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Based in Trieste, Italy, illycaffé produces and markets a unique blend of espresso coffee under a single brand leader in quality. Over 6 million cups of illy espresso coffee are enjoyed every day.

illy is sold in over 140 countries around the world and is available in more than 50,000 of the best restaurants and coffee bars.

The company mission consists in obtaining the best coffee that nature can possibly offer, and is put into action through the principle that the production chain has to produce value for all the people involved. Everybody thus deserves satisfaction and benefits. Therefore the company’s goal consists in an economic, social, and environmental sustainability for consumers, clients, collaborators, suppliers, and communities interacting with the company. Last, but not least, the shareholders as well.
The virtuous circle of illycaffè sustainability begins for that reason with the cup of coffee and goes back to the countries that provide the beans, with the aim of pursuing the best quality cup of coffee as possible along with the customer’s satisfaction. It is a path long which the coffee technology and culture, the respect for humankind and the environment play leading roles.

illycaffè mission to offer its customers the best coffee as possible results not only in excellence in the area of production, but also in the extension of this challenge to include the achievement of a perfect cup of coffee, whatever technique is used to prepare it and wherever it is enjoyed.
To achieve this, illycaffè has worked and set three strategic projects:

a) the culture of coffee, meant as the thoughtful know-how underlying the product, to be achieved through the Università del caffè;

b) the places in which the coffee cup is enjoyed: the espressamente illy retail chain;

c) the instruments that give a special contribution to the preparation of a perfect cup of coffee: the illy preparation systems (Metodo Iperespresso, Easy Serving Espresso)