Famous Italian Coffee BrandsThe history of coffee in Italy goes back to the 17th century, when the Italian merchants got it from the Muslim countries like Middle East, the northern part of Africa, Persia and Turkey. Although the Italian coffee is very famous, the Italians do not grow the beans themselves. Most of it is exported from countries like India, Belgium, Russia, Germany and Spain. If you want one of the best coffee in the world, then what you can do is use the Italian coffee brands. Here is a list of Italian coffee brands that you can try out.
Lavazza
The Luigi Lavazza S.p.A., an Italian coffee products manufacturer, was founded in the later 19th century by Luigi Lavazza. What started off as a small grocery store, now exports coffee nearly all over the world. The Lavazza company gets the coffee beans from various parts of the world where coffee is grown, such as from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Uganda. This Italian coffee brand is famous all over the country and as well as the world and is popularly known as "Italy's favorite coffee". This company also looks after the agricultural program to ensure that the growers can grow good quality beans. The company has spread over countries like Spain, France, United Kingdom, Austria, India and Portugal.
Illy
The next brand among the Italian coffee drinks, is the Illy. This company was founded in the region of Trieste, by Francesco Illy (who invented the first automatic coffee machine in 1935), in the later 20th century. At present, his grandson, Andrea Illy and his siblings, Riccardo Illy and Anna Illy, are running the company. This brand is famous for one blend of coffee in three roast variations; the dark, the normal roasted and the decaffeinated. The beans used by this company are mainly from Arabia, the Arabica beans, which are low in caffeine content.
Segafredo Zanetti
This Italian coffee brand was founded by Massimo Zanetti. Like the other Italian coffee brands, this brand too started off from a small store and then swiftly became popular across the world. Segafredo Zanetti, is one of the leading producers of Espresso in the world and it is also the leading brand of Italian coffee. If you want a taste of Italian coffee then this brand is the first brand that you have to try out.
Molinari
The history of this Italian brand of coffee goes back to the early 19th century by the Molinari family. After the company became popular, the name of the company was changed from Giuseppe Molinari to Ditta Fratelli Molinari and they opened their own coffee house in the 19th century in Rome and that became the meeting point of several intellectual people. The Molinari family then set up a coffee roasting center and after that there was no looking back for the family. Today this coffee brand is known not only in Italy but across the world.
