With the Lavazza Group entering the Foundation, the network of IFAB member companies continues to grow. At the heart of the agreement, the possible synergies between the industrial sector and the numerous opportunities offered by supercomputing technologies, for increasingly effective, innovative and sustainable growth strategies.<\/p>\n
Lavazza, founded in Turin in 1895, has been owned by the Lavazza family for four generations. Today the Group is one of the leading players on the global coffee scene, with turnover of over \u20ac 2.3 billion and a portfolio of top brands that lead their respective markets, such as Lavazza, Carte Noire, Merrild and Kicking Horse. It is active in all business sectors and has operations in 140 markets, with 9 manufacturing plants in 6 countries and over 4,200 collaborators all over the world.
\nThe Group\u2019s global presence is the result of over 125 years of growth and the more than 30 billion cups of Lavazza coffee produced every year are a testament to a remarkable success story, with the goal of continuing to offer the best coffee possible, in all forms, by focusing on every aspect of the supply chain, from the selection of the raw material to the product in the cup.
\nLavazza Group has revolutionized coffee culture by investing continuously in research and development: from the intuition that marked the company\u2019s earliest success – the coffee blend – to the development of innovative packaging solutions; from the first espresso sipped in Space to the dozens of industrial patents.
\nThe ability to be ahead of the times is also reflected in the focus on sustainability – economic, social and environmental – which has always been a benchmark for guiding corporate strategies. \u201cAwakening a better world every morning\u201d is the corporate purpose of Lavazza Group, with the aim of creating sustainable value for shareholders, collaborators, consumers and the communities in which it operates, combining competitiveness with social and environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n