ILLY: THE DREAM TO OFFER THE BEST COFFEE TO THE WORLD

Founded in 1933 by Francesco Illy, illycaffè produces and sells a unique blend of high-quality coffee made from 9 types of pure Arabica beans with a careful balance of ingredients from South and Central America, India and Africa hence creating the unmistakable illy flavour. The illy blend is now sold in over 140 countries, across 5 continents. Served in more than 100,000 public establishments, illy around the world means more than 6 million cups are consumed each day.

In 1991, Illy introduced ‘The Quality Award for Brazil Espresso Coffee’. The program becomes a force in establishing Brazil’s reputation as high-quality producer, bringing sustainable enterprise and higher incomes to many farmers.

MISSION

To delight all those who appreciate beauty and flavour worldwide with the best coffee nature can offer, enhanced by the best of technology and art.

VISION

illy aims to be the reference standard for coffee excellence and culture worldwide, an innovative company that offers the best products and places to enjoy them, and thanks to this grows and becomes a leader in high-end coffee.

VALUES

illy is a stakeholder company that aims to improve quality of life through ethics and excellence: ethics as the creation of long-term value through transparency, sustainability, and personal growth; and excellence as a passion for quality, beauty and constant improvement.

Ethics and sustainability are part of illycaffè's DNA, and we have always pursued the goal of improving the quality of life for everyone. In 2019, we strengthened our commitment as a stakeholder company by adopting the status of Benefit Company. This underlines our determination to continue to grow by operating in a sustainable way for the communities we interact with, integrating this commitment into our corporate statutes.

illycaffè is the first Italian coffee company to obtain B Corp certification, which is awarded to companies that are committed to respecting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and that operate in a way that optimizes their positive impact on employees, communities and the environment.