/about-us/company/manufacturing-plants.html|access-date=1 July 2020|website=www.lavazza.ca|language=en}}

class="wikitable"
Country

! City

Italy

| Turin

Italy

| Pozzilli (Isernia)

Italy

| Gattinara (Vercelli)

France

| Lavérune

Calendar

Since 1991, Lavazza has produced the "Lavazza Calendar", featuring fashion photography from some of the world's leading photographers. The calendar is not available for purchase. Contributors have included Annie Leibovitz in 2009, David LaChapelle in 2002, Helmut Newton in 1993 and 1994, Ellen Von Unwerth in 1995, Eugenio Recuenco in 2007, Erwin Olaf in 2005, and Platon in 2018.[http://www.vogue.com.au/people_parties/events/2007/lavazza_2008_calendar_launch Australian Vogue Online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218084303/http://www.vogue.com.au/people_parties/events/2007/lavazza_2008_calendar_launch |date=18 December 2007}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ambergibson/2017/11/30/a-calendar-to-save-the-world/|title=A Calendar To Save The World|last=Gibson|first=Amber|date=30 November 2017|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=4 September 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.com.au/people_parties/events/2007/lavazza_2008_calendar_launch |title=Lavazza 2008 Calendar Launch / 2007 / Events / People + Parties / Vogue Australia |access-date=18 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218084303/http://www.vogue.com.au/people_parties/events/2007/lavazza_2008_calendar_launch |archive-date=18 December 2007}}, Events Column, 2008 The calendar has become a showpiece of conceptual fashion photography.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/3197494/Lavazza-coffee-calendar-2009-shot-by-Annie-Leibovitz-featuring-Electtra-Rossellini-Wiedemann.html Telegraph.co.uk], "How About That" Column, 2008

See also

{{Portal|Italy|Companies|Coffee}}

References

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