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Home > Company Index > Food, Beverage & Tobacco > Beverages - Soft Drinks > Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.

Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.
 PROFILE
Luigi Lavazza can spare a cup of coffee. Italy's leading producer of coffee beans (with 45% of the Italian coffee market), the company produces about 86,000 tons of roasted coffee beans each year in more than 350 varieties. Lavazza makes coffee for home use, restaurants, and institutional customers, under brands including Qualità Oro, Crema e Gusto, and Qualità Rossa. Each year the company offers a calendar with black and white photos celebrating the coffee lifestyle. Lavazza sells its coffee in more than 75 countries, and it has subsidiaries in Europe and the US. Exports account for over one-third of sales. Established in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza, the company is controlled by its fourth generation of Lavazza sons.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 673.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (13.7)%
Employees: 1,690
Revenue per employee: $398,284.02

 KEY PEOPLE
• Franco de Laurentiis
    CEO
• Ernesto Di Giacomo
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Corso Novara, 59
10154 Turin, Italy
Phone: 39-011-23981
Fax: 39-011-2398324
Online: Web Site

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